Scope Rulings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994. 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: May 17, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason R. Field or Wendy J. Frankel,

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-

5253.

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 January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994, and pending

scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The

Department intends to publish in July 1994 a notice of scope rulings

and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April 1, 1994, and

June 30, 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 January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994

Country: People's Republic of China.

A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels. Win-Tex Products, Inc. (original

applicant)--Remanded from the Court of International Trade to determine

whether certain cotton shop towels, hemmed or cut and hemmed in

Honduras, are within the scope of the order. Our redetermination

pursuant to the remand is that these shop towels are within the scope

of the order--1/18/94.

A-570-501: Paint Brushes. Stanley Works--Paint brushes with a blend

of 60% synthetic and 40% natural fibers are outside the scope of the

order--3/25/94.

Country: Japan.

A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools. Makita Inc.,

Makita, U.S.A.--Electronic Jig Saw Model 4303C is outside the scope of

the order--3/25/94.

A-588-015: Televisions. AGIV (USA) Inc.-- AIWA Model VX-T1000MK3KEI

color TV-VCR combination is outside the scope of the order--1/28/94.

A-588-055: Acrylic Sheet. Sekisui America Corp.--ESLON DC PLATE

manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., is outside the scope of the

finding--3/25/94.

A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies. Matsushita

Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--three

models of hand-held portable cellular telephones and their

subassemblies and/or components thereof are outside the scope of the

order--3/25/94.

Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related

entities--Remanded from the Court of International Trade. Certain

portable telephones, subassemblies, and components thereof are outside

the scope of the order (24 products)--3/31/94.

Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1994 and March

31, 1994

Country: People's Republic of China.

A-570-814: Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. U.S. Fittings Group--

Affirmative determination on the circumvention of the order by adding

value in Thailand (modifying pipe fittings to ``finished'' from

``unfinished'' status) after importation from the People's Republic of

China--3/25/94.

Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994

None.

Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1994 and

March 31, 1994

Country: Japan.

A-588-818: Personal Word Processors (PWPs)--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, terminated 4/22/94.

Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1994

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. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94.

.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. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94.

A-351-603: Brass Sheet and Strip. Eluma International Inc.--

Clarification to determine whether brass circles are within the scope

of the order.

Country: People's Republic of China.

A-570-504: Candles. Two's Company--Clarification to determine

whether certain decorated pillar candles and red and gold angel taper

candle are within the scope of the order.

A.J. Cohen--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday

taper wax candles are within the scope of the order.

Kole Imports--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday

taper wax candles are within the scope of the order.

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. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94.

Country: Venezuela.

A-307-885: 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. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on

1/13/94.

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

finding.

Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America--Clarification to determine

whether certain ``front end'' components of car tuners are within the

scope of the finding.

A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies. Antel

Communications Corporation and Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.--

Clarification to determine whether Sanyo Model CMP 351 portable

cellular telephone and Antel Model STR 1600 portable cellular telephone

are within the scope of the order.

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.

Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related

entities--Remanded from the Court of International Trade. Clarification

to determine whether certain portable telephones, subassemblies, and

components thereof are within the scope of the order (5 products).

Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.,

Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc.--Clarification to

determine whether Electronic Model MT109 and MT 119 Portable Cellular

Telephones are within the scope of the order.

TDK Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether

Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators and Isolators are within the

scope of the order.

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 Router models 3621

and 3621A are within the scope of the order.

Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether a

bench top wet tile saw is within the scope of the order.

Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether

Planer model 1912B 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. Affirmative preliminary ruling issued on 2/28/94.

A-588-814: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film. Kimoto U.S.A.

Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain Anti-Static Clear Film

is 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: Taiwan.

A-570-808: Lug Nuts. Consolidated International--Clarification to

determine whether certain hex size lug nuts are within the scope of the

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

finding.

Avesta Sheffield--Clarification to determine whether stainless

steel ``hot bands'' are within the scope of the finding.

Country: Germany.

A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller

Bearings) and Parts Thereof. Rotek--Clarification to determine whether

certain slewing rings are within the scope of the order.

SKF--Clarification to determine whether certain textile machinery

components are within the scope of the order.

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.

Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests as of March 31, 1994

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.

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: May 11, 1994.

Roland L. MacDonald,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 94-11969 Filed 5-16-94; 8:45 am]

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