[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64334-64336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30877]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a
list of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed by
Import Administration, between July 1, 1996, and September 30, 1996. 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: December 4, 1996.
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 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.
This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries
completed by Import Administration, between July 1, 1996, and September
30, 1996, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry
requests. The Department intends to publish in January 1997 a notice of
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between October
1, 1996, and December 31, 1996, 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 July 1, 1996 and September 30,
1996
Country: Germany
A-428-821 Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof
(LNPPs), Whether Assembled or Unassembled
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company--A stitcher for use with a folder
that is attached to a commercial printing press is outside the scope of
the order. 9/24/96.
Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-820 Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks (CDIW) Fittings
and Glands
Star Pipe Products, Inc.--``Retainer Glands''--are not within the
scope of the order. 9/18/96.
Country: Japan
A-588-809 Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies and
Parts Thereof
Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu Electric Co.--Certain dual use
subassemblies (central processing units and read-only-memory units) are
outside the scope of the order. 9/26/96.
II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1996 and
September 30, 1996
None.
III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1996 and September 30,
1996
Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-504--Petroleum Wax Candles Kendal King Graphics--
Clarification to determine whether certain Christmas ``candle tins''
are within the scope of the order. Scope inquiry terminated on 8/29/96.
IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1996 and
September 30, 1996
None.
V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of September 30, 1996
Country: Brazil
A-351-817 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
C-351-818 Wirth Limited--Clarification to determine whether
profile slabs produced by Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao and imported
by Wirth Limited are within the scope of the order.
Country: Germany
A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller
Bearings) and Parts Thereof
Enkotec Company, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether the
``main bearings'' imported for incorporation into Enkotec Rotary Nail
Machines are slewing rings and, therefore, outside the scope of
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the order.
Country: Singapore
A-559-801 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller
Bearings) and Parts Thereof
Rockwell International Corporation--Clarification to determine
whether an automotive component known as a cushion suspension unit (or
cushion assembly unit or bearing assembly) is within the scope of the
order.
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 replacable parts within the cavity of the paintbrush body, is
within the scope of the order.
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
Mervyn's--Clarification to determine whether a candle, article no.
20172, in the shape of a cube is within the scope of the order.
Enesco Corporation--Clarification to determine whether 10 styles of
candles imported from the PRC are within the scope of the order.
Midwest of Cannon Falls--Clarification to determine whether 7
styles of candles imported from the PRC are within the scope of the
order.
Cost Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether taper and
pillar candles imported as beeswax candles are within the scope of the
order.
Institutional Financing Services--Clarification to determine
whether one model of candle is a holiday novelty candle and, thus,
outside the scope of the order.
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.
A-570-808 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts
Consolidated International Automotive, Inc.--Clarification to
determine whether certain nickel-plated lug nuts are within the scope
of the order.
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-570-822 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs which are imported to
the U.S. in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order.
Country: Taiwan
A-583-508 Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware
Cost Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether 10 piece
porcelain-on-steel fondue sets are within the scope of the order.
A-583-810 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts
Consolidated International Automotive, Inc.--Clarification to
determine whether certain nickel-plated lug nuts are within the scope
of the order.
A-583-820 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs imported into the U.S.
in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order.
A-583-824 Polyvinyl Alcohol
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.--Clarification to determine whether
polyvinyl alcohol produced with U.S. origin vinyl acetate monomer is
within the scope of the order.
Country: Japan
A-588-055 Acrylic Sheet from Japan
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether
Sumielec, an acrylic based antistatic material, is within the scope of
the order.
A-588-056 Melamine
Taiyo America, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether melamine
with special physical characteristics (100% of the particles are
smaller than 10 microns) are within the scope of the order.
A-588-802 3\1/2\'' Microdisks
TDK Inc., TDK Electronics Co.--Clarification to determine whether
certain web roll media are within the scope of the order.
A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings),
and Parts Thereof
Rockwell International Corporation--Clarification to determine
whether an automotive component known as a cushion suspension unit (or
cushion assembly unit or center bearing assembly) is within the scope
of the order.
A-588-807 Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof, Whether
Cured or Uncured
Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (HPE)--Clarification to
determine whether certain belts HPE imports from Japan for use in
manufacturing lawn tractors and riding lawn mowers are within the scope
of the order.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM)--clarification to determine
whether certain v-belts imported from Japan by AHM are within the scope
of the order.
A-588-810 Mechanical Transfer Presses
Komatsu Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether certain mechanical
transfer press parts exported from Japan are within the scope of the
order.
A-588-813 Light-Scattering Instruments and Parts Thereof from Japan
Thermo Capillary Electrophoresis, Inc.--Clarification to determine
whether diode array detectors and cell flow units are within the scope
of the order.
A-588-815 Gray Portland Cement and Clinker
Surecrete, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether New Super Fine
Cement manufactured by Nittetsu Cement Co., Ltd., is 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.
A-588-837 Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof
(LNPPs), Whether Assembled or Unassembled
Miyakoshi America Co., Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether
certain printing press components are within the scope of the order.
Country: Russia
A-821-803 Titanium Sponge
Waldron Pacific, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether titanium
tablets produced by electrolytic reduction are within the scope of the
order.
VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of September 30, 1996
Country: Korea
A-580-008 Color Television Receivers from Korea
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the International
Union of Electronic Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers,
and the Industrial Union Department (the Unions)--Anticircumvention
inquiry to determine whether Samsung Electronics Co., L.G. Electronics
Inc., and Daewoo Electronics Co.,
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are circumventing the order by shipping Korean-origin color picture
tubes, printed circuit boards, color television kits, chassis, and
other materials, parts and components to plants operated by related
parties in Mexico where the parts are then assembled in CTVs and
shipped to the U.S. Additionally, an anticircumvention inquiry to
determine whether Samsung by shipping Korean-origin color picture tubes
and other CTV parts to a related party in Thailand for assembly into
complete CTVs prior to exportation to the U.S.
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: November 27, 1996.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 96-30877 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]
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