63 FR 41545, August 4, 1998 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed by Import Administration between April 1, 1998 and June 30, 1998. In conjunction with this list, the Department of Commerce is also publishing a list of pending requests for scope clarifications and anticircumvention inquiries. We intend to publish future lists within 30 days of the end of each quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Trentham, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793. Background The regulations of the Department of Commerce (the Department) (19 CFR 351.22(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 April 1, 1998, and June 30, 1998, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in October 1998 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between July 1, 1998, and September 30, 1998, as well as pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The following lists provide the country, case reference number, requester(s), a brief description of either the ruling or product subject to the request, and the date of rulings made. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. SCOPE RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 and JUNE 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country.................. Finland. A-405-071................ Viscose Rayon Fiber. Kemira Fibres Oy--Short-cut (LK) fiber and fire retardant (VISIL) fiber are within the scope of the order. 6/8/98. Country.................. People's Republic of China. A-570-504................ Petroleum Wax Candles. Polardreams Inc.--Granular petroleum wax candle kits are within the scope of the order. 5/6/98. Meijer, Inc.--Sweetheart tapers and wax- filled glass containers with decorative hearts are within the scope of the order. A wax-filled porcelain bunny, an Easter taper with a chick attached, an Easter bunny head teal light, a valentine heart teal light, a heart-shaped candle on wax heart base, a ``candy kiss'' candle, and a ``bunny long ears'' flame candle are outside the scope of the order. 6/11/98. Country.................. South Korea A-580-601................ Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware. C-580-802 Samuel Shapiro & Company--certain stainless steel Pasta and steamer inserts are within the scope of the order. 4/15/98. Country.................. Japan A-588-802................ 3.5 Inch Microdisks and Coated Media Thereof. [[Page 41546]] Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics, Inc.--High Capacity Floppy Disk (HIFD) is outside the scope of the order. 4/ 16/98. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ II. ANTICIRCUMVENTION RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ None ------------------------------------------------------------------------ III. SCOPE INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country.................. People's Republic of China. A-570-504................ Petroleum Wax Candles. Sun-It Corporation--Clarification to determine whether taper candles containing oil of citronella are within the scope of the order. Scope inquiry was terminated on 5/ 14/98. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IV. ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ None ------------------------------------------------------------------------ V. PENDING SCOPE CLARIFICATION REQUESTS AS OF JUNE 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country.................. Mexico. A-201-805................ Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Cierra Pipe, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether line pipe ``shorts,'' or ``old line pipe'' which has rusted and pitted after sitting in storage, constitute line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines or is pipe and tube covered by 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.................. Italy. C-475-819................ Certain Pasta. A-475-818 Joseph A. Sidari Company, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether a shrink wrapped package containing six one-pound packages, each of which would first be individually packaged in a cellophane wrapper (cello) with ``Not Labeled for Retail Sale'' written across the entire length of each of the individual packages on both sides, is within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Country.................. People's Republic of China. A-570-504................ Petroleum Wax Candles. 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. Et Al Imports--Clarification to determine whether candles consisting of an 80/20 beeswax/petroleum wax blend are within the scope of the order. Et Al Imports--Clarification to determine whether a bamboo shaped candle is 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. Country.................. Japan. 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-588-837................ Large Newspaper Printing Presses from Germany. Nireco Corporation--Clarification to determine whether Calagraph Systems are within the scope of the order. Komori American Corporation--Clarification to determine whether the System 20 is within the scope of the order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VI. PENDING ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES AS OF JUNE 30, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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................ Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products. C-412-811 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. Country.................. Germany. [[Page 41547]] A-428-811................ Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products. C-429-812 Inland Steel Bar Company and USS/Kobe Steel Company (Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Saarstahl A.G. and Thyssen 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.................. Italy A-475-818................ Certain Pasta. Borden, Inc., Hershey Foods Corp., Gooch Foods, Inc., (Petitioners)-- Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Barilla S.r.L. is importing pasta in the United States in bulk (defined as packages of greater than five pounds) and repackaging the pasta into packages of five pounds or less for sale in the retail market; and whether such repackaging constitutes circumvention of the antidumping duty order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July 28, 1998. Maria Harris Tildon, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration. [FR Doc. 98-20798 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P