[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11969]
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[Federal Register: May 17, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Scope Rulings
AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration,
Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a
list of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between
January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994. In conjunction with this list, the
Department is also publishing a list of pending requests for scope
clarifications and anticircumvention inquiries. The Department intends
to publish future lists within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason R. Field or Wendy J. Frankel,
Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
5253.
Background
The Department of Commerce regulations (19 CFR 353.29(d)(8) and
355.29(d)(8)) provide that on a quarterly basis the Secretary will
publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings completed
within the last three months.
This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries
completed between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994, and pending
scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The
Department intends to publish in July 1994 a notice of scope rulings
and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April 1, 1994, and
June 30, 1994, as well as pending scope clarification and
anticircumvention inquiry requests.
The following lists provide the country, case reference number,
requester(s), and a brief description of either the ruling or product
subject to the request.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994
Country: People's Republic of China.
A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels. Win-Tex Products, Inc. (original
applicant)--Remanded from the Court of International Trade to determine
whether certain cotton shop towels, hemmed or cut and hemmed in
Honduras, are within the scope of the order. Our redetermination
pursuant to the remand is that these shop towels are within the scope
of the order--1/18/94.
A-570-501: Paint Brushes. Stanley Works--Paint brushes with a blend
of 60% synthetic and 40% natural fibers are outside the scope of the
order--3/25/94.
Country: Japan.
A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools. Makita Inc.,
Makita, U.S.A.--Electronic Jig Saw Model 4303C is outside the scope of
the order--3/25/94.
A-588-015: Televisions. AGIV (USA) Inc.-- AIWA Model VX-T1000MK3KEI
color TV-VCR combination is outside the scope of the order--1/28/94.
A-588-055: Acrylic Sheet. Sekisui America Corp.--ESLON DC PLATE
manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., is outside the scope of the
finding--3/25/94.
A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies. Matsushita
Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--three
models of hand-held portable cellular telephones and their
subassemblies and/or components thereof are outside the scope of the
order--3/25/94.
Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related
entities--Remanded from the Court of International Trade. Certain
portable telephones, subassemblies, and components thereof are outside
the scope of the order (24 products)--3/31/94.
Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1994 and March
31, 1994
Country: People's Republic of China.
A-570-814: Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. U.S. Fittings Group--
Affirmative determination on the circumvention of the order by adding
value in Thailand (modifying pipe fittings to ``finished'' from
``unfinished'' status) after importation from the People's Republic of
China--3/25/94.
Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994
None.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1994 and
March 31, 1994
Country: Japan.
A-588-818: Personal Word Processors (PWPs)--Smith Corona
Corporation. Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order
is being circumvented by the importation, completion and assembly of
personal word processor parts and components by Brother Industries
(USA), Inc., in the United States, terminated 4/22/94.
Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1994
Country: Mexico.
A-201-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Allied Tube &
Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular
Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co.,
Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western
Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--Clarification to determine
whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both
ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe
specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard
pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the
order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94.
.Country: Brazil.
A-351-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Allied Tube &
Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular
Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co.,
Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western
Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--Clarification to determine
whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both
ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe
specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard
pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the
order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94.
A-351-603: Brass Sheet and Strip. Eluma International Inc.--
Clarification to determine whether brass circles are within the scope
of the order.
Country: People's Republic of China.
A-570-504: Candles. Two's Company--Clarification to determine
whether certain decorated pillar candles and red and gold angel taper
candle are within the scope of the order.
A.J. Cohen--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday
taper wax candles are within the scope of the order.
Kole Imports--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday
taper wax candles are within the scope of the order.
E & G Company--Clarification to determine whether certain musical
holiday wax candles are within the scope of the order.
Country: Korea.
A-580-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Allied Tube &
Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular
Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co.,
Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western
Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--Clarification to determine
whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both
ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe
specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard
pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the
order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94.
Country: Venezuela.
A-307-885: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Self-initiation.
Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe
specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the
API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for
use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within
the scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on
1/13/94.
Country: Japan.
A-588-014: Tuners. Alpine Electronics--Clarification to determine
whether certain car radio/stereo and/or replacement parts, comprised of
four subassemblies and their components, are within the scope of the
finding.
Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America--Clarification to determine
whether certain ``front end'' components of car tuners are within the
scope of the finding.
A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies. Antel
Communications Corporation and Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.--
Clarification to determine whether Sanyo Model CMP 351 portable
cellular telephone and Antel Model STR 1600 portable cellular telephone
are within the scope of the order.
Toyocom U.S.A. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether temperature
compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) and High Frequency Crystal
Mechanical filters (HCM filters) are within the scope of the order.
Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related
entities--Remanded from the Court of International Trade. Clarification
to determine whether certain portable telephones, subassemblies, and
components thereof are within the scope of the order (5 products).
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.,
Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc.--Clarification to
determine whether Electronic Model MT109 and MT 119 Portable Cellular
Telephones are within the scope of the order.
TDK Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether
Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators and Isolators are within the
scope of the order.
Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.--Clarification to
determine whether model CM-H333, and subassemblies thereof are within
the scope of the order.
A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools. Makita Inc.,
Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether Router models 3621
and 3621A are within the scope of the order.
Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether a
bench top wet tile saw is within the scope of the order.
Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether
Planer model 1912B is within the scope of the order.
A-588-604: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof. Koyo Seiko--
Clarification to determine whether certain forgings are within the
scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary ruling issued on 2/28/94.
A-588-814: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film. Kimoto U.S.A.
Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain Anti-Static Clear Film
is within the scope of the order.
Country: Argentina.
C-357-803: Leather. Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether
upper bovine leather without hair on, not whole, prepared after tanning
is within the scope of the countervailing duty order.
Country: Taiwan.
A-570-808: Lug Nuts. Consolidated International--Clarification to
determine whether certain hex size lug nuts are within the scope of the
order.
Country: Sweden.
A-401-040: Stainless Steel Plate. Armco, Inc., G.O. Carlson,
Allegheny Ludlum Corp., and Washington Steel Corp.--Clarification to
determine whether Stavax, Ramax, and 904L are within the scope of the
finding.
Avesta Sheffield--Clarification to determine whether stainless
steel ``hot bands'' are within the scope of the finding.
Country: Germany.
A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller
Bearings) and Parts Thereof. Rotek--Clarification to determine whether
certain slewing rings are within the scope of the order.
SKF--Clarification to determine whether certain textile machinery
components are within the scope of the order.
Consolidated Saw Mill International (CSMI) Inc.--Clarification to
determine whether certain Cambio bearings contained in its sawmill
debarker are within the scope of the order.
Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests as of March 31, 1994
Country: Mexico.
A-201-806: Steel Wire Rope. Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope
and Specialty Cable Manufacturers--Anticircumvention inquiry to
determine whether a producer of steel wire rope in Mexico is
circumventing the antidumping order by importing steel wire strand into
the United States where it is wound into steel wire rope.
Country: Japan.
A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components. BRECOFLEX Corp.--
Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being
circumvented by the processing of Japanese belting into belts in Mexico
before importation into the United States.
Interested parties are invited to comment on the accuracy of the
list of pending scope clarification requests. Any comments should be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, room B-099, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20230.
Dated: May 11, 1994.
Roland L. MacDonald,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
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