63 FR 6722, February 10, 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 October 1, 1997 and December 31, 1997. 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: February 10, 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, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793. Background The regulations of the Department of Commerce (the Department) (19 CFR 351.225(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 October 1, 1997, and December 31, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in April 1998 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1998, and March 31, 1998, 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. I. SCOPE RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1997 and DECEMBER 31, 1997 Country: Italy A-475-818 Certain Pasta C-475-819 Shonfeld's (U.S.A.) Inc.--Multicolored pasta in decorative glass containers, which are sealed with cork or paraffin and bound with raffia, is outside the scope of the order. 8/25/97. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-832 Pure Magnesium American Metallurgical Inc. (AMI)--Magnesium crystal granules having a maximum dimension (i.e., length or diameter) of less than one inch are included within the scope of the order. 11/14/97. A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles Meijer, Inc.--Three candles (Joy, Peace, flame) are within the scope of the order. Two candles (Noel, Happy Valentine's Day) are outside the scope of the order. 12/15/97. Country: Japan A-588-703 Internal-Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Forklift Corporation (collectively Nissan)--Model FO5-70 forklifts are not within the scope of the order. 10/14/97. A-588-802 3.5'' Microdisks Maxell Corporation of America--Maxell's OSD325--Floptical Disk is outside the scope of the order. 11/21/97. A-588-803 Stainless Steel Bar Keystone Stainless Inc.--``Keystone 2000,'' a speciality stainless steel bar product, is within the scope of the order. 10/15/97. II. ANTICIRCUMVENTION RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1997 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997 None. [[Page 6723]] III. SCOPE INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1997 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997 None. IV. ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1,1997 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997 Country: Korea A-580-008 Color Television Receivers On August 11, 1995, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers, and the Industrial Union Department (collectively the petitioners), filed an application requesting that the Department conduct an anti-circumvention inquiry of the antidumping order on color televisions from the Republic of Korea. Pursuant to that application, the Department initiated an anti-circumvention inquiry on January 19, 1996. On December 19, 1997, petitioners submitted a letter requesting that the Department terminate the inquiry. Accordingly, the anticircumvention inquiry was terminated effective 12/31/97. V. PENDING SCOPE CLARIFICATION REQUESTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 Country: Canada A-122-823 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether certain carbon steel plate with boron added is within the scope of 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. A-428-821 Large Newspaper Printing Presses from Germany Clarification to determine whether parts for reel tension pasters are within the scope of the order. Country: Italy A-475-818 Certain Pasta C-475-819 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 with the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Country: People's Republic of China A-570-501 Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads Kwick Clean and Green Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether a group of bristles held together at the base with glue, which are to be used as replaceable parts within the cavity of the paintbrush body, is within the scope of the order. 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. 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. American Drug Stores--Clarification to determine whether spherical candles with a ``wax veneer'' are 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. A-570-827 Certain Cased Pencils Creative Designs International, Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether 10 piece dress-up/vanity sets for young girls, containing two pencils (approximately 3 inches in length with no eraser or ferrule), are within the scope of the order. Country: Korea A-580-601 Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware C-580-802 Samuel Shapiro & Company--Clarification to determine whether certain stainless steel pasta and steamer inserts are within the scope of the order. A-580-803 Small Business Telephone Systems TT Systems Corporation--Clarification to determine whether the ``Model 4300'' which is a ``blocking'' system should be excluded from the scope of the order which pertains to ``non-blocking'' systems. Country: Taiwan A-583-009 Color Television Receivers, Monochrome and Color Coach Master International Corporation (CMI)--Clarification to determine whether the Kitchen Coach Unit 8100 manufactured by Action Electronics and imported by CMI is within the scope of the order. Country: Japan A-588-028 Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle Kaga Chain Manufacturer (KCM)--Clarification to determine whether silent timing chain for use in automobiles is within the scope of the order. A-588-405 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of America-- Clarification to determine whether a new subscriber unit (model number HS600)is within the scope of the order. 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-588-824 Corrosion Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products Drive Automotive Industries--Clarification to determine whether 2000 millimeter wide, made to order, corrosion resistant carbon steel coils are within the scope of the order. [[Page 6724]] VI. PENDING ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 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 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 s 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. (Barilla) 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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Dated: Feburary 4, 1998. Richard W. Moreland, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration. [FR Doc. 98-3329 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P