57 FR 19602, May 7, 1992 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 January 1, 1992, and March 31, 1992. In conjunction with this list, the ITA is also publishing a list of pending requests for scope clarifications. The ITA intends to publish future lists within thirty days of the end of such quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 1992. 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 January 1, 1992, and March 31, 1992, and pending scope clarification requests. The ITA intends to publish in July 1992 a notice of scope rulings completed between April 1, 1992, and June 30, 1992. 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 January 1, 1992, and March 31, 1992 General Issues A-100-001: Antifriction Bearings: Customs -- ceramic bearings are within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 Country: Federal Republic of Germany A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: Sachs Automotive Products -- clutch release systems which do not contain rolling elements (Sachs models GK-1, Gr.1, GK-2, Gr.0, and Gr.2) are not within the scope of the order and clutch release systems that do not contain rolling elements are antifriction bearings within the scope of the order -- 3/17/92 Country: Italy A-475-059 Pressure Sensitive Tape: INCAS Corp. -- highlighting "NoteTape" is not within the scope of the order -- 3/18/92 A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings: Wolf D. Barth Co., Inc., and SKF Component System Co. -- 7/32" chrome steel balls for use as check valves in hydraulic valve systems are not parts of antifriction bearings and, therefore, are not within the scope of the order -- 3/31/92 Federal Mogul -- roller turn rollers are antifriction bearings within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 Country: People's Republic of China A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels: Win-Tex Products, Inc. -- towels imported from Honduras are within the scope of the order -- 3/31/92 A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles: Candles by Finesse -- the "Van Gogh" and "Monet" are within the scope of the order -- 3/18/92 Country: Korea A-580-008: Color Television Receivers: Granada Hospital Group -- Spectrum C-10 Interactive Receiver is not within the scope of the order -- 3/24/92 A-580-803: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Cord Electronics, Inc. -- the dual use Digital Display Set telephone set (DDS) is not within the scope of the order -- 1/2/92 Country: Hong Kong A-582-802: Sweaters Wholly or in Chief Weith of Man-Made Fiber: Joyce Sportswear -- models S/3603; S/3633, and S/3402 are not within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 Country: Taiwan A-583-605: Butt-weld Pipe Fittings: Sprink, Inc. -- the "Sprink-let" is within the scope of the order -- 3/25/92 Country: Japan A-588-007: Certain High Capacity Pagers: Motorola -- components and subassemblies of papers are not within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 A-588-014: Tuners: Nichimen America Inc. -- Sanshin compact direct broadcast satellite (DBS) tuners (models UT-06, UT-07, UT-17PS, UT-19PS, UT-27, UT-27MS, UT-39PDN, UT-39PDOO, UT-39PDOR, UT-39PD02, UT-59PD00, UT-PD01, UT- 69PC, UT-69WS, UT-79SD, UT-79SS, UT-79WD, and UT-79WS) are not within the scope of the order -- 3/17/92 A-588-015: Television Receiving Sets, Monochrome and Color: IDC Marketing Corp. -- National TV models TC2160MR and TC-290TR, and JVC TV model CX-60ME are not within the scope of the order -- 3/18/92 Inter-Ocean Industries -- Panasonic model TC-1471NPSR is not within the scope of the order -- 3/18/92 A-588-016: Ferrite Cores: U.S. Customs advised that ferrite bead inductors appear to be within the scope of the order -- 3/16/92 A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters: Nakajima, Canon, and Smith Corona -- portable electric typewriters with computer interface are within the scope of the order -- 3/17/92 A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Murata Erie North America, Inc. - - various electronic components are within the scope of the order -- 3/31/92 A-588-504: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories: Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., and National Semiconductor Corporation -- certain flash memory devices based on EPROM technology are later-developed products within the scope of the suspended investigation and suspension agreement -- final ruling -- 3/26/92 A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof, Whether Cured or Uncured: Japan Freight Consolidators (Calif.), Inc. -- V-volt model 5L118 is within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. -- Kawasaki 59011 series of belts is not within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 A-588-809: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. -- KME 336, certain subassemblies, and accessories are not within the scope of the order - - 3/13/92 A-588-810: Mechanical Transfer Presses: Aida Engineering -- spare and replacement parts are not within the scope of the order -- 3/17/92 A-588-815: Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker: Onoda Cement Co., Ltd. -- Classes G and H of oil well cement are within the scope of the order -- 3/16/92 A-588-817: High Information Content Flat Panel Displays: Sharp -- Sharp model QA-1000 computer projection panel is not within the scope of the order -- 2/20/92 Rockwell -- FPDs for use in the DLC-800 are not within the