[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.
[FR Doc. 98-20798 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]
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