[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29700-29702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14446]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce hereby publishes a list of scope
rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed by Import
Administration
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between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1998. In conjunction with this
list, the Department of Commerce is also publishing a list of pending
requests for scope clarifications and anticircumvention inquiries. We
intend to publish future lists within 30 days of the end of each
quarter.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Trentham, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793.
Background
The regulations of the Department of Commerce (the Department) (19
CFR 351.225 (o)) provide that on a quarterly basis the Secretary will
publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings completed
within the last three months.
This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries
completed by Import Administration, between January 1, 1998, and March
31, 1998, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry
requests. The Department intends to publish in July 1998 a notice of
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April
1, 1998, and June 30, 1998, as well as pending scope clarification and
anticircumvention inquiry requests.
The following lists provide the country, case reference number,
requester(s), a brief description of either the ruling or product
subject to the request, and the date of rulings made.
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Country
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I. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1998
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Canada.................................... A-122-823 Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon Steel Plate
Petitioners--certain carbon
steel plate with boron
added is outside the scope
of the order. 01/16/98.
People's Republic of China................ A-570-504 Petroleum Wax
Candles
American Drug Stores--
spherical candles with a
``wax veneer'' are outside
the scope of the order. 03/
16/98.
A-570-827 Certain Cased
Pencils
Creative Designs
International, Ltd.--
``Naturally Pretty,'' a
young girl's 10 piece dress-
up vanity set, including
two 3-inch pencils, is
outside the scope of the
order. 02/09/98.
Republic of Korea......................... A-580-803 Small Business
Telephone Systems
TT Systems Corporation (TT
Systems)--the Model 4300
telephone system imported
by TT Systems is within the
scope of the order. 03/16/
98.
Taiwan.................................... A-583-009 Color Television
Receivers, Monchrome and
Color
Coach Master International
Corporation (CMI)--the
Kitchen Coach Unit 8100
manufactured by Action
Electronics and imported by
CMI is within the scope of
the order. 01/07/98.
Japan..................................... A-588-028 Roller Chain,
Other Than Bicycle
Kaga Industries Co., Ltd.
(Kaga)--Kaga's automotive
timing chain (silent timing
chain) which does not have
rollers is outside the
scope of the finding. 03/24/
98.
A-588-405 Cellular Mobile
Telephones and
Subassemblies
Matsushita Communication
Industrial Corporation of
America--subscriber unit,
model number HS600, is
outside the scope of the
order. 3/20/98.
NEC Corporation and NEC
America Inc.,
(collectively, NEC)--NEC's
NEPACS portable subscriber
unit is outside the scope
of the order. 3/5/98.
A-588-824 Corrosion-
Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products
Drive Automotive Industries
of America, Inc.--steel
coils, imported by Drive
Automotive, having a
thickness of 0.8 mm and
width of 2000 mm,
electrolytically coated
with zinc are within the
scope of the order. 02/24/
98.
Russian Federation........................ A-821-803 Titanium Sponge
Specialty Metallurgical
Products Co., Inc.--
Titanium scrap fines are
within the scope of the
order. 03/20/98.
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II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1998 and
March 31, 1998
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None.
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III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1998 and March 31,
1998
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None.
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IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1998 and
March 31, 1998
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None.
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V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1998
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Mexico.................................... A-201-805 Circular Welded
Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
Cierra Pipe, Inc.,--
Clarification to determine
whether line pipe
``shorts,'' or ``old line
pipe'' which has rusted and
pitted after sitting in
storage, constitute line
pipe of a kind used for oil
and gas pipelines or is
pipe and tube covered by
the order.
Sweden.................................... A-401-040 Stainless Steel
Plate
Avesta Sheffield AB and
Avesta Sheffield NAD, Inc.--
Clarification to determine
whether stainless steel
slabs that are manufactured
in Great Britain and rolled
into hot bands in Sweden
are within the scope of the
order.
Finland................................... A-405-071 Viscose Rayon
Fiber
Kemira Fibres Oy--
Clarification to determine
whether short-cut (LK)
fiber and fire retardant
(VISIL) fiber are within
the scope of the order.
Germany................................... A-428-801 Antifriction
Bearings (Other Than
Tapered Roller Bearings),
and Parts Thereof
FAG Aerospace &
Superprecision Bearings
GmbH--Clarification to
determine whether certain
aerospace bearings which
have entered the United
States but have been
returned to Germany for
repair or refurbishing, and
which then reenter the
United States, are within
the scope of the order.
