Notice of Scope Rulings

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.

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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, 1997 and September 30, 1997. 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: November 21, 1997.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background:

The Department's regulations (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 July 1, 1997, and September

30, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry

requests. The Department intends to publish in January 1998 a notice of

scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between October

1, 1997, and December 31, 1997, 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, 1997 and September 30,

1997

Country: People's Republic of China

A-570-502 Iron Construction Castings

Metraflex Company--Certain ``Y'' pipe strainers, imported by

Metraflex Company, are outside the scope of the order. 8/13/97.

A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles

Indio Products Inc.--Various tapers, votives, pillars, and rounds

are within the scope of the order. 9/15/97.

M.G. Maher & Co. Inc.--A red flame 12-inch spiral candle is within

the scope of the order. 9/25/97.

Russ Berrie Co., Inc.--Heart-shaped ``trinket box'' candle is

within the scope of the order. 9/25/97.

Russ Berrie Co., Inc.--Star-shaped confetti pillar candles are

within the scope of the order. 9/2/97.

Meijer, Inc.--Four terra cotta candles (bell, tree, reindeer, and

star) are within the scope of the order. A Jack O'Lantern candle is

outside the scope of the order. 9/8/97.

Enesco Corporation--Birthday candle (style #9500340) is outside the

scope of the order. 9/30/97.

A-570-822 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)

Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works

(SIP)--Helical Spring Lock Washers which are imported to the United

States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. 9/30/

97

A-570-827 Certain Cased Pencils

Nadel Trading Corporation--A plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil

known as the Bensia pencil is outside the scope of the order. 9/15/97.

A-570-836 Glycine

Consolidated Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.--D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl

Dane Salt is outside the scope of the order. 7/23/97.

Country: Taiwan

A-583-816 Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings

Eckstrom Industries--Eckstrom's cast stainless steel fittings are

within the scope of the order. 9/29/97.

A-583-820 Helical Spring Lockwashers (HSLWs)

Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works

(SIP)--Helical Spring Lockwashers imported into the United States in an

uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. 9/30/97.

II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1997 and

September 30, 1997

None.

III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1997 and September

30, 1997

None.

IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between July 1,1997 and

September 30, 1997

None.

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V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of September 30, 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.

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

Long Island Distributing Co. Ltd.--Clarification to determine

whether various pillars, Christmas tin candles, cherub candles, and

fruit/veggie candles are within 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.

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: South Korea

A-580-803 Small Business Telephones From Korea

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-588-703 Certain Internal-Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Forklift Corporation

(collectively Nissan)--Clarification to determine whether model F05-70

is within the scope of the order.

A-588-802 3.5'' Microdisks

Maxell Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether

Maxell's OSD325-Floptical Disk 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.

A-588-833 Stainless Steel Bar

Keystone Stainless Inc.--Clarification to determine whether

``Keystone 2000,'' a specialty stainless steel bar product, should be

excluded from the scope of the order because the process of manufacture

of the product substantially differentiates it from any other product

available.

VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of September 30, 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; C-412-811 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products

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.

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Country: Germany

A-428-811; C-429-812 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products

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: 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., 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 United States.

Additionally, an anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Samsung

is circumventing the order 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 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, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20230.

Dated: November 14, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-30703 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]

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