[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73596-73599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30774]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: November 29, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a
list of scope rulings completed between January 1, 2011, and March 31,
2011. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing
a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations pending as of March 31, 2011. We intend to publish
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock, AD/CVD Operations,
China/NME Group, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 C.F.R. 351.225(o). Our most recent notification of scope
rulings was published on May 31, 2011. See Notice of Scope Rulings, 76
FR 31301 (May 31, 2011). This current notice covers all scope rulings
and anticircumvention determinations completed by Import Administration
between January 1, 2011, and March 31, 2011, inclusive, and it also
lists any scope or anticircumvention inquiries pending as of March 31,
2011. As described below, subsequent lists will follow after the close
of each calendar quarter.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 2011, and March 31, 2011
People's Republic of China
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Blackstone OTR LLC and OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc.; its
wheel hub units/assemblies with tapered roller bearings are within the
scope of the antidumping duty order; February 7, 2011.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Lifetime Products, Inc.; its four-foot folding tables
are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; February 17,
2011.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Lifetime Products, Inc.; its six-foot and eight-foot
fold-in-half tables are not within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; February 17, 2011.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Shermag Inc.; its two crib and changing table
combinations are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
February 8, 2011.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Poundex Associates Corp.; a bi-cast leather sleigh bed
and a bi-cast leather platform bed are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; March 31, 2011.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Stork Craft Manufacturing; its two infant (baby)
changing tables are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
February 24, 2011.
A-570-901: Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: C2F, Inc.; its PRO-0203-01 black journal and PTL-018121
black bound-stitched journal are not within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; January 13, 2011.
A-570-901: Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: C2F, Inc.; its five bound-stitched journals (PTL-013142-
2RB; PTL-016152-3SB; PTL-016143-2RD; PTL-016153-2RB; and PTL-019011)
are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; January 13,
2011.
A-570-922/C-570-923: Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of
China
Requestor: Medical Action Industries Inc.; Magnet with a Mark and
Magnet Strip with a Groove are within the scope of the antidumping duty
and countervailing duty orders and the Surgical Instrument Drape is not
within the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty
orders; January 11, 2011.
Multiple Countries
A-570-922/C-570-923/A-583-842: Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's
Republic of China and Taiwan
Requestor: InterDesign; its sixty raw flexible magnets are not
within the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty
orders; January 11, 2011.
A-570-937/C-570-938/A-122-853: Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
from the People's Republic of China and Canada
Requestor: Aceto Corporation; its calcium citrate USP is within the
scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; February
14, 2011.
Anticircumvention Determinations Completed Between January 1, 2011, and
March 31, 2011
None.
Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 2011, and March 31, 2011
A-570-943/C-570-944: Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: TMK IPSCO; whether all green tubes are within the scope
of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; requested
September 30, 2010; request withdrawn January 11, 2011.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 2011, and
March 31, 2011
None.
Scope Inquiries Pending as of March 31, 2011
People's Republic of China
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Trade Associates Group, Ltd.; whether its candles
(multiple designs) are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested June 11, 2009.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Sourcing International, LLC; whether its flower candles
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 24,
2009.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Sourcing International; whether its candles (multiple
designs) are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested
July 28, 2009.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Sourcing International; whether its floral bouquet
candles are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested
August 25, 2009.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Candym Enterprises Ltd.; whether its vegetable candles
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested November
9, 2009.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: R&D Chemicals, Inc.; whether its four Bite-Lite candles
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 4,
2011.
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: New Trend Engineering Limited; whether certain wheel hub
units are within the scope of the
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antidumping duty order; requested March 5, 2010; initiated June 15,
2010; preliminary ruling December 13, 2010.
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Bosda International (USA) LLC and Kingdom Auto Parts
Ltd.; whether certain wheel hub units are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested October 28, 2010.
A-570-864: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: ESM Group Inc.; whether U.S.-origin pure magnesium
exported to the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for atomization
and re-exported to the United States is subject to the antidumping duty
order; requested February 11, 2011.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Lifetime Products, Inc.; whether its 33-inch round
tables are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested
February 4, 2011.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Meco Corporation; whether its pedestal tables are within
the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested February 28, 2011.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Acme Furniture Industry Inc.; whether its partially
upholstered daybed with trundle unit and fully upholstered daybed
without trundle unit are within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested March 4, 2011.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: WelCom Products; whether its MC2 Magna Cart, MCI Magna
Cart and MCK Magna Cart are within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested October 12, 2010.
A-570-900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Gang Yan Diamond Products, Inc.; whether its rescue/
demolition sawblades are within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested March 28, 2011.
A-570-912/C-570-913: Certain Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the
People's Republic of China
Requestor: Wide Open Cycles Inc.; whether custom-built, size 14.9-
24, pneumatic off-the-road mud racing tires built exclusively for all
terrain vehicles are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested December 9, 2010.