scope of the order -- 2/25/92 A-588-818: Personnel Word Processors: Fujitsu -- Fujitsu model OASYS-30AX-W Japanese language word processor is not within the scope of the order -- 3/13/92 Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1992, and March 31, 1992 A-588-015: Television Receiving Sets, Monochrome and Color: Sharp -- LCD TV/VCR model VC-V542U-based on no shipment -- 3/31/92 Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1992 Country: Canada A-122-601: Brass Sheet and Strip: Hussey Copper Ltd., The Miller Company, Olin Corp. (Brass Group), Outokumpu American Brass, Revere Copper Products, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, the International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America (AFL-CIO), the Mechanics Educational Society of America (Local 56), and the United Steelworkers of America (AFL-CIO/CLC) -- anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether a producer of brass in Canada and a U.S. importer of brass are circumventing the antidumping order by importing Canadian brass plate, a product not included within the antidumping duty order, into the United States where it is rolled down slightly into brass sheet and strip Country: Federal Republic of Germany A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings: SKF -- certain "textile machinery components" Allergan Medical Optics -- stainless steel balls for non-bearing use Country: Italy A-475-703: Granular Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) Resin: E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company Inc. -- anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of granular PTFE raw polymer are circumventing the order A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings: IBC Bearing Co. -- finished, semiground balls Country: People's Republic of China A-570-502: Certain Iron Construction Castings: Customs/CNI Manufacturing -- certain cast iron rings A/570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles: Candles By Miss Montanna USA -- "Mozart," "Chopin," and "Strauss" candles A-570-806: Silicon Metal: Petitioners (American Alloys, Inc.; Elkem Metals Company; Globe Metallurgical, Inc.; Silicon Metalitech Inc.; SiMETCO Inc.; and SKW Alloys, Inc -- silicon metal with a silicon content of at least 89.00 percent but less then 99.99 percent. Country: Korea A-580-008: Color Television Receivers: Goldstar Co., Ltd., Goldstar Electronics International, Inc., and Goldstar of America, Inc. -- printed circuit boards combined after importation with U.S.-made color picture tubes A-580-601: Stainless Steel Cooking Ware: Polar Ware Company -- certain stainless steel stock pots and covers William H. Campbell Company -- stainless steel 8 cup coffee percolator C-580-602: Stainless Steel Cooking Ware: William H. Campbell Company -- stainless steel 8 cup coffee percolator Country: Taiwan A-583-508: Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware: mr. Stove Ltd -- stove top grills A-583-603: Stainless Steel Cooking Ware: William H. Campbell Company -- "universal plan lid" C-583-604: Stainless Steel Cooking Ware: William H. Campbell Company -- "universal plan lid" Country: Japan A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters: Silver Seiko -- "office typewriters" models EZ-40 and EZ-43 A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies: NEC -- base band IC NEC Corporation and NEC America, Inc. -- hand-held portable cellular telephones model numbers MP5A1A3-1A, MP5A1A4-1A, MP5A1A1-1A, and MP5A1A2-1A Sony Corporation and Sony Corporation of America, Inc. -- pocket- sized portable cellular telephones models CM-H1 and CM-H20, and subassemblies therefor Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., and Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc. -- cellular telephone models MT-996FOR6A and MT-992FOR6A A-588-707: Granular Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) Resin: LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc., and ICI Americas Inc. -- reprocessed PTFE powder A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof, Whether Cured or Uncured: QMS, Inc. -- belts for use in laser printers Nitta Industries Corp. and Nitta International Inc. -- "conveyor belts" Yamaha Motor Corporation -- V-belts for use on Yamaha scooters, snow mobiles, generators, lawn tractors, and other recreation vehicles A-588-809: Certain Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof: Iwatsu Electric Company Ltd. and Iwatsu America Inc. -- certain "dual use" subassemblies -- specifically, circuit cards IX-ROMP32S, IX-2ICOTB, IX-ICOTP, IX-SREP, IX-CMSG-1, IX-4ETRAN, IX-RATK, IX-HCIF, IX-BUFM, IX-8BSUB/IX-BTERM, and IX-ROMP32, and power supply unit IX- SRPWS (Star Repeater Power Supply) A-588-810: Mechanical Transfer Presses: Customs -- destack sheet feeder A-588-814 Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip: Diafoil America Inc. -- Diafoil AC-250 Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. -- Fuji's roller transport cleaning film A-588-817: High Information Content Flat Panel Displays Honeywell Incorporated -- full color active matrix liquid flat panel display with a total of 50,957 pixels for incorporation into Honeywell's Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System 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: April 24, 1992. Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 92-10729 Filed 5-6-92; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M