The following Notice announces the ENESCO scope decision re: petroleum wax candles
[Federal Register: November 21, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 225)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade 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 by
Import Administration, between July 1, 1997 and September 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: November 21, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 July 1, 1997, and September
30, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry
requests. The Department intends to publish in January 1998 a notice of
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between October
1, 1997, and December 31, 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 July 1, 1997 and September 30,
1997
Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-502 Iron Construction Castings
Metraflex Company--Certain ``Y'' pipe strainers, imported by
Metraflex Company, are outside the scope of the order. 8/13/97.
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
Indio Products Inc.--Various tapers, votives, pillars, and rounds
are within the scope of the order. 9/15/97.
M.G. Maher & Co. Inc.--A red flame 12-inch spiral candle is within
the scope of the order. 9/25/97.
Russ Berrie Co., Inc.--Heart-shaped ``trinket box'' candle is
within the scope of the order. 9/25/97.
Russ Berrie Co., Inc.--Star-shaped confetti pillar candles are
within the scope of the order. 9/2/97.
Meijer, Inc.--Four terra cotta candles (bell, tree, reindeer, and
star) are within the scope of the order. A Jack O'Lantern candle is
outside the scope of the order. 9/8/97.
Enesco Corporation--Birthday candle (style #9500340) is outside the
scope of the order. 9/30/97.
A-570-822 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Helical Spring Lock Washers which are imported to the United
States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. 9/30/
97
A-570-827 Certain Cased Pencils
Nadel Trading Corporation--A plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil
known as the Bensia pencil is outside the scope of the order. 9/15/97.
A-570-836 Glycine
Consolidated Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.--D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl
Dane Salt is outside the scope of the order. 7/23/97.
Country: Taiwan
A-583-816 Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
Eckstrom Industries--Eckstrom's cast stainless steel fittings are
within the scope of the order. 9/29/97.
A-583-820 Helical Spring Lockwashers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Helical Spring Lockwashers imported into the United States in an
uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. 9/30/97.
II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1997 and
September 30, 1997
None.
III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1997 and September
30, 1997
None.
IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between July 1,1997 and
September 30, 1997
None.
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V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of September 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: Sweden
A-401-040 Stainless Steel Plate
Avesta Sheffield AB and Avesta Sheffield NAD, Inc.--Clarification
to determine whether stainless steel slabs that are manufactured in
Great Britain and rolled into hot bands in Sweden are within the scope
of the order.
Country: Germany
A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings),
and Parts Thereof
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
Long Island Distributing Co. Ltd.--Clarification to determine
whether various pillars, Christmas tin candles, cherub candles, and
fruit/veggie candles 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.
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-570-827 Certain Cased Pencils
Creative Designs International, Ltd.--Clarification to determine
whether 10 piece dress-up/vanity sets for young girls, containing two
pencils (approximately 3 inches in length with no eraser or ferrule),
are within the scope of the order.
Country: South Korea
A-580-803 Small Business Telephones From Korea
TT Systems Corporation--Clarification to determine whether the
``Model 4300'' which is a ``blocking'' system should be excluded from
the scope of the order which pertains to ``non-blocking'' systems.
Country: Taiwan
A-583-009 Color Television Receivers, Monochrome and Color
Coach Master International Corporation (CMI)--Clarification to
determine whether the Kitchen Coach Unit 8100 manufactured by Action
Electronics and imported by CMI is within the scope of the order.
Country: Japan
A-588-028 Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle
Kaga Chain Manufacturer (KCM)--Clarification to determine whether
silent timing chain for use in automobiles is within the scope of the
order.
A-588-405 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies
Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of America--
Clarification to determine whether a new subscriber unit (model number
HS600) is within the scope of the order.
A-588-703 Certain Internal-Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Forklift Corporation
(collectively Nissan)--Clarification to determine whether model F05-70
is within the scope of the order.
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, allegedly 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 process of manufacture
of the product substantially differentiates it from any other product
available.
VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of September 30, 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; C-412-811 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products
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.
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Country: Germany
A-428-811; C-429-812 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products
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
is circumventing the order 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.
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, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20230.
Dated: November 14, 1997.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.
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