60 FR 26871, May 19, 1995 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Notice of Scope Rulings AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1995, and March 31, 1995. 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 19, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Trentham, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 3931. Background 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. This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1995, and March 31, 1995, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in July 1995 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April 1, 1995, and June 30, 1995, 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. I. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1995, and March 31, 1995 Country: Canada A-201-805 Steel Jacks from Canada Seeburn, a division of Ventra Group, Inc.--Seeburn's automobile tire jacks are outside the scope of the finding. 2/3/95. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles Two's Company--Red and gold angel taper candle is outside the scope of the order. Decorated pillar candles are within the scope of the order. 1/13/95. Springwater Cookie and Confections--Feather twist candles are within the scope of the order. 2/14/95. Watkins Inc.-- Holiday pillar candles are within the scope of the order. 2/14/95. A-570-001 Potassium Permanganate Aerostat Inc.--Plastic ignitor spheres are outside the scope of the order. 1/13/95 Country: Japan A-588-405 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies JRC International--Model PTR-829 portable cellular telephone is outside the scope of the order. 1/3/95. JRC International--Model PTR-870 portable cellular telephone is outside the scope of the order. 1/3/95. NEC Corporation and NEC America, Inc.--Models MP5A1D1 and MP5A1D2 portable cellular telephones are outside the scope of the order. 1/3/ 95. Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of America-- Panasonic models EB-3560 and EB-3561 portable cellular telephones are outside the scope of the order. 1/3/95. A-588-014 Tuners Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America--Fujitsu's ETV front ends are outside the scope of the finding. 1/20/95. Alpine Electronics--Tuning element printed circuit boards (PCBs) are outside the scope of the finding. 2/3/95. A-588-604 Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof Koyo Seiko--Certain forgings are within the scope of the order. 2/ 2/95. II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1995, and March 31, 1995 Country: Mexico A-201-806 Steel Wire Rope Committee of Domestic Steel Wire and Specialty Cable Manufacturers--Affirmative determination of circumvention of the order by importing steel wire strand into the United States where it is wound into steel wire rope. 2/28/95. III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1995 and March 31, 1995 Country: India A-533-809 Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India Improved Piping Products, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether ``convoluted'' flanges are within the scope of the order. Scope inquiry terminated on 1/31/95. Country: Japan A-588-804 Cylindrical Roller Bearings Aerodyne Dallas--Clarification to determine whether outer races and balls, produced in the United States and assembled in Japan after the machining process, are within the scope of the order. Scope inquiry terminated on 2/22/95. A-588-028 Roller Chain, Other than Bicycle Allied-Apical Co.--Clarification to determine whether a specified replacement part for a tenter is within the scope of the finding. Scope inquiry terminated on 2/3/95. Iwatani International Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether certain chain imported by Iwatani is within the scope of the finding. Scope inquiry terminated at Iwatani's request on 2/17/ 95. IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1995 and March 31, 1995 None. V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1995 Country: Canada A-122-823 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate Sidbec-Dosco Inc., and Canberra Industries--Clarification to determine whether hot-rolled carbon steel plate is within the scope of the order. A-122-006 Steel Jacks from Canada Whiting Equipment Canada Inc.--Clarification to determine whether Whiting's rail vehicle electric jacks are outside the scope of the finding. Country: Mexico A-201-805 Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube [[Page 26872]] 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 January 13, 1994. Tubacero International Corporation--Clarification to determine whether circular welded carbon steel piping, 16 inches in outside diameter with 3/8 inch wall thickness, for use in extremely heavy load bearing applications, is within the scope of the order. A-201-802 Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker Cementos de Chihuahua S.A. de C.V. and Mexcement, Inc.-- Clarification to determine whether masonry cement is within the scope of the order. 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 January 13, 1994. A-351-503 Iron Construction Castings C-351-504 Southland Marketing--Clarification to determine whether certain cast iron grates and frames are within the scope of the order. Country: France A-427-078 Sugar Boiron-Borneman, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether manufactured homepathic sugar pellets are within the scope of the finding. Country: Italy A-475-401 Certain Brass Fire Protection Products Giacomini, S.p.A.--Clarification to determine whether pressure control (or regulating valves), Models A201, A202, A203, and A204 and leader line siamese (Model A99) are within the scope of the order. Country: Turkey A-489-501 Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube Products Allied Tube and Conduit Corporation, Wheatland Tube Company, Laclede Steel Company, Sharon Tube Company, and Sawhill Tubular Division of Armco, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether pipe and tube which meet the order's physical specifications, when intended for or actually used as standard pipe and tube, is included within the scope of the order. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles KMart Corporation--Clarification to determine whether novelty pillar Halloween and novelty pillar Christmas candles are within the scope of the order. Concept Marketing--Clarification to determine whether Concept's Safe-2-Lite candle is within the scope of the order. Boomster Imports Inc.