[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55110-55112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18712]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings completed between April 1, 2005, and June 30, 
2005. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing 
a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention 
determinations pending as of June 30, 2005. We intend to publish future 
lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Gibbons, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0498.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department's regulations provide that the Secretary will 
publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings on a quarterly 
basis. See 19 CFR 351.225(o). Our most recent ``Notice of Scope 
Rulings'' was published on July 19, 2005. See 70 FR 41374. The instant 
notice covers all scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations 
completed by Import Administration between April 1, 2005, and June 30, 
2005, inclusive. It also lists any scope or anticircumvention inquiries 
pending as of June 30, 2005, as well as scope rulings inadvertently 
omitted from prior published lists. As described below, subsequent 
lists will follow after the close of each calendar quarter.

Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2005, and June 30, 2005:

Brazil

A-351-832; C-351-833: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 
Brazil
Requestors: Companhia Siderugica Belgo Mineira Participacao Industria e 
Comercio S.A. and B.M.P. Siderugica S.A.; for grade 1080 tire cord 
quality wire rod and tire bead quality wire rod (1080 TCBQWR), the 
phrase ``having no inclusions greater than 20 microns'' means no 
inclusions greater than 20 microns in any direction; May 9, 2005.

India

A-533-810: Stainless Steel Bar from India; A-533-808: Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from India
Requestor: Mukand International, Ltd.; stainless steel bar, 
manufactured in the United Arab Emirates out of stainless steel wire 
rod that is manufactured in India, is not included in the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; May 23, 2005.

Japan

A-588-824: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from 
Japan
Requestor: Metal One Corporation; diffusion-annealed nickel plate is 
within the scope of the anti-dumping duty order; August 26, 2005.

People's Republic of China

A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Target Corporation; a snowball candle (stock no. 08 0986) 
and set of snowball candles (stock no. 08 0959) are within the scope of 
the antidumping duty order; April 1, 2005.
A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

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Requestor: Rokeach Foods; a ``Yahrzeit'' candle is within the scope of 
the antidumping duty order; April 15, 2005.
A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Crazy Mountain Imports, Inc., wax-filled ceramic containers 
with a single ``snowman'' or ``snow-woman'' figurine attached to the 
top of each container's lid with the words ``Merry Christmas,'' are 
included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; April 20, 
2005.
A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Rokeach Foods; 44 Chanukah candles are within the scope of 
the antidumping duty order; April 29, 2005.
A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Access Business Group; one candle and five candle sets with 
various components are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
May 4, 2005.
A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: New Spectrum Gift Gallery; seventy candles in various shapes 
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order. Thirty candles also 
in various shapes are not included in the scope of the antidumping duty 
order; May 12, 2005.
A-570-804: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Home Interiors and Gifts; set of six ``rose blossom'' 
candles (item number 11538) and set of three ``American heart'' candles 
(item number 12117) are within the scope of the antidumping duty order. 
Three ``sunflower'' candles (item number 12116) and two sets of 12 
``baked apple pie'' and ``vanilla'' tea light candles (item numbers 
11611 and 11612) are not included in the scope of the antidumping duty 
order; May 13, 2005.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Pier 1 Imports, Inc.; 12 models of candles are not included 
in the scope of the antidumping duty order (requestor removed one of 
the 13 candles from its original request); May 13, 2005.
A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or 
Without Handles, from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Olympia Group Inc.; cast tampers are not included in the 
scope of the antidumping duty order; May 23, 2005.
A-570-827: Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Fiskars Brands, Inc.; certain compasses are not included in 
the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 3, 2005.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China
Requestor: Central Purchasing, LLC; accessory carts are within the 
scope of the antidumping duty order; June 3, 2005.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China
Requestor: Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Co.; RuXXac and RuXXac Long hand 
trucks are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 3, 
2005.

Russian Federation

A-821-819: Magnesium Metal From the Russian Federation
Requestor: Leeds Specialty Alloys; Mg-15Zr magnesium master alloy, made 
in the Russian Federation by Solikamsk Magnesium Works, is within the 
scope of the antidumping duty order; May 31, 2005.

Multiple Countries

A-570-886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's Republic 
of China; A-557-813: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia; A-
549-821: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Thailand
Requestor: Dimensions Trading, Inc.; polyethylene sample bags are 
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 9, 2005.

