[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14421-14423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06042]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


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DATES: Effective Date: March 17, 2016.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between 
July 1, 2015, and September 30, 2015, inclusive. We intend to publish 
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Waters, AD/CVD Operations, 
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4735.

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.\1\ Our most recent notification of scope rulings was published 
on September 23, 2015.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings 
and anticircumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance 
between July 1, 2015, and September 30, 2015, inclusive. Subsequent 
lists will follow after the close of each calendar quarter.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 80 FR 57339 (September 23, 
2015).
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Scope Rulings Made Between July 1, 2015 and September 31, 2015

Mexico

A-201-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico

    Requestor: Maquilacero, S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero); Maquilacero's 
black pipe manufactured to the ASTM A-513 specification is within the 
scope of the order, as it does not meet the exclusion for mechanical 
tubing set forth in the Order; July 27, 2015.

A-201-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico

    Requestor: Perfiles y Herrajes LM, S.A. de C.V. (Perfiles); 
Perfiles' black pipe manufactured to the ASTM A-513 specification meets 
the exclusion for mechanical tubing set forth in the Order and is, 
therefore, outside the scope of the order; August 19, 2015.

Japan

A-588-845: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Japan

    Requestor: American BOA, Inc. (ABI); ABI's precision strip products 
are within the scope of the order because they possess all of the 
essential physical characteristics of subject stainless steel sheet and 
strip in coils; July 22, 2015.

People's Republic of China

A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic 
of China

    Requestor: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent); Agilent's Foreline 
Hose Assembly is excluded from the scope because (a) when assembled, it 
represents finished merchandise fully and permanently completed and 
assembled containing aluminum extrusions as well as non-extruded 
aluminum components; and (b) when unassembled, it is a finished goods 
kit, imported as a combination of all necessary parts to assemble a 
finished good, and requires no further finishing or fabrication after 
importation; August 27, 2015.

A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic 
of China

    Requestor: Ruubermaid Commercial Products LLC (Rubbermaid); 
Rubbermaid's 13 product models, which fall into three categories of 
floor cleaning products: Quick-Connect frames, Quick-Connect handles, 
and mopping kits, are excluded from the AD and CVD scope pursuant to 
the CIT's remand order in Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC v. United 
States, Court No. 11-00463, Slip Op. 14-113 (CIT September 23, 2014) 
(Rubbermaid I). Specifically, on remand, the Department found that 
Rubbermaid's quick-connect frames and quick-connect handles meet the 
description of excluded finished merchandise, and that its mopping kits 
meet the description of excluded finished goods kits; see Aluminum 
Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court 
Decision Not in Harmony With Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended 
Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision, 80 FR 51535; August 25, 
2015.

A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic 
of China

    Requestor: Ace Hardware, Inc.; Ace's telescoping extension poles 
are outside the scope of the order because they are finished 
merchandise fully and permanently completed and assembled containing 
aluminum extrusions as well as non-extruded aluminum components; 
September 3, 2015.

A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic 
of China

    Requestor: Blue Blade, Inc. (Blue Blade); Blue Blade's extension 
tension poles are outside the scope of the order because they are 
finished merchandise fully and permanently completed and assembled 
containing aluminum extrusions as well as non-extruded aluminum 
components; September 30, 2015.

A-570-983 and C-570-984: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Component Hardware Group Inc.; Industrial Handwashing 
Sinks are within the scope of the order because they possess all the 
physical characteristics of subject drawn stainless steel sinks; July 
2, 2015.

A-570-909: Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Lumber Liquidators Services, LLC; Lumber Liquidators' L-
Cleat Brads were within the scope of the order based on 19 CFR 
351.225(k)(2); July 23, 2015.

A-570-970: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of 
China

    Requestor: Zhejiang Dadongwo GreenHome Wood Co., Ltd.; GreenHome's 
two-layer wood flooring is not within the scope because it lacks two or 
more layers of plies of wood veneer(s) in combination with a core; 
August 6, 2015.

A-570-832: Pure Magnesium From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Dead Sea Magnesium Ltd. (``DSM''); DSM's patented 
magnesium alloys are subject to the order on Pure Magnesium from the 
People's Republic of China because they contain 50 percent or greater, 
but less than 99.8 percent primary magnesium, by weight, and do not 
conform to ASTM specifications for alloy magnesium. DSM's magnesium 
alloys are not subject to the order on Magnesium Metal from the 
People's Republic of China; July 16, 2015.

Republic of Korea

A-580-834 and A-580-835: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From 
Republic of Korea

    Requestor: American BOA, Inc. (ABI); ABI's precision strip products 
are within the scope of the order because they possess all of the 
essential physical characteristics of subject stainless steel sheet and 
strip in coils; July 22, 2015.

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Taiwan

A-583-831: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Taiwan

    Requestor: American BOA, Inc. (ABI); ABI's precision strip products 
are within the scope of the order because they possess all of the 
essential physical characteristics of subject stainless steel sheet and 
strip in coils; July 22, 2015.

Anticircumvention Determinations Made Between July 1, 2015, and 
September 30, 2015

United Arab Emirates

A-520-803: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the 
United Arab Emirates

    Requestor: Polyplex USA LLC and Flex USA Inc.; PET film produced in 
Bahrain by JBF Bahrain from inputs (PET chips and silica chips) 
manufactured in the United Arab Emirates, and that is subsequently 
exported from Bahrain to the United States undergoes a process of 
completion or assembly that is not minor or insignificant and, 
therefore, should not be included within the scope of the order.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of completed scope and anticircumvention inquiries. Any 
comments should be submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 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: March 11, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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