[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77434-77435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26582]


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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 December 2, 2020.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list 
of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the 
period July 1, 2020, through September 30, 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 the agency 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 
28, 2020.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and anti-
circumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance between 
July 1, 2020-September 30, 2020.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 60762 (September 28, 
2020).
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Scope Rulings Made July 1, 2020 Through September 30, 2020

Republic of Korea (Korea)
A-580-836 and C-580-837: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel 
Plate Products From Korea
    Requestor: Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.; non-rectangular cross-
section products (or, longitudinally-profiled `LP' plates) produced, 
but not yet exported to the United States, and identified by the 3-
letter prefixes in the 14-digit product codes FPD (differenced 
thickness plate), FPS (step plate), and FPT (tapered plate), are 
outside the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty 
(CVD) orders, August 4, 2020.
People's Republic of China (China)
A-570-822: Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From China
    Requestor: MacLean Power, L.L.C. (MPS). Helical spring lock washers 
incorporated in MPS's pole line hardware are outside the scope of the 
order because pole line hardware imported by MPS are distinct assembled 
products for use in the attachment of cables and wires onto utility 
poles. March 19, 2019. This is a revision, based on litigation, to our 
previous scope ruling.\3\
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    \3\ Our initial ruling was published in Notice of Scope Rulings, 
84 FR 11742, 11743 (March 28, 2019). The Court of International 
Trade finalized its ruling on March 19, 2019.
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A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From China
    Requestor: Schletter Inc. Eight models of grounding clamps, 
designed for securing solar panels to solar panel racking systems, are 
covered by the scope of the AD and CVD orders on aluminum extrusions 
from China because they consist of aluminum extrusion components that 
are attached to form subassemblies, and they lack the necessary 
components that would allow them to function as a finished solar panel 
mounting system; August 10, 2020.

Anti-Circumvention Determinations Made July 1, 2020, Through September 
30, 2020

A-570-026 and C-570-027: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products 
(CORE) From China
    Self-initiated: CORE completed in Costa Rica and the UAE from hot-
rolled steel or cold-rolled steel substrate manufactured in China, and 
subsequently exported to the United States is circumventing the AD and 
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orders on CORE from China. CORE produced in Guatemala is not 
circumventing the orders; July 6, 2020.
A-570-028: Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From f China
    Commerce determined not to include hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) 
components from China (R-32, R-125, R-143a) imported into the United 
States for further processing into HFC blends within the scope of the 
AD order on HFC blends from China; August 13, 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 July 1, 2020, through September 
30, 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: November 25, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-26582 Filed 12-1-20; 8:45 am]
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