[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31520-31521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11103]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 April 2022.

DATES: Applicable May 24, 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 April 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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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.'')
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scope Ruling Applications

    Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof (WCV) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) (A-570-106; C-570-107); cabinet 
organizers; \2\ produced in and exported from China; submitted by Rev-
A-Shelf Company, LLC (Rev-A-Shelf); April 12, 2022; ACCESS scope 
segments ``Rev-A-Shelf Products.''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \2\ The products subject to Rev-A-Shelf's request include four 
drawers: Tall Drawers, Standard Drawers, Cutlery Drawers, and Maxx 
Drawers (collectively referred to by Rev-A-Shelf as cabinet 
organizers). The cabinet organizers are used to enhance cabinets by 
providing additional organization and accessibility, after a 
cabinet's sale to the ultimate consumer and are described as 
follows: (1) The Tall Drawer, which comes in two sizes, is designed 
to be mounted inside an open cabinet space. It can either be part of 
a two-tier Pilaster System, or independently incorporated into a 
cabinet through mounting slides on the cabinet floor; (2) the 
Standard Drawer, which comes in seven sizes, is designed to be 
mounted inside of an open cabinet space. It can either be paired 
with the Tall Drawer to create a Pilaster System or can be 
independently installed into the bottom of an empty cabinet space; 
(3) the Cutlery Drawer, which comes in 16 sizes, is intended to 
replace a standard cabinet drawer and is specially designed to 
organize cutlery within carefully crafted and divided storage 
spaces; and (4) the Maxx Drawer, which comes in one size, has five 
built-in dividers and comes with 13 additional dividers and clips. 
The cabinet organizers are manufactured in China and exported from 
China. The products are classified under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) code 9403.91.0080.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    WCV from China (A-570-106; C-570-107); WCV produced in China and 
further manufactured in Malaysia, exported from Malaysia; \3\ submitted 
by the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA); April 22, 2022; ACCESS 
scope segments ``From Malaysia.''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ The products subject to the AKCA's request are WCV that are 
produced using cabinet components (i.e., frames, boxes, doors, 
drawers, panels, and any attached or incorporated desks, shelves, 
and tables), whether finished or unfinished, that are produced in 
China and meet the description of merchandise that is subject to the 
scope of the WCV Order, and undergo further processing (e.g., 
trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining, 
finishing, assembly, repackaging, combining into a ``ready to 
assemble'' WCV unit, etc.) in Malaysia before being exported from 
Malaysia to the United States. Malaysia is the declared country of 
origin. U.S. imports of Chinese-origin WCV and components thereof 
from Malaysia are being imported into the United States under the 
following HTSUS subheadings: 9403.40.9060, 9403.60.8081, and 
9403.90.7080. The Chinese-origin WCV and components thereof imported 
from Malaysia have the same uses as imports of subject merchandise 
from China.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    WCV from China (A-570-106; C-570-107); WCV produced in China, 
further manufactured in Vietnam, exported from Vietnam; \4\ submitted 
by the AKCA; April 22, 2022; ACCESS scope segments ``From Vietnam.''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ The products subject to the AKCA's request are WCV that are 
produced using cabinet components (i.e., frames, boxes, doors, 
drawers, panels, and any attached or incorporated desks, shelves, 
and tables), whether finished or unfinished, that are produced in 
China and meet the description of merchandise that is subject to the 
scope of the Order, and undergo further processing (e.g., trimming, 
cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining, 
finishing, assembly, repackaging, combining into a ``ready to 
assemble'' WCV unit, etc.) in Vietnam before being exported from 
Vietnam to the United States. Vietnam is the declared country of 
origin. U.S. imports of Chinese-origin WCV and components thereof 
from Vietnam are being imported into the United States under the 
following HTSUS subheadings: 9403.40.9060, 9403.60.8081, and 
9403.90.7080.5. The Chinese-origin WCV and components thereof 
imported from Vietnam have the same uses as imports of subject 
merchandise from China.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

[[Page 31521]]

inquiry will be deemed initiated the following day--day 31.\5\ 
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.\6\ 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.\7\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ 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.
    \6\ 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).
    \7\ This structure maintains the intent of the applicable 
regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be 
separate business days.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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.\8\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \8\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; 
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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: May 18, 2022.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-11103 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P