A-570-912/C-570-913: Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the
People's Republic of China
Requestor: OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc. (``OTR Wheel''); whether OTR
Wheel's ``Trac Master'' and ``Traction Master'' tires are within the
scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; requested
February 11, 2011.
A-570-916/C-570-917: Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: The Super Poly Partnership; whether its laminated woven
sacks are within the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing
duty orders; requested February 14, 2011.
A-570-920/C-570-921: Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Paper Resources, LLC.; whether certain lightweight
thermal paper (``LWTP'') converted into smaller LWTP rolls in the PRC,
from jumbo LWTP rolls produced in certain third countries, is within
the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders;
requested February 24, 2011.
A-570-922/C-570-923: Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of
China
Requestor: Smith-Western Company; whether flexible magnets affixed
to hard, inflexible plastic material are within the scope of the
antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; requested March 1,
2011.
A-570-928: Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic of
China
Requestor: Wickline Bedding Enterprises; whether its unfinished
mattress kits are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested March 8, 2011.
A-570-932: Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Powerline Hardware, LLC; whether its spool bolts and
shank pins are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested February 24, 2011.
A-570-932: Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China
Requestor: A.L. Patterson; whether its engineered steel coil rod is
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 4,
2011.
A-570-937/C-570-938: Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the
People's Republic of China
Requestor: Global Commodity Group LLC; whether its blends of citric
acid and blends of citrate salts are within the scope of the
antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; requested August 9,
2010; preliminary ruling March 7, 2011.
A-570-951: Certain Woven Electric Blankets from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Eurow & O'Reilly Corporation; whether its automotive
fleece electric blanket is within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested March 11, 2011.
Japan
A-588-804: Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Japan
Requestor: American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation; whether
its magnetic encoders used in antilock braking systems in automobiles
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 3,
2011.
A-588-804: Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Japan
Requestor: Aisin Holdings of America; whether a worm assembly and a
seat track roller are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested March 28, 2011.
Mexico
A-201-830: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico
Requestor: Nucor Corporation and Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.;
whether wire rod with a diameter of less than 5.00 mm is within the
scope of the antidumping duty order; requested February 14, 2011.
Multiple Countries
A-533-838/C-533-839/A-570-892: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India
and the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Nation Ford Chemical Co., and Sun Chemical Corp.;
whether finished carbazole violet pigment exported from Japan is within
the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders;
requested February 23, 2010.
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A-570-922/C-570-923/A-583-842: Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's
Republic of China and Taiwan
Requestor: Jingzhou Meihou Flexible Magnet Co. Ltd.; whether its
three types of magnets (i.e., rolls of meter-wide magnet sheeting;
craft magnets and door gasket extrusions) are within the scope of the
antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; requested March 30,
2011.
A-570-954/C-570-955/A-201-837: Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from
Mexico and the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Vesuvius USA Corporation; whether tap hole sleeve
systems, assembled or disassembled, sold and entered as a complete set,
are covered by the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders;
requested November 1, 2010.
Anticircumvention Rulings Pending as of March 31, 2011
A-570-836: Glycine from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and Chattem Chemicals,
Inc.; whether glycine from the PRC, when processed and re-packaged in
India and exported as Indian-origin glycine, is circumventing the
antidumping duty order; requested December 18, 2009; initiated October
22, 2010.
A-570-849: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: ArcelorMittal USA, Inc.; Nucor Corporation; SSAB N.A.D.,
Evraz Claymont Steel and Evraz Oregon Steel Mills; whether certain cut-
to-length carbon steel plate from the PRC that contains a small level
of boron, involves such a minor alteration to the merchandise that is
so insignificant that the plate is circumventing the antidumping duty
order; requested February 17, 2010; initiated April 16, 2010.
A-570-894: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of
China
Requestor: Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc.; whether
certain imports of tissue paper from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
are circumventing the antidumping duty order through means of third
country assembly or completion; requested February 18, 2010; initiated
April 5, 2010; preliminary ruling March 31, 2011.
A-570-918: Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of
China
Requestor: M&B Metal Products Inc.; whether certain imports of
steel wire garment hangers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are
circumventing the antidumping duty order through means of third country
assembly or completion of merchandise imported from the PRC; requested
May 5, 2010; initiated July 22, 2010.
A-570-929: Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: SGL Carbon LLC and Superior Graphite Co.; whether
unfinished small diameter graphite electrodes produced in the PRC and
completed and assembled in the United Kingdom are circumventing the
antidumping duty order; initiated February 17, 2011.
A-821-807: Ferrovanadium and Nitrided Vanadium from Russia
Requester: AMG Vanadium, Inc.; whether vanadium pentoxide imports
from Russia that are converted into ferrovanadium in the United States
are circumventing the antidumping duty order; requested February 25,
2011.
Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of
this list of pending scope and anticircumvention 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., APO/Dockets
Unit, Room 1870, Washington, DC 20230.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
Dated: July 22, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-30774 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 a.m.]
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