59 FR 8910, February 24, 1994 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Notice of Scope Rulings AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import 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 between October 1, and December 31, 1993. 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: February 24, 1994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Guglielmi, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 2704. Background: The Department of Commerce 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. This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between October 1, and December 31, 1993, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in April 1994 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994, 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. Scope Rulings Completed Between October 1, 1993 and December 31, 1993: Country: Japan A-588-810: Mechanical Transfer Presses Aida Engineering, Ltd.--The FMX cold forging press is within the scope of the order--11/23/93. A-588-817: Flat Panel Displays International Digital Electronics--Certain electroluminescent FPDs used in the Graphic Control Panels, models GP-410 and GP-430, are within the scope of the order; models GP-511T, GP-530T and GP-530VM terminated due to the revocation of the active-matrix FPD order--10/04/ 93. Country: Italy A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof Fiber Services--Certain textile machinery components are outside the scope of the order--12/23/93. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between October 1, 1993 and December 31, 1993 None. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 1993 and December 31, 1993 None Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 1993 and December 31, 1993 None. Pending Scope Clarification Requests As of December 31, 1993 Country: Mexico A-201-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.-- Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Country: Brazil A-351-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.-- Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-501: Paint Brushes Stanley Works-- Clarification to determine whether paint brushes with a blend of 60% synthetic and 40% natural fibers are within the scope of the order. A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels Win-Tex Products, Inc. (original applicant)--Clarification to determine whether certain cotton shop towels are within the scope of the order. This scope ruling was remanded to the Department by the Court of International Trade for further analysis. A-570-504: Candles A.J. Cohen--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday taper wax candles are within the scope of the order. A-570-504 Candles E & G Company--Clarification to determine whether certain musical holiday wax candles are within the scope of the order. Country: Korea A-580-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.-- Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Country: Venezuela A-307-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe Self-initiation. Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Country: Japan A-588-014: Tuners Alpine Electronics--Clarification to determine whether certain car radio/stereo and/or replacement parts, comprised of four subassemblies and their components, are within the scope of the order. Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether certain ``front end'' components of car tuners are within the scope of the order. A-588-015: Televisions AGIV (USA) Inc.--Clarification to determine whether AIWA Model VX- T1000MK3KEI color TV-VCR combination is within the scope of the order. A-588-814: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film (PET)-- Kimoto U.S.A. Inc., Clarification to determine whether certain Anti-Static Clear Film is within the scope of the order. A-588-055: Acrylic Sheet Sekisui America Corp.--Clarification to determine whether ESLON DC PLATE manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., is within the scope of the order. A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities-- Clarification to determine whether certain portable cellular telephones, Panasonic models EB-3530 and EB-3531, comprised of eight kits and numerous accessories, subassemblies and/or components thereof, are within the scope of the order. A-588-405: Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--Clarification to determine whether three models of hand-held portable cellular telephones and their subassemblies and/or components thereof, are within the scope of the order. A-588-405: Toyocom U.S.A. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) and High Frequency Crystal Mechanical filters (HCM filters) are within the scope of the order. A-588-405: Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether Electronic Model MT109 and MT119 Portable Cellular Telephones are within the scope of the order. A-588-405: TDK Corporation of America,--Clarification to determine whether Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators and Isolators are within the scope of the order. A-588-405: Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.,--Clarification to determine whether model CM-H333, and subassemblies thereof are within the scope of the order. A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether electronic jig saw model 4303C is within the scope of the order. A-588-823: Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether Router models 3621 and 3621A are within the scope of the order. A-588-823: Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether a bench top wet tile saw is within the scope of the order. A-588-604: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof Koyo Seiko--Clarification to determine whether certain forgings are within the scope of the order. Country: Argentina C-357-803: Leather Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether upper bovine leather without hair on, not whole, prepared after tanning is within the scope of the countervailing duty order. Country: Sweden A-401-040: Stainless Steel Plate Armco, Inc., G.O. Carlson, Allegheny Ludlum Corp., and Washington Steel Corp.--Clarification to determine whether Stavax, Ramax, and 904L are within the scope of the order. Avesta Sheffield--Clarification to determine whether stainless steel ``hot bands'' are within the scope of the order. Country: Germany A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof SKF--Clarification to determine whether certain textile machinery components are within the scope of the order. A-428-801: Consolidated Saw Mill International (CSMI) Inc.-- Clarification to determine whether certain Cambio bearings contained in its sawmill debarker are within the scope of the order. Country: Brazil A-351-603: Brass Sheet and Strip Eluma International Inc.--Clarification to determine whether brass circles are within the scope of the order. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests As of October 1, 1993 Country: Mexico A-201-806: Steel Wire Rope Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope and Specialty Cable Manufacturers--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether a producer of steel wire rope in Mexico is circumventing the antidumping order by importing steel wire strand into the United States where it is wound into steel wire rope. Country: Japan A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components BRECOFLEX Corp.--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being circumvented by the processing of Japanese belting into belts in Mexico before importation into the United States. Country: Japan A-588-818: Personal Word Processors Smith Corona Corporation--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being circumvented by the importation, completion and assembly of personal word processor parts and components by Brother Industries (USA), Inc., in the United States. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-814: Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings U.S. Fittings Group--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being circumvented by adding value in Thailand (modifying pipe fittings to ``finished'' from ``unfinished'' status) after importation from the People's Republic of China. 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: February 12, 1994. Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 94-4196 Filed 2-23-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P