[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41545-41547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20798]
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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 between April 1, 1998 and June 30, 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: August 4, 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 351.22(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 April 1, 1998, and June 30,
1998, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry
requests. The Department intends to publish in October 1998 a notice of
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between July 1,
1998, and September 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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I. SCOPE RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 and JUNE 30, 1998
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Country.................. Finland.
A-405-071................ Viscose Rayon Fiber.
Kemira Fibres Oy--Short-cut (LK) fiber and
fire retardant (VISIL) fiber are within the
scope of the order. 6/8/98.
Country.................. People's Republic of China.
A-570-504................ Petroleum Wax Candles.
Polardreams Inc.--Granular petroleum wax
candle kits are within the scope of the
order. 5/6/98.
Meijer, Inc.--Sweetheart tapers and wax-
filled glass containers with decorative
hearts are within the scope of the order. A
wax-filled porcelain bunny, an Easter taper
with a chick attached, an Easter bunny head
teal light, a valentine heart teal light, a
heart-shaped candle on wax heart base, a
``candy kiss'' candle, and a ``bunny long
ears'' flame candle are outside the scope of
the order. 6/11/98.
Country.................. South Korea
A-580-601................ Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware.
C-580-802 Samuel Shapiro & Company--certain stainless
steel Pasta and steamer inserts are within
the scope of the order. 4/15/98.
Country.................. Japan
A-588-802................ 3.5 Inch Microdisks and Coated Media Thereof.
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Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film
U.S.A., Inc., Sony Corporation and Sony
Electronics, Inc.--High Capacity Floppy Disk
(HIFD) is outside the scope of the order. 4/
16/98.
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II. ANTICIRCUMVENTION RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 AND JUNE
30, 1998
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None
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III. SCOPE INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1998
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Country.................. 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. Scope inquiry was terminated on 5/
14/98.
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IV. ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 AND
JUNE 30, 1998
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None
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V. PENDING SCOPE CLARIFICATION REQUESTS AS OF JUNE 30, 1998
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Country.................. 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.
Country.................. 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.
Country.................. 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.
Country.................. 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.
Country.................. People's Republic of China.
A-570-504................ Petroleum Wax Candles.
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.
Et Al Imports--Clarification to determine
whether candles consisting of an 80/20
beeswax/petroleum wax blend are within the
scope of the order.
Et Al Imports--Clarification to determine
whether a bamboo shaped candle is 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.
Country.................. 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.
A-588-837................ Large Newspaper Printing Presses from
Germany.
Nireco Corporation--Clarification to
determine whether Calagraph Systems are
within the scope of the order.
Komori American Corporation--Clarification to
determine whether the System 20 is within
the scope of the order.
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VI. PENDING ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES AS OF JUNE 30, 1998
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Country.................. 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)--
Anticircumvention 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.
Country.................. 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.
Country.................. Germany.
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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.
Country.................. Italy
A-475-818................ Certain Pasta.
Borden, Inc., Hershey Foods Corp., Gooch
Foods, Inc., (Petitioners)--
Anticircumvention inquiry to determine
whether Barilla S.r.L. 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: July 28, 1998.
Maria Harris Tildon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
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