57 FR 4597, February 6, 1992 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration, Commerce. Notice of Scope Rulings ACTION: Notice of scope rulings. SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings completed between October 1, 1991, and December 31, 1991. In conjunction with this list, the ITA is also publishing a list of pending requests for scope clarifications. The ITA intends to publish future lists within thirty days of the end of each quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 6, 1992. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa G. Skinner, Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 377-4851. TEXT: Background Sections 353.29(d)(8) and 355.29(d)(8) of the Department's 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. The lists are to include the case name, reference number, and brief description of the ruling. This notice lists scope rulings completed between October 1, 1991, and December 31, 1991, and pending scope clarification requests. The ITA intends to publish in April 1992 a notice of scope rulings completed between January 1, 1992, and March 31, 1992. 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 October 1, 1991, and December 31, 1991 Country: Federal Republic of Germany A-428-602: Brass Sheet and Strip: The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried Machine and Furniture Workers, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, and the United Steelworkers of America -- imports of 667-series brass, manufactured by Wieland-Werke AG, are not circumventing the order -- 12/11/91. A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schaefer KGaA -- certain "needle roller" bearings, specifically, engine main shaft pilot bearing model 26- 1950A and engine crank shaft bearings models 26-2440, 26-2440(A), 26- 2441, 26-2441(A), 26-2176, 26-2176(A), 26-2177, and 26-2177(A) are cylindrical roller bearings that are within the scope of the order -- 12/23/91. Country: USSR A-461-008: Titanium Sponge: Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. -- compacted (or compressed) titanium scrap fines are outside the scope of the order -- 11/1/91. Country: Italy A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings: Meter S.p.A. -- "chain sheaves" (forklift truck mast components) are antifriction bearings within the scope of the order -- 10/25/91. Country: Singapore A-559-801: Antifriction Bearings: SKF -- loose ball rollers used in textile drafting machinery (top rollers) are antifriction bearings within the scope of the order -- 10-25-91. C-559-802: Antifriction Bearings: SKF -- losoe ball rollers used in textile drafting machinery (top rollers) are antifriction bearings within the scope of the order -- 10-25-91. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles: San Francisco Candle Company -- Moonlite and Candylite candles are within the scope of the order -- 11/4/91. Country: Japan A-588-015: Television Receiving Sets, Monochrome and Color: Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Casio, Inc., Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Sales Corporation of America, Hitachi Sales Corporation of Hawaii, Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, NEC Corporation, NEC Home Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, and Toshiba America, Inc. -- certain hand-held liquid crystal display televisions (Casio Computer Co., Ltd. models TV-400T, TV-500, TV-1400, TV-3100, TV-8500; Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. models 06TA, 08TA, TB20, TA80, TC50, TC53, DD-T126, DD-P226, TC52; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Inc. models CT-301E/302B, CT- 311E/312B; and Seiko Epson Corporation models LVD-602, LVD-702, LVD- 802) and all other LCD TVs under 6" in screen size imported into the United States are later-developed products within the scope of the order -- 12/16/91. A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters: Smith Corona Corporation -- Brother Industries, Ltd. and Brother Industries (USA), Inc., are not circumventing the order by importing parts and components from Japan, and assembling them into finished portable electric typewriters for sale in the U.S., is circumventing the order -- preliminary 9/6/91; final 11/8/91. A-588-806: Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide: Sumitomo -- High-grade chemical manganese dioxide (CMD-U) is a later- developed product within the scope of the order -- 12/20/91. Requests Withdrawn Country: Federal Republic of Germany A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: GMN -- bearings for use in machine tool spindles -- 10/31/91. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of December 31, 1991 Country: Canada A-122-601: Brass Sheet and Strip: Hussey Copper Ltd., The Miller Company, Olin Corp. (Brass Group), Outokumpu American Brass, Revere Copper Products, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, the International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America (AFL-CIO), the Mechanics Educational Society of America (Local 56), and the United Steelworkers of America (AFL-CIO/CLC) -- anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether a producer of brass in Canada and a U.S. importer of brass are circumventing the antidumping order by importing Canadian brass plate, a product not included within the antidumping duty order, into the United States where it is rolled down slightly into brass sheet and strip. Country: Federal Republic of Germany A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: Sachs Automotive Products -- clutch releasers. SKF -- certain "textile machinery components". Allergan Medical Optics -- stainless steel balls for non-bearing use. Country: Italy A-475-059 Pressure Sensitive Tape: INCAS Corp. -- highlighting note tape. A-475-703: Granular Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) Resin: E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc. -- anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of granular PTFE raw polymer are circumventing the order. A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings: Wolf D. Barth Co., Inc., and SKF Component System Co. -- 7/32" chrome steel balls. Federal Mogul -- roller turn rollers. IBC Bearing Co. -- finished, semiground balls. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels: Win-Tex Products, Inc. -- towels assembled in Honduras. A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles: Candles by Finesse -- the "Van Gogh" and "Monet". Country: Korea A-580-008: Color Television Receivers: Granada Hospital Group -- Spectrum C-10 Interactive Receiver. Goldstar Co., Ltd., Goldstar Electronics International, Inc. and Goldstar of America, Inc. -- printed circuit boards combined after importation with U.S.-made color picture tubes. A-580-803: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Cord Electronics, Inc. -- Digital Display Set telephone set (DDS). Country: Hong Kong A-582-802 Sweaters Wholly or in Chief Weith of Man-Made Fiber: Joyce Sportswear -- models S/3603, S/3633, and S/3402. Country: Taiwan A-583-508: Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware: Mr. Stove Ltd. -- stove top grills. A-583-605: Butt-weld Pipe fittings: Spring, Inc. -- the "Sprink-let". Country: Japan A-588-007: Certain High Capacity Pagers: Motorola -- components and subassemblies. A-588-014: Tuners: Nichimen America Inc. -- Sanshin compact direct broadcast satellite (DBS) tuners A-588-015: Television Receiving Sets, Monochrome and Color: Sharp -- LCB TV/VCR model VC-V542U. IDC Marketing Corp. -- National model TC2160MR. IDC Marketing Corp. -- National model TC-290TR. Inter-Ocean Industries -- Panasonic model TC-1471NPSR. A-588-016: Ferrite Cores: U.S. Customs -- ferrite bead inductors. A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters: Nakajima, Canon, and Smith Corona -- portable electric typewriters with computer interface. Silver Seiko -- "office typewriters" models EZ-40 and EZ-43. A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies: NEC -- base band IC. A-588-504: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories: Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., and National Semiconductor Corporation -- flash memory EPROM. A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof, Whether Cured or Uncured: Japan Freight Consolidators (Calif.), Inc. -- V-belt model 5L118. QMS, Inc. -- belts for use in laser printers. A-588-809: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. -- KME 336, certain subassemblies, and accessories. A-588-810: Mechanical Transfer Presses: Aida Engineering -- spare and replacement parts. Customs -- destack sheet feeder. A-588-814: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip: Diafoil America Inc. -- Diafoil AC-250. A-588-815: Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker: Onoda Cement Co., Ltd. -- Classes G and H of oil well cement. A-588-817: High Information Content Flat Panel Displays: Sharp -- Sharp model QA-1000 computer projection panel. Rockwell -- FPDs for avionics products. A-588-818: Personnel Word Processors: Fujitsu -- Fujitsu model OASYS-30AX-W Japanese language word processor. A-100-001: Antifriction Bearings -- General Issues: Customs -- ceramic bearings. 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, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: January 31, 1992. Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 92-2931 Filed 2-5-92; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M