[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9314-9315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03531]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling 
applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine 
whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping 
duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce 
issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with 
Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of 
the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of January 
2022.

DATES: Applicable February 18, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, 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) 482-4735.
    Notice of Scope Ruling Applications: In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the public of the following scope 
ruling applications related to AD and CVD orders and findings filed in 
or around the month of January 2022. This notification includes, for 
each scope application: (1) Identification of the AD and/or CVD orders 
at issue (19 CFR 351.225(c)(1)); (2) concise public descriptions of the 
products at issue, including the physical characteristics (including 
chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the products 
(19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the countries where the products are 
produced and the countries from where the products are exported (19 CFR 
351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full names of the applicants; and (5) the 
dates that the scope applications were filed with Commerce and the name 
of the ACCESS scope segment where the scope applications can be 
found.\1\ This notice does not include applications which have been 
rejected and not properly resubmitted. The scope ruling applications 
listed below are available on Commerce's online e-filing and document 
management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS), at https://access.trade.gov.
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    \1\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316 
(September 20, 2021) (Final Rule) (``It is our expectation that the 
Federal Register list will include, where appropriate, for each 
scope application the following data: (1) Identification of the AD 
and/or CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary of the 
product's description, including the physical characteristics 
(including chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of 
the product; (3) the country(ies) where the product is produced and 
the country from where the product is exported; (4) the full name of 
the applicant; and (5) the date that the scope application was filed 
with Commerce.'')
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Scope Ruling Applications

    Certain Steel Trailer Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches from the People's 
Republic of China (China) (A-570-090; C-570-091); Certain models of 
passenger vehicle wheels, produced in and exported from China; \2\ 
submitted by Allied Wheel Components, Inc. (Allied Wheel); January 21, 
2022; ACCESS scope segments ``Allied Wheel Passenger Vehicle Wheels.''
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    \2\ Allied Wheel's passenger vehicle wheels are within rim sizes 
ranging from 16 x 6 in. to 16 x 7 in., with bolt patterns of 8 x 6.5 
in. and 8 x 170 mm, with center holes (i.e., hub bore sizes) ranging 
from 4.57 to 4.93 inches, with load capacity ranging from 2,500 to 
3,750, for use in passenger vehicle wheels, classified under HTSUS 
8708.70.45.60. The products will be produced in, and exported from, 
China, with China as the declared country of origin.
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    Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from China (A-570-117; C-570-
118); Flat jambs and super and stabled jambs (collectively, composite 
jambs); \3\ produced in and exported from China; submitted by Composite 
Technology International, Inc. (CTI); January 25, 2022; ACCESS scope 
segments ``Composite Technology.''
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    \3\ The composite jambs are predominantly made of composite 
materials. They are used as part of an interior door frame. The core 
of the composite jambs is made of 10 mm thick of OSB and is 
laminated with pine veneer on the face and back. The door stop is 
made from 9 mm thick layer of MDF. The flat jamb measures 
approximately 16.67 mm thick, 115.89 mm wide and 2,039.938 mm long 
and the super and stapled jamb measures approximately 16.67 mm 
thick, 115.89 mm wide and 2,039.938 mm long. The composite jambs are 
dadoed on one side and the other side has a flat smooth surface. 
They are not finger-jointed and/nor edge-glued.
    The composite jambs and door stop are produced in China, have 
country of origin of China and are to be imported from China to the 
United States. CTI believes the HTSUS classification for the 
composite jambs is HTSUS subheading 4418.99.9590.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This list of scope ruling applications is not an identification of 
scope inquiries that have been initiated. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.225(d)(1), if Commerce has not rejected a scope ruling application 
nor initiated the scope inquiry within 30 days after the filing of the 
application, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope 
inquiry will be deemed initiated the

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following day--day 31.\4\ Commerce's practice generally dictates that 
where a deadline falls on a weekend, Federal holiday, or other non-
business day, the appropriate deadline is the next business day.\5\ 
Accordingly, if the 30th day after the filing of the application falls 
on a non-business day, the next business day will be considered the 
``updated'' 30th day, and if the application is not rejected or a scope 
inquiry initiated by or on that particular business day, the 
application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed 
initiated on the next business day which follows the ``updated'' 30th 
day.\6\
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    \4\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within 30 days 
after the filing of a scope ruling application, if Commerce 
determines that it intends to address the scope issue raised in the 
application in another segment of the proceeding (such as a 
circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered merchandise 
inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will notify the applicant that it 
will not initiate a scope inquiry, but will instead determine if the 
product is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative 
segment.
    \5\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business 
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to 
the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
    \6\ This structure maintains the intent of the applicable 
regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow a day of separation 
between day 30 and day 31.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD 
and CVD orders covering the same merchandise from the same country of 
origin, the scope inquiry will be conducted on the record of the AD 
proceeding. Further, please note that pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), 
Commerce may either apply a scope ruling to all products from the same 
country with the same relevant physical characteristics, (including 
chemical, dimensional, and technical characteristics) as the product at 
issue, on a country-wide basis, regardless of the producer, exporter, 
or importer of those products, or on a company-specific basis.
    For further information on procedures for filing information with 
Commerce through ACCESS and participating in scope inquiries, please 
refer to the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling 
Application Guide, at https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf. Interested parties, apart from the scope 
ruling applicant, who wish to participate in a scope inquiry and be 
added to the public service list for that segment of the proceeding 
must file an entry of appearance in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.103(d)(1) and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4). Interested parties are advised 
to refer to the case segment in ACCESS as well as 19 CFR 351.225(f) for 
further information on the scope inquiry procedures, including the 
timelines for the submission of comments.
    Please note that this notice of scope ruling applications filed in 
AD and CVD proceedings may be published before any potential 
initiation, or after the initiation, of a given scope inquiry based on 
a scope ruling application identified in this notice. Therefore, please 
refer to the case segment on ACCESS to determine whether a scope ruling 
application has been accepted or rejected and whether a scope inquiry 
has been initiated.
    Interested parties who wish to be served scope ruling applications 
for a particular AD or CVD order may file a request to be included on 
the annual inquiry service list during the anniversary month of the 
publication of the AD or CVD order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(n) 
and Commerce's procedures.\7\
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    \7\ Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and 
Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).
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    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this monthly list of scope ruling applications received by Commerce. 
Any comments should be submitted to James Maeder, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, via email to [email protected].
    This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD 
proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).

    Dated: February 14, 2022.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-03531 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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