62 FR 30569, June 4, 1997

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 January 1, 1997, and March 31, 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: June 4, 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.

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 January 1, 1997, and March 
31, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry 
requests. The Department intends to publish in July 1997 a notice of 
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April 
1, 1997, and June 30, 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

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either the ruling or product subject to the request.

I. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1997 and March 31, 
1997

Brazil

A-351-817, C-351-818  Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
    Wirth Limited--Profile slab produced by Companhia Siderurgica de 
Tubarao (CST) is within the scope of the order. 4/2/97

Germany

A-428-801  Antifriction Bearings
    Enkotec Company, Inc.--``Main bearings'' imported for incorporation 
into Enkotec Rotary Nail Machines are slewing rings and, therefore, are 
outside the scope of the order. 2/10/97

Singapore

A-559-801  Antifriction Bearings
    Rockwell International Corporation--Automotive components known as 
cushion suspension units (or cushion assembly units or center bearing 
assemblies) are outside the scope of the order. 2/10/97

Japan

A-588-802  3\1/2\'' Micro Disks
    TDK Corporation and TDK Electronics Corporation (collectively TDK)-
TDK model PR-CLF2MA coated media web roll is within the scope of the 
order. 10/23/96. (Correction to Notice of Scope Rulings, 62 FR 9176, 
February 28, 1997)
A-588-804  Antifriction Bearings
    Rockwell International Corporation--Automotive components known as 
cushion suspension units (or cushion assembly units or center bearing 
assemblies) are outside the scope of the order. 2/10/97
A-588-807  Industrial Belts
    Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (HPE)--Eight drive and 
blade belts produced by HPE are outside the scope of the order. 1/21/97
    American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM)--Twenty-two drive and blade 
belts produced by AHM are outside the scope of the order. 1/15/97
A-588-810  Mechanical Transfer Presses
    Komatsu Ltd.,--Certain mechanical transfer press parts exported 
from Japan are outside the scope of the order. 10/1/96. (Correction to 
Notice of Scope Rulings, 62 FR 9176, February 28, 1997)

Russia

A-821-803  Titanium Sponge
    Waldron Pacific, Inc.--Titanium tablets produced by electrolytic 
reduction are within the scope of the order. 3/6/97

II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1996 and 
March 31, 1997

    None.

III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1997 and March 31, 
1997

    None.

IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1997 and 
March 31, 1997

    None.

V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1997

Canada

A-122-823  Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
    Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether certain boron 
steels are within the scope of the order.

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
    Enesco Corporation--Clarification to determine whether a birthday 
candle (style #9500340) is within the scope of the order
    Institutional Financing Services--Clarification to determine 
whether red/white candles packaged as peppermint candles are holiday 
novelty candles 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
    Fritz Companies, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether a taper 
with a design depicting a painted ``Christmas scene'' of holly ivy and 
berries, item # 416750, is within the scope of the order
    Hallmark Cards, Inc.,--Clarification to determine whether the 
399FMB5503 Formed Wax Peppermint Candy Candle is within the scope of 
the order
    M.G. Maher & Co. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether a 12 inch 
spiral candle is 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-570-822  Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
    Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works 
(SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs which are imported to 
the United States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the 
order
A-570-827  Certain Cased Pencils
    Nadel Trading Corporation--Clarification to determine whether a 
plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil (also known as the ``Bensia'' 
pencil) is within the scope of the order
A-570-836  Glycine
    Consolidated Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.--Clarification to determine 
whether D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is within the scope of the 
order

South Korea

A-580-803  Small Business Telephones from Korea
    TT Systems Corporation--Clarification to determine whether the 
``Model 4300'' should be excluded from the scope of the order because 
it is a ``blocking'' system, whereas the order pertains to ``non-
blocking'' systems

Taiwan

A-583-810  Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts
    Wheel Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether imported zinc-
plated lug nuts which are then chrome-plated in the United States 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 
United States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order

Japan

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, supposedly without a precision rating, for 
use as an axle

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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 manufacture of the 
product substantially differentiates it from any other product 
available

VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of March 31, 1997

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

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 
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 is circumventing the 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: May 23, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
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