[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35261-35262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12425]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

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

DATES: Applicable June 9, 2020.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list 
of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the 
period January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020. We intend to publish 
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia E. Short, AD/CVD Operations, 
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce regulations provide that it 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 March 3, 2020.\2\ 
This current notice covers all scope rulings and anti-circumvention 
determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance between January 1, 
2020 through March 31, 2020.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 12515 (March 3, 2020).
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Scope Rulings Made January 1, 2020 Through March 31, 2020

People's Republic of China (China)
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From China \3\
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    \3\ This was inadvertently left out of the previous Quarterly 
Scope Federal Register Notice that published on March 3, 2020 (85 FR 
12515).
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    Requestor: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAPA Investigation 
No. 7189. A desk/console table with drawers (found to be excluded 
office furniture), a TV cabinet with minibar (found to have features 
inconsistent with wooden bedroom furniture), a trunk storage unit 
(found to be living room furniture), and a bed bench base (found to be 
excluded seating furniture) are not covered by the scope of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden bedroom furniture from China. 
However, certain TV credenzas/dressers and a console/custom dresser are 
covered by the scope of the order because these furniture pieces have 
features consistent with subject chests and/or dressers and are 
suitable for storing clothing; December 31, 2019.
A-570-983 and C-570-984: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From China
    Requestor: Simpli Home Ltd. Based on the scope language stated in 
the orders, the sinks imported as part of Simpli Home Ltd.'s laundry 
cabinets are covered by the scope of the AD and countervailing duty 
(CVD) orders on drawn stainless steel sinks (sinks) from China; January 
2, 2020.

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A-570-067 and C-570-068: Forged Steel Fittings From China
    Requestor: Alemite, LLC. Hydraulic hand gun coupler and the 
universal swivel assembly are not covered by the scope of the AD and 
CVD orders on forged steel fittings from China because they are made to 
different industry standards and temporarily connect to hoses that 
cannot convey corrosive materials; January 8, 2020.
A-570-040 and C-570-041: Truck and Bus Tires From China
    Requestor: America Koryo, Inc.; size 8-14.5 truck and bus tires 
imported by America Koryo, Inc. from China are not within the scope of 
the AD and CVD orders. Size 11-22.5 truck and bus tires imported by 
America Koryo, Inc. from China are within the scope of the orders; 
January 8, 2020.
A-570-899: Artist Canvas From China
    Requestor: Global Textile Partners, Inc. Certain woven blockout 
material and certain woven blackout material (collectively, blockout 
and backlit fabric) which Global Textile imports is not within the 
scope of the AD order on artist canvas from China because no priming or 
coating (i.e., gesso) is applied to the blockout and backlit fabric in 
order to promote the adherence of artist materials, such as paint or 
ink, to the fabric, a defining characteristic of the artist canvas 
subject to the scope of order; January 21, 2020.
A-570-010 and C-570-011: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From 
China
    Requestor: SunSpark Technology Inc. Commerce found that solar 
panels and cells that are manufactured in Vietnam from unprocessed 
wafers imported from China are not covered by the scope of the AD and 
CVD orders on solar products from China because the scope only covers 
photovoltaic panels and modules that are assembled in China from non-
Chinese solar cells. Using documentation submitted to the record, 
importer SunSpark demonstrated that the merchandise in question was 
assembled in Vietnam; January 23, 2020.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From China
    Requestor: Zinus Inc. USA, Zinus (Xiamen) Inc., and Zinus 
(Zhangzhou) Inc. Seven upholstered platform beds are not covered by the 
scope of the AD order on wooden bedroom furniture from China because 
they meet the scope exclusion for ``completely upholstered'' beds; 
January 27, 2020.
A-570-084, C-570-085: Quartz Surface Products From China
    Requestor: Deyuan Panmin International Limited and Xiamen Deyuan 
Panmin Trading Co., Ltd. (collectively, Panmin); Based on the plain 
language of the scope of the orders and in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.225(k)(1), Panmin's three ``ZZ'' series glass products for which it 
requested an exclusion (i.e., ZZ3003, ZZ7119, and ZZ7027) are within 
the scope of the AD and CVD orders on quartz surface products from 
China; February 20, 2020.
A-570-073 and C-570-074: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From China
    Requestor: K2W Precision Inc. Not clad aluminum sheet manufactured 
from 6061 alloy aluminum is not covered by the scope of AD and CVD 
orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from China because the scope only 
covers not clad aluminum sheet that is manufactured from a 1XXX, 3XXX, 
or 5XXX series alloy. The scope does not reference not clad aluminum 
sheet manufactured from a 6XXX-series alloy; March 20, 2020.
A-570-932: Certain Steel Threaded Rod From China
    Requester: All-Pro Fasteners, Inc. ASTM A449 hot-dipped galvanized 
all-threaded rods and studs are not covered by the scope of the AD 
order on certain steel threaded rod from China because they are heat 
treated/through-hardened, consistent with ASTM A449, and include a 
``A449'' marking on the head; March 27, 2020 (Preliminary Ruling)
Thailand
A-549-502: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand
    Requestor: Self-Initiated. Commerce preliminarily found that line 
pipe is not covered by the scope of the AD order on circular welded 
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand because the petitioner 
withdrew the petition with respect to line pipe during the underlying 
investigation and the ITC's injury investigation did not include line 
pipe. However, products that are dual-stenciled as standard and line 
pipe are covered by the order; February 24, 2020.

Anti-Circumvention Determinations Made January 1, 2020 Through March 
31, 2020

China
A-570-900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From China
    Requestor: Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers' Coalition; diamond 
sawblades made with Chinese cores and Chinese segments in Canada by 
Protech Diamond Tools Inc. and exported from Canada to the United 
States are within the scope of the order; February 20, 2020.
A-570-028--Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From China
    Anti-circumvention Inquiry: Imports of unfinished blends of 
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) components R-32 and R-125 from China are 
circumventing the AD order on HFC blends from China; March 18, 2020.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of completed scope inquiries and anti-circumvention 
determinations made during the period January 1, 2020 through March 31, 
2020. Any comments should be submitted to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, APO/
Dockets Unit, Room 18022, Washington, DC 20230.
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).

    Dated: June 3, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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