62 FR 40799, July 30, 1997 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration 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 by Import Administration, between April 1, 1997 and June 30, 1997. 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 30, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Trentham, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793. Background The Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.225 (o)) 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 by Import Administration, between April 1, 1997, and June 30, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in October 1997 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between July 1, 1997, and September 30, 1997, 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, 1997 and June 30, 1997 Country: People's Republic of China A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles Institutional Financing Services--Red/white candles packaged as peppermint candles are within the scope of the order. 4/9/97. Hallmark Cards, Inc.--The 399FMB5503 Formed Wax Peppermint Candy Candle is within the scope of the order. 4/9/97. Dollar Tree Stores--Item #416750, a taper candle with a design depicting a painted ``Christmas scene'' of holly, ivy and berries, is outside the scope of the order. 4/9/97. Country: Japan A-588-055 Acrylic Sheet from Japan Calsak Corporation--Noble Lite, an acrylic-based material, produced by Kuraray Co., Ltd., is outside the scope of the order. 4/10/97. II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between April 1, 1997 and June 30, 1997 None. III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1997 and June 30, 1997 None. IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1997 and June 30, 1997 None. V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of June 30, 1997 Country: Canada A-122-823 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether certain carbon steel plate with boron added is within the scope of the order. Country: Germany A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings, and Parts Therof FAG Aerospace & Superprecision Bearings GmbH--Clarification to determine whether certain aerospace bearings which have entered the United States but have been returned to Germany for repair or refurbishing and which then reenter the United States are within the scope of the order. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-501 Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads Kwick Clean and Green Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether a group of bristles held together at the base with glue, which are to be used as replaceable parts within the cavity of the paintbrush body, is within the scope of the order. A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles Enesco Corporation--Clarification to determine whether a birthday candle (style # 9500340) is within the scope of the order. Indio Products Inc.--Clarification to determine whether various tapers, votives and rounds are within the scope of the order. Sun-It Corporation--Clarification to determine whether taper candles containing oil of citronella are within the scope of the order. Ocean State Jobbers--Clarification to determine whether taper candles consisting of a blend of petroleum wax and beeswax are within the scope of the order. American Drug Stores--Clarification to determine whether spherical candles with a ``wax veneer'' are within the scope of the order. M.G. Maher & Co. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether a 12 inch spiral candle is within the scope of the order. A-570-808 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts Wheel Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether imported zinc- plated lug nuts which are chrome-plated in the United States are within the scope of the order. A-570-822 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs) Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works (SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs which are imported to the United States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. A-570-827 Certain Cased Pencils Nadel Trading Corporation--Clarification to determine whether a plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil (also known as the ``Bensia'' pencil) is within the scope of the order. A-570-836 Glycine Consolidated Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is within the scope of the order. Country: South Korea A-580-803 Small Business Telephones from Korea TT Systems Corporation-- [[Page 40800]] Clarification to determine whether the ``Model 4300'' should be excluded from the scope of the order because it is a ``blocking'' system, whereas the order pertains to ``non-blocking'' systems. Country: Taiwan A-583-820 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs) Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works (SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs imported into the United States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. Country: Japan A-588-802 3.5'' Microdisks Maxell Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether Maxell's OSD325-Floptical Disk-is within the scope of the order. A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings), and Parts Thereof Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether a cylindrical roller bearing, supposedly without a precision rating, for use as an axle bearing in cars and trucks is within the scope of the order. A-588-813 Light-Scattering Instruments and Parts Thereof Thermo Capillary Electrophoresis, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether diode array detectors and cell flow units are within the scope of the order. A-588-824 Corrosion Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products Drive Automotive Industries--Clarification to determine whether 2000 millimeter wide, made to order, corrosion resistant carbon steel coils are within the scope of the order. A-588-833 Stainless Steel Bar Keystone Stainless Inc.--Clarification to determine whether ``Keystone 2000,'' a specialty stainless steel bar product, should be excluded from the scope of the order because the manufacture of the product substantially differentiates it from any other product available. VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of March 31, 1997 Country: Mexico A-201-805 Certain Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., Sawhill Tubular Division of Tex-Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Products Co., Sharon Tube Co., Western Tube & Conduit Co., Wheatland Tube Co., and CSI Tubular Products, Inc. (Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of (i) pipe certified to the American Petroleum Institute (API) 5L line pipe specifications (API 5L or line pipe) and (ii) pipe certified to both the API 5L line pipe specifications and the less stringent American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-53 standard pipe specifications (dual certified pipe), falling within the physical dimensions outlined in the scope of the order, are circumventing the antidumping duty order. Country: United Kingdom A-412-810 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products C-412-811 Inland Steel Bar Company and USS/Kobe Steel Company (Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether British Steel PLC is circumventing the order by shipping leaded steel billets to the United States, where they are converted into the hot-rolled carbon steel products covered by the order. Country: Germany A-428-811 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products C-429-812 Inland Steel Bar Company and USS/Kobe Steel Company (Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Saarstahl A.G. and Thyssen s Stahl A.G. are circumventing the order by shipping leaded steel billets to the United States, where they are converted into the hot-rolled carbon steel products covered by the order. Country: Korea A-580-008 Color Television Receivers from Korea International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the International Union of Electronic Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers, and the Industrial Union Department (the Unions)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Samsung Electronics Co., L.G. Electronics Inc., and Daewoo Electronics Co., are circumventing the order by shipping Korean-origin color picture tubes, printed circuit boards, color television kits, chassis, and other materials, parts and components to plants operated by related parties in Mexico where the parts are then assembled in CTVs and shipped to the United States. Additionally, an anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Samsung by shipping Korean-origin color picture tubes and other CTV parts to a related party in Thailand for assembly into complete CTVs prior to exportation to the United States is circumventing the order. 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 24, 1997. Joseph A. Spetrini. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III. [FR Doc. 97-20072 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P