58 FR 27542, May 10, 1993 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA) Import Administration Scope Rulings ACTION: Notice of Scope Rulings. SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings completed between January 1, and March 31, 1993. In conjunction with this list, the ITA is [*27543] also publishing a list of pending requests for scope clarifications. The ITA intends to publish future lists within thirty days of the end of each quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 10, 1993. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zev Primor or Sandra Yacura, Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4851. 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) (1992)) 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, and March 31, 1993, and pending scope clarification requests. The ITA intends to publish in July 1993 a notice of scope rulings completed between April 1, 1993, and June 30, 1993, as well as pending scope clarification 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. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1993 and March 31, 1993 Country: Thailand A-549-502: Certain Circular Welded Carbon Pipes and Tubes Intrepid, Inc. -- British Standard (BS) light pipe 1387/67, Class A- 1 are within the scope of the order -- 11/12/92 (Remand) Country: Singapore C-559-802: Antifriction Bearings (Other than Tapered Roller Bearings) Sunstrand Aerospace -- certain cylindrical roller bearings are within the scope of the order -- 02/04/93 Country: People's Republic of China A-570-003: Shop Towels of Cotton Venus Textiles, Inc. -- certain 18 secondsx30 seconds dish towels are within the scope of the order -- 02/19/93 A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles Simcha Candle Co. -- certain "utility/household" candles are not within the scope of the order; tealight and candles over six inches in height are within the scope of the order -- 02/12/93 A-570-806: Silicon Metal Petitioners (American Alloys, Inc.; Elkem Metals Company; Globe Metallurgical, Inc.; Silicon Metaltech Inc.; SiMETCO Inc.; and SKW Alloys, Inc.) -- silicon metal, with a high aluminum content and a silicon content of at least 89.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent, is within the scope of the order -- 02/03/93 Country: Japan A-588-815: Cement Surecrete, Incorporated -- "Nittetsu Super Fine" cement is found not within the scope of the order -- 02/19/93 Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1993 and March 31, 1993 Country: Argentina C-357-404: Certain Apparel FBM S.R.L., Proteo S.A., Desatex S.A., and Four Seasons Wear Inc. -- men's knit cotton T-shirts, men's knit cotton tank tops, boys' knit cotton tank tops, women's knit cotton tank tops, men's knit cotton pants, boys' knit cotton pants, men's knit cotton shorts, boys' knit cotton shorts, women's knot cotton pants, girls' knot cotton pants, women's knit cotton shorts, and girls' knit cotton shorts -- terminated by request -- 10/13/92 Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1993 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 -- preliminary affirmative ruling -- 02/01/93 Country: United Kingdom A-412-801: Antifriction Bearings, and Parts Thereof Sinclair International -- SAR series of ball bearings Country: Federal Republic of Germany A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG and INA Bearing Company, Inc. -- Certain series of bearings 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 -- preliminary affirmative ruling -- 08/31/92 Country: People's Republic of China A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles Trade Advisory Group -- certain terra cotta candles San Francisco Candle Company -- certain ball-shaped, holiday and/or value-added candles Garrett-Hewitt, International -- certain "Giorgio" candles Primark International -- certain candle tins A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools Forrest Tool Company -- MAX Multipurpose Tool Country: Japan A-588-014: Tuners Alpine Electronics, Inc., Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., and Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., and Alpine Electronics Manufacturing of America, Inc. -- certain replacement parts and certain car radio/stereo parts Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America -- certain electronically-tuned car stereos A-588-055: Acrylic Sheet Sekisui America Corp. -- ESLON DC PLATE manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. A-588-087: Portable Electric Typewriters Swintec Corporation -- PET Model numbers 4000, 4040, 7000, 7001, 7003, and 7040 A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. and its related entities (Matsushita) -- Panasonic models EB-3530 and EB-3531 portable cellular telephones, including their accessories and their subassemblies and/or components Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu America, Inc. and Fujitsu Network Transmission Systems, Inc. -- hand-held portable cellular telephone, model F8OP-172, and its accessories Sanyo North America Corporation -- hand-held portable cellular [*27544] telephone, model CMP350 and ANTEL brand model STR2000 Mitsubushi Electric Corporation, Mitsubushi Electronics Incorporated, Mitsubushi Consumer Electronic America, Inc. -- hand- held portable cellular telephone models MT896FOR6A and MT892FOR6A Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. of America (Matsushita) -- all parts imported for use in portable cellular telephones NEC America, Incorporated -- P110/P120/TalkTime 180 Series of hand- held portable cellular telephones A-588-804: Antifriction Bearings Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. -- certain eccentric locking collars which are part of housed bearing units A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components Nitta Industries Corp. and Nitta International Inc. -- "conveyor belts" Tower Group International, Inc. and Epson America, Inc. -- closed loop synthetic timing belt used in Epson LX-800 desktop personal computer printer BRECOflex Corp. -- anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being circumvented by the processing of belting into belts in Mexico before importation into the United States A-588-810: Mechanical Transfer Presses Aida Engineering, Ltd. -- FMX series cold forging press A-588-817: Flat Panel Displays Honeywell, Inc. -- certain FPDs used in the B-777 Display Unit Rockwell International Corporation, Collins Air Transport Division -- certain FPDs, "AD" and "DD," used in avionics products International Digital Electronics -- certain FDPs used in the Graphic Control Panel Tektronix, Incorporated -- certain plasma-addressed liquid crystal FPDs A-588-818: Personal Work Processors Smith Corona Corporation -- allegation of circumvention by virtue of the importation, completion and assembly of personal word processor parts and components by Brother Industries (USA), Inc. 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: April 30, 1993. Holly A. Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 93-11008 Filed 5-7-93; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M