56 FR 57320, November 8, 1991 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration, Department of Commerce. Scope Rulings ACTION: Notice of scope rulings. SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings completed between July 1, 1991, and September 30, 1991. In conjunction with this list, the ITA is also publishing a list of pending scope inquiries. The ITA intends to publish future lists within thirty days of the end of each quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 8, 1991. 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 July 1, 1991 and September 30, 1991, and pending scope clarification requests. The ITA intends to publish in January 1992 a notice of scope rulings completed between October 1, 1991, and December 31, 1991. 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 July 1, 1991, and September 30, 1991 Country: Sweden. A-401-801: Antifriction Bearings: Lindsay Forest Products, Inc. -- products termed "snap rings" and "wire races" are bearings within the scope of the order -- 7/22/91. Country: United Kingdom. A-412-801: Antifriction Bearings: Essco Inc. -- products considered "linear motion bearings" are not within the scope of the order 8/26/91. Country: Federal Republic of Germany. A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: Reifenhauser-Van Dorn Co. -- products considered "spare parts" (bearings) to rebuild gear boxes are within the scope of the order -- 7/22/91. SDF Textilmaschinen-Komponenten GmbH and SKF Textile Products, Inc. - - products considered textile machinery components (rotor assembly numbers TE-226-0036225 and TE-226-1246788) are not within the scope of the order 8/8/91 Wafios Machinery Corporation -- products considered "spare parts" (bearings) are within the scope of the order -- 7/22/91. A-428-802: Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof, Whether Cured or Uncured: Ernst Siegling and Siegling America -- nylon core flat belts are within the scope of the order and spindle belting is not within the scope of the order -- >9/11/91. Country: Thailand. C-549-501: Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes: Intrepid -- British Standard light pipe 1387/67, Class A-1 is within the scope of the order -- 9/30/91. Country: People's Republic of China. A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles: Fabri-centers of America, Inc. -- citronella candles are not within the scope of the order -- 9/3/91. Country: Korea. A-580-008: Color Television Receivers: Commodore Business Machines -- computer monitor model 1084(D) is not within the scope of the order -- > 8/27/91. A-580-806: Sweaters Wholly or in Chief Weight of Man-Made Fiber: Associated Merchandising Corporation -- sweater jacket model 7330 is within the scope of the order and sweater jacket model 211 is not within the scope of the order 7/26/91. Country: Hong Kong. A-582-802: Sweaters Wholly or in Chief Weight of Man-Made Fiber: Associated Merchandising Corporation -- sweater jacket model 7330 is within the scope of the order and sweater jacket model 211 is not within the scope of the order 7/26/91. Country: Taiwan. A-58-808: Sweaters Wholly or in Chief Weight of Man-Made Fiber: Associated Merchandising Corporation -- sweater jacket model 7330 is within the scope of the order and sweater jacket model 211 is not within the scope of the order 7/26/91. Bernard Chaus, Inc. -- certain acrylic sweaters (models S924J, S925J, and S771J) are not within the scope of the order -- 8/28/91. Country: Japan. A-588-015: Television Receivers, Monochrome and Color: P.T. Imports, Inc. -- multiple voltage and receiving system TVs, JVC series "ME" and "MU" are within the scope of the order -- 8/20/91. Sharp -- LCD TV/Radio/Cassette, model JC-AV1, is within the scope of the order -- 7/2/91. Synergistic Technologies Incorporated -- JVC video/RGB monitor (model TM-90PSN) is outside the scope of the order -- 9/24/91. Teknika Electronics Corp. -- certain printed circuit board subassemblies, described as replacement, service parts, are not within the scope of the order -- 8/2/91. A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters: Tokyo Juki -- typewriter models: Juki Sierra 4500, Sierra 3300, Sierra 3400, Sierra 3400C, Sierra 3500, Sierra 3500XL, Sierra Officewriter, Remington Rand 770, Remington Rand 775, Remington Rand 880, Avanti 1400, and Avanti 1500 are office typewriters and are not within the scope of the order -- 7/26/91. A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies: Matsushita Industrial -- Panasonic hand-held portables (models EB-3520 and EB- 3521) are not within the scope of the order -- 8/20/91. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Murata Erie North America, Inc. - - certain voltage control oscillators (VCOs), active filters, and duplexers are subassemblies within the scope of the order -- final 8/30/91. Sanyo North America Corp. -- hand-held portable model CMP 330 is not within the scope of the order -- 8/20/91. A-588-804: Antifriction Bearings: DHL Worldwide Express -- certain replacement "spare parts" (bearings) are within the scope of the order 7/22/91. Oilgear -- certain specialized bearings are within the scope of the order -- 7/22/91. A-588-809: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Iwatsu Electric and Iwatsu America -- subassemblies including: common and expansion modules, circuit cards, power supplies, and stations, are not within the scope of the order -- 9/26/91. Requests Withdrawn Country: Republic of Korea. A-580-605: Color Picture Tubes: Penn-Ray Sutra Corp. -- video game displays -- effective 7/21/91. Country: Japan. A-588-015: Television Receiving Sets, Monochrome and Color: NEC -- Subassemblies: W5A-1 (HE), W4A-1 (HE), W3A-1 (HE), W5A-1, and W4A-1 -- 5/17/91. Pending Scope Inquiries as of September 30, 1991 Country: Federal Republic of Germany. A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: FAG Kugelfischer George Schaefer KGaA -- certain "needle roller" bearings. GMN -- bearings for use in machine tool spindles. Sachs Automotive Products -- clutch releasers. Country: USSR. A-461-008: Titanium Sponge: Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. -- compacted (or compressed) titanium scrap fines. Country: Italy. A-475-703: Granular Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) Resin: E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc -- granular PTFE raw polymer. A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings: Meter S.p.A. -- "chain sheaves" (forklift truck mast components). Wolf D. Barth Co., Inc., and SKF Component System Co. -- 7/32" chrome steel balls. Country: Singapore. A-559-801: Antifriction Bearings: SKF -- loose ball rollers used in textile drafting machinery (top rollers). C-559-802: Antifriction Bearings: SKF -- loose ball rollers used in textile drafting machinery (top rollers). 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: San Francisco Candle Company -- Moonlite and Candylite candles. Country: Korea. A-580-008: Color Television Receivers: Granada Hospital Group -- Spectrum C-10 Interactive Receiver. A-580-803: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Cord Electronics, Inc. -- Digital Display Set telephone set (DDS). 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 -- LCD TV/VCR model VC-V542U. 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; Citizens 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. A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters: Smith Corona Corporation -- anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether Brother Industries, Ltd. and Brother Industries (USA), Inc., 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 negative determination 9/6/91. Nakajima, Canon, and Smith Corona -- portable electric typewriters with computer interface. A-588-504: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories: Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., and National Semiconductor Corporation -- flash memory EPROM. A-588-806: Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide: Sumitomo -- High-grade chemical manganese dioxide (CMD-U). 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-588-815: 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. 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: November 1, 1991. Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 91-27032 Filed 11-7-91; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M