[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24779-24780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07479]


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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 U.S. 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 February 
2024.

DATES: Applicable April 9, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Monroe, 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) 482-1384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 February 2024. 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 Enforcement and 
Compliance'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) (``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 Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Mexico (A-201-
857); certain steel freight rail yokes; \2\ produced in and exported 
from Mexico; submitted by Amsted Rail Company, Inc. and ASF-K de 
Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; February 2, 2024; ACCESS scope segment 
``SCO--Steel Freight Rail Yokes.'' \3\
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    \2\ The products are Association of American Railroads (AAR) 
approved steel freight rail yokes. The products subject to the 
request are E type yokes and F type yokes as defined in the AAR 
specification of M-211 ``Foundry and Product Approval Requirements 
for the Manufacture of Couplers, Coupler Yokes, Knuckles, Follower 
Blocks, and Coupler Parts.''
    \3\ A scope application was filed on the same day by the same 
interested parties with respect to Certain Freight Rail Couplers and 
Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China (China) (A-570-
145/C-570-146). However, the products at issue in that application 
appear to be Mexican in origin and unrelated to the AD and CVD 
orders covering Chinese merchandise.
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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 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

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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 day 30 and day 31 to be 
separate business days.
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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\ See 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: April 3, 2024.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-07479 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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