Anticircumvention Determinations Completed Between April 1, 2005, and 
June 30, 2005:

None.

Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2005, and June 30, 2005:

None.

Scope Inquiries Pending as of June 30, 2005:

People's Republic of China

A-570-502: Iron Construction Castings from the People's Republic of 
China
Requestor: A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.; whether certain cast iron articles 
(meter box frames, covers, extension rings; meter box bases, upper 
bodies, lids), if imported separately, are within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested November 16, 2004.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Dorel Asia; whether certain infant furniture (i.e., infant 
(baby) changing tables, toy boxes or chests, infant (baby) armories, 
and toddler beds) is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
requested February 15, 2005.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic 
of China
Requestor: Spencer Gifts LLC; whether ``butterfly chairs'' are within 
the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 21, 2005.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Sunrise Medical Inc.; whether long-term care patient room 
furniture is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested 
March 25, 2005.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic 
of China
Requestor: Korhani of America; whether its ``wood-seated folding 
chair'' is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested 
April 28, 2005.
A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or 
Without Handles, from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Avalanche Industries LLC; whether ``Smart Splitter'' is 
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 10, 
2005; initiated May 12, 2005.
A-570-894: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of 
China
Requestor: Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc. (MA); American 
Crepe Corporation (PA); Eagle Tissue LLC (CT); Flower City Tissue Mills 
Co. (NY); Garlock Printing &Converting, Inc. (MA); Paper Service Ltd. 
(NH); Putney Paper Co., Ltd. (VT); and the Paper, Allied-Industrial, 
Chemical and Energy Workers International Union AFL-CIO, CLC; whether 
certain tissue paper products are within the scope of the antidumping 
duty order when imported as part of a kit or set of goods that includes 
other non-subject items; requested June 7, 2005.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.; whether candles contained in 
a ceramic basket, which are in the shape of Easter eggs and painted 
with multiple Easter colors, are within the scope of the antidumping 
duty order; requested June 7, 2005.

Republic of Korea

C-580-851: Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from the 
Republic of Korea
Requestor: Cisco Systems, Inc.; whether removable memory modules placed 
on motherboards that are imported for repair or refurbishment are 
within the scope of the countervailing duty order;

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requested December 29, 2004; initiated February 4, 2005.

Russian Federation

A-821-802: Antidumping Suspension Agreement on Uranium
Requestor: USEC, Inc. and its subsidiary, United States Enrichment 
Corporation; whether enriched uranium located in Kazakhstan at the time 
of the dissolution of the Soviet Union is within the scope of the 
order; requested August 6, 1999.

Vietnam

A-552-801: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam
Requestor: Piazza Seafood World LLC; whether certain basa and tra 
fillets from Cambodia which are a product of Vietnam are not included 
within the antidumping duty order; requested May 12, 2004; initiated 
October 22, 2004.

Anticircumvention Inquiries Pending as of June 30, 2005:

People's Republic of China

A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle Association; whether imports of palm and 
vegetable-based wax candles from the PRC can be considered later-
developed merchandise which is now circumventing the antidumping duty 
order; requested October 8, 2004; initiated February 25, 2005.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle Association; whether imports of palm and 
vegetable-based wax candles from the PRC can be considered a minor 
alteration to the subject merchandise for purposes of circumventing the 
antidumping duty order; requested October 12, 2004; initiated February 
25, 2005.

Vietnam

A-552-801: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam
Requestor: Catfish Farmers of America and certain individual U.S. 
catfish processors; whether imports of frozen fish fillets from 
Cambodia made from live fish sourced from Vietnam, and falling within 
the scope of the order, can be considered ``merchandise completed or 
assembled in other foreign countries'' and are circumventing the 
antidumping duty order; requested August 20, 2004; initiated October 
22, 2004.

Scope Rulings Inadvertently Omitted from Prior Published Lists:

A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or 
Without Handles, from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Olympia Group Inc.; whether pry bars, with a bar length 
under 18 inches, are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
initiated December 20, 2004; terminated due to lack of information on 
March 7, 2005.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of pending scope and anti-circumvention inquiries. Any 
comments should be submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 1870, 
Washington, DC 20230.
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o) of 
the Department's regulations.

    Dated: September 14, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-18712 Filed 9-19-05; 8:45 am]
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