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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import 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 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]
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