--Clarification to determine whether Boomster's three-inch cube candles are within the scope of the order. Sun It Corporation (Sun)--Clarification to determine whether Sun candles, model 271ND (Flag Lites), model 259NDA (Porch Torch) and model 281N (Gigantic fruit), are within the scope of the order. Mervyn's--Clarification to determine whether article no. 20172 in the shape of a cube is within the scope of the order. A-570-502 Iron Construction Castings Jack's International--Clarification to determine whether certain cast iron area drains are within the scope of the order. A-570-804 Sparklers Fritz Companies Inc.--Clarification to determine whether 14 inch Morning Glorys are within the scope of the order. A-570-808 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts Consolidated International Automotive, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain nickel-plated lug nuts 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 January 13, 1994. A-580-811 Steel Wire Rope TSK Korea and Hi-Lex Corp.--Clarification to determine whether certain motion control cables are within the scope of the order. A-580-812 Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors of One Megabit and above (DRAMs) Kingston Technology Corporation--Clarification to determine whether certain single in-line memory and other boards manufactured in the United States from DRAMs produced in Korea, and reimported into the United States as defective products or as inventory rotation are within the scope of the order. Country: Japan A-588-802 3\1/2\'' Microdisks TDK Inc., TDK Electronics Co.--Clarification to determine whether certain web roll media are within the scope of the order. A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings), and Parts Thereof Dana Corporation--Clarification to determine whether an automotive component known variously as a center bracket assembly, center bearing assembly, support bracket, or shaft support bearing, is within the scope of the order. Nakanishi Manufacturing Corp.--Clarification to determine whether a stamped steel washer with a zinc phosphate and adhesive coating which is used in the manufacture of a ball bearing seal is within the scope of the order. A-588-405 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies TDK Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether [[Page 26873]] Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators, and Isolators are within the scope of the order. Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., and Fujitsu Network Transmission Systems, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether models F80P-173, 3625 and 3635 portable cellular telephones are within the scope of the order. A-588-823 Professional Electric Cutting Tools Makita Inc., Makita U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether Planer-Jointer model 2030SC is within the scope of the order. Makita Inc., Makita U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether Chain Morticer model 7104L is within the scope of the order. A-588-055 Acrylic Sheet Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether acrylic sheet with light scattering properties is within the scope of the finding. A-588-809 Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies and Parts Thereof Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu Electric Co.--Clarification to determine whether certain circuit cards are within the scope of the order. Country: Venezuela A-307-805 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 January 13, 1994. 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. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on January 27, 1995. 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. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on November 16, 1994. Country: Germany A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof 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. Affirmative preliminary ruling issued on December 16, 1994. Marquart Switches--Clarification to determine whether certain steel balls are within the scope of the order. Country: Taiwan A-583-810 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts Consolidated International Automotive, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain nickel-plated lug nuts are within the scope of the order. A-583-603 Stainless Steel Cookware Max Burton Enterprises, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether the Max Burton StoveTop Smoker is within the scope of the order. Sheason Co., Inc.--Clarification to determine whether the ``Momy Bear Auto Cooker'' is within the scope of the order. A-583-508 Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware Blair Corp.--Clarification to determine whether product number 271911, eight-quart stock pot and product number 271921, twelve-quart stock pot are within the scope of the order. Blair Corp.--Clarification to determine whether product number 1001, seven piece cookware set is within the scope of the order. A-583-816 Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Top Line Process Equipment Corporation--Clarification to determine whether various stainless steel tube fittings with non-welded end- connections, and other products, are within the scope of the order. VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests as of December 31, 1994 Country: Japan A-588-602 Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings U.S. Fittings Group--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether a producer of carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings in Japan is circumventing the antidumping duty order by shipping parts to Thailand for processing and importing the finished product into the United States. Country: Germany A-428-811 Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products Inland Steel Bar Company and USS Kolbe Steel Company-- Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether a producer of steel in Germany is circumventing the antidumping duty order by shipping leaded steel billets to its wholly-owned subsidiary in the Netherlands, hot- rolling the billets into bars and rods, and then exporting them to 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, D.C. 20230. Dated: May 10, 1995. Roland L. MacDonald, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 95-12394 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P