60 FR 36782, July 18, 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 April 1, 1995, and June 30, 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: July 18, 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 April 1, 1995, and June 30, 1995, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in October 1995 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between July 1, 1995, and September 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 April 1, 1995, and June 30, 1995 Country: Canada A-201-805 Steel Jacks from Canada Whiting Equipment Canada Inc.--Whiting's rail vehicle electric jacks are outside the scope of the finding. 6/22/95. Country: Brazil A-351-503 Iron Construction Castings C-351-504 Southland Marketing--DGO700 frame and DG0641 grate are outside the scope of the order. 4/28/95. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles Sun It Corporation (Sun)--Sun's candles, model 271ND (Flag Lites), model 259NDA (Porch Torch) and model 281N (Gigantic fruit), are outside the scope of the order. 5/16/95. A-570-804 Sparklers Fritz Companies, Inc.--Fritz's 14 inch Morning Glorys are outside the scope of the order. 5/19/95. Country: Japan A-588-405 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., and Fujitsu Network Transmission Systems, Inc. (Fujitsu)--Fujitsu [[Page 36783]] models F80P-173, 3625, and 3635 portable cellular telephones (PCTs) are outside the scope of the order. 5/30/95. A-588-055 Acrylic Sheet Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.--Sumitomo's acrylic sheet with light scattering properties is outside the scope of the finding. 5/18/ 95. A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof Nakanishi Manufacturing Corp.--Nakanishi's stamped steel washer with a zinc phosphate and adhesive coating used in the manufacture of a ball bearing is within the scope of the order. 5/16/95. A-588-809 Small Business Telephone Systems Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu Electric Co.--Certain circuit cards are outside the scope of the order. 5/16/95. Country: Argentina C-357-803 Leather Petitioners--Upper bovine leather without hair on, not whole, prepared after tanning and not exceeding 28 square feet is within the scope of the order. 5/16/95. Country: Taiwan A-583-603 Stainless Steel Cookware from Taiwan Max Burton Enterprises, Inc.--Max Burton's StoveTop Smoker is within the scope of the order. 5/16/95. Country: Germany A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof Consolidated Saw Mill International (CSMI) Inc.--Cambio bearings contained in CSMI's sawmill debarker are within the scope of the order. 5/1/95. II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between April 1, 1995, and June 30, 1995 None. III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1995 and June 30, 1995 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. Scope inquiry terminated on 6/26/95. Country: Korea 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. Scope inquiry terminated on 6/26/95. Country: Taiwan A-583-603 Stainless Steel Cookware Sheason Co., Inc.--Clarification to determine whether the ``Momy Bear Auto Cooker'' is within the scope of the order. Scope inquiry terminated on 6/8/95. IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1995 and June 30, 1995 None. V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of June 30, 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 containing little or no Cobalt 60 is within the scope of the order. 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 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. Country: France A-427-078 Sugar Boiron-Borneman, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether manufactured homeopathic 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 meets 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 Concept Marketing--Clarification to determine whether Concept's Safe- [[Page 36784]] 2-Lite candle is within the scope of the order. Mervyn's--Clarification to determine whether candle, article no. 20172, in the shape of a cube 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. 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-570-808 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts Consolidated International Automotive, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain nickel-plated lug nuts are within the scope of the order. A-570-820 Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks (CDIW) Fittings and Glands Star Pipe Products, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether ``retainer glands'' 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. 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. 3M--Clarification to determine whether 3.5'' Rewritable Magneto- Optical Disks 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. A-588-405 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies TDK Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators, and Isolators are within the scope of the order. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., and Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc. (Mitsubishi)-- Clarification to determine whether the Mitsubishi MT1516FOR6A model of portable cellular telephone (PCT) is within the scope of the order. A-588-702 Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Japan Fujikin of America, Inc. (Fujikin)--Clarification to determine whether certain gasket raised face seal sleeves and certain stainless steel ``fine-fit'' tube fittings 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. Makita Inc., Makita U.S.A.--Clarification to determine Concrete Planer Model PC1100 is within the scope of the order. A-588-809 Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies and Parts Thereof Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu Electric Co.--Clarification to determine whether certain dual use subassemblies (a caller ID trunk unit and a station interface circuit card) 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: 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 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-583-508 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. C-583-508 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 June 30, 1995 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 [[Page 36785]] 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, DC 20230. Dated: July 11, 1995. Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 95-17495 Filed 7-17-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P