A-428-821 Large Newspaper
Printing Presses from
Germany
--Clarification to determine
whether parts for reel
tension pasters are within
the scope of the order.
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Italy..................................... C-475-819 Certain Pasta
A-475-818 Joseph A. Sidari
Company, Inc.--
Clarification to determine
whether a shrink wrapped
package containing six one-
pound packages, each of
which would first be
individually packaged in a
cellophane wrapper (cello)
with ``Not Labeled for
Retail Sale'' written
across the entire length of
each of the individual
packages on both sides, is
within the scope of the
antidumping and
countervailing duty orders.
People's Republic of China................ A-570-504 Petroleum Wax
Candles
Sun-It Corporation--
Clarification to determine
whether taper candles
containing oil of
citronella are within the
scope of the order.
Ocean State Jobbers--
Clarification to determine
whether taper candles
consisting of a blend of
petroleum wax and beeswax
are within the scope of the
order.
Polardreams Inc.--
Clarification to determine
whether granular petroleum
wax candle kits are within
the scope of the order.
A-570-808 Chrome-Plated Lug
Nuts
Wheel Plus, Inc.--
Clarification to determine
whether imported zinc-
plated lug nuts which are
chrome-plated in the United
States are within the scope
of the order.
Republic of Korea......................... A-580-601 Certain Stainless
Steel Cooking Ware
C-580-802 Samuel Shapiro &
Company--Clarification to
determine whether certain
stainless steel pasta and
steamer inserts are within
the scope of the order.
Japan..................................... A-588-804 Antifriction
Bearings (Other Than
Tapered Roller Bearings),
and Parts Thereof
Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.--
Clarification to determine
whether a cylindrical
roller bearing, allegedly
without a precision rating,
for use as an axle bearing
in cars and trucks is
within the scope of the
order.
A-588-813 Light-Scattering
Instruments and Parts
Thereof
Thermo Capillary
Electrophoresis, Inc.--
Clarification to determine
whether diode array
detectors and cell flow
units are within the scope
of the order.
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VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of March 31, 1998
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Mexico.................................... A-201-805 Certain Welded
Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp.,
Sawhill Tubular Division of
Tex-Tube Co., Century Tube
Corp., Laclede Steel Co.,
LTV Tubular Products Co.,
Sharon Tube Co., Western
Tube & Conduit Co.,
Wheatland Tube Co., and CSI
Tubular Products, Inc.
(Petitioners)--Anticircumve
ntion inquiry to determine
whether imports of (i) pipe
certified to the American
Petroleum Institute (API)
5L line pipe specifications
(API 5L or line pipe) and
(ii) pipe certified to both
the API 5L line pipe
specifications and the less
stringent American Society
for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) A-53 standard pipe
specifications (dual
certified pipe), falling
within the physical
dimensions outlined in the
scope of the order, are
circumventing the
antidumping duty order.
United Kingdom............................ A-412-810 Lead and Bismuth
Carbon Steel Products
C-412-811 Inland Steel Bar
Company and USS/Kobe Steel
Company (Petitioners)--
Anticircumvention inquiry
to determine whether
British Steel PLC is
circumventing the order by
shipping leaded steel
billets to the United
States, where they are
converted into the hot-
rolled carbon steel
products covered by the
order.
Germany................................... A-428-811 Lead and Bismuth
Carbon Steel Products
C-429-812 Inland Steel Bar
Company and USS/Kobe Steel
Company (Petitioners)--
Anticircumvention inquiry
to determine whether
Saarstahl A.G. and Thyssen
Stahl A.G. are
circumventing the order by
shipping leaded steel
billets to the United
States, where they are
converted into the hot-
rolled carbon steel
products covered by the
order.
Italy..................................... A-475-818 Certain Pasta
Borden, Inc., Hershey Foods
Corp., Gooch Foods, Inc.,
(Petitioners)--Anticircumve
ntion inquiry to determine
whether Barilla S.r.L.
(Barilla) is importing
pasta in the United States
in bulk (defined as
packages of greater than
five pounds) and
repackaging the pasta into
packages of five pounds or
less for sale in the retail
market; and whether such
repackaging constitutes
circumvention of the
antidumping duty order.
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Interested parties are invited to comment on the accuracy of the
list of pending scope clarification requests. Any comments should be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Room B-099, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20230.
Dated: May 26, 1998.
Maria Harris Tildon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
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