[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48799-48801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22804]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Applicable October 20, 2017.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between 
July 1, 2016, and September 30, 2016, inclusive. We intend to publish 
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Waters, AD/CVD Operations, 
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department's regulations provide that the Secretary will 
publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings on a quarterly 
basis.\1\ Our most recent notification of scope rulings was published 
on June 2, 2017.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and

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anticircumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance 
between July 1, 2016, and September 30, 2016, inclusive. Subsequent 
lists will follow after the close of each calendar quarter.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 82 FR 26454 (June 2, 2017).
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Scope Rulings Made Between July 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016

People's Republic of China

A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Adams Thermal Systems, Inc.; fittings imported from 
the PRC (i.e., certain fittings for oil coolers, certain fittings 
for condensers, certain fittings for radiators, a plug for an oil 
cooler, a mounting pin for an oil cooler, and a fastener for an oil 
cooler) that are machined from an extruded aluminum blank are within 
the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders; July 
11, 2016.

A-570-814: Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Westlake Vinyls Company (Westlake); The component 
parts of Westlake's engineered and manufactured Pipe Spools that are 
produced in the PRC and imported by Westlake are within the scopes 
of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Carbon Steel 
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings; Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe; 
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe; and 
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe 
from the PRC. The Department determines that the component parts are 
subject to the orders when examined individually in their own right 
because the components meet the language of their respective 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders and the 19 CFR 
351.225(k)(1) sources do not exclude them from their respective 
orders by virtue of their inclusion into a larger product; August 
15, 2016.

A-570-910 and C-570-911: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe 
From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Westlake Vinyls Company (Westlake); The component 
parts of Westlake's engineered and manufactured Pipe Spools that are 
produced in the PRC and imported by Westlake are within the scopes 
of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Carbon Steel 
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings; Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe; 
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe; and 
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe 
from the PRC. The Department determines that the component parts are 
subject to the orders when examined individually in their own right 
because the components meet the language of their respective 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders and the 19 CFR 
351.225(k)(1) sources do not exclude them from their respective 
orders by virtue of their inclusion into a larger product; August 
15, 2016.

A-570-875: Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 
(Webtec Corporation); Webtec Corporation's cast iron couplings are 
outside the scope of the Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe 
Fittings from the People's Republic of China because its cast iron 
couplings meet the exclusion language of the scope; August 4, 2016.

A-570-875: Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Napac, Inc. (Napac); Napac's gray iron flanged 
fittings, as well as Unifit Mechanical Coupling, Series 4200, six 
inches inside diameter and smaller; Unifit Mechanical Flange 
Adapter, Series 4426, six inches inside diameter and smaller; 
Rediflange Adapters, Series RFC-2 and RFC4, six inches inside 
diameter and smaller; Compact Flange Reducers, Series 740 and 790, 
six inches inside diameter and smaller; and Flange Converters, 
Series 840, six inches inside diameter and smaller (the couplings, 
adapters, reducers, and converters), are within the scope of the 
Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's 
Republic of China because none of these products meet the scope 
exclusion language; September 19, 2016.

A-570-875: Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: SIGMA Corporation (SIGMA); SIGMA's various sizes of 
ductile iron and stainless steel bolt rings are outside the scope of 
the Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's 
Republic of China because they do not fulfill the specifications as 
described in the scope of the order; September 20, 2016.

A-570-956 and C-570-957: Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, 
Line, and Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Westlake Vinyls Company (Westlake); The component 
parts of Westlake's engineered and manufactured Pipe Spools that are 
produced in the PRC and imported by Westlake are within the scopes 
of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Carbon Steel 
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings; Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe; 
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe; and 
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe 
from the PRC. The Department determines that the component parts are 
subject to the orders when examined individually in their own right 
because the components meet the language of their respective 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders and the 19 CFR 
351.225(k)(1) sources do not exclude them from their respective 
orders by virtue of their inclusion into a larger product; August 
15, 2016.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China

    Requestor: Delta Enterprise Corporation. One model of changing 
station is not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on 
wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China because 
it shares physical characteristics similar to those of excluded 
bookcases or entertainment systems, and has a flat top with a 
permanent guard rail. Five models of changing stations are covered 
by the scope of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom 
furniture from the People's Republic of China. They are not 
sufficiently distinguishable from dressers and other subject wooden 
bedroom furniture because they do not satisfy all of the criterion 
established to exclude changing tables from the scope, have drawers 
that are adequate for storing clothing, and are bedroom (nursery) 
furniture; August 3, 2016.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China

    Requestor: Bassett Mirror Company, Inc. Eight chests are not 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom 
furniture from the People's Republic of China because they either 
lack the capacity to store clothing or their decorative 
characteristics and how they are portrayed in advertising 
distinguish them from wooden bedroom chests; August 16, 2016.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China

    Requestor: Curations Limited. Eight chests are covered by the 
scope of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from 
the People's Republic of China because they are adequate for storing 
clothing, they have no unique decorative aspects to distinguish them 
from bedroom furniture, and they have been held out as suitable for 
the bedroom. Six stands and side tables are covered by the scope of 
the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the 
People's Republic of China because they have dimensions consistent 
with nightstands and have been held out as nightstands, bedside 
tables, or bedside chests. Five mirrors are not covered by the scope 
of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the 
People's Republic of China because they are not part of Chinese-made 
mirror-dresser sets and are not marketed in conjunction with 
dressers made in the PRC; August 17, 2016.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China

    Requestor: BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. The Bombay Chest under 
consideration is not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty 
order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of 
China because the chest's decorative characteristics and how the 
chest was portrayed in advertising distinguish the chest from 
bedroom chests; August 17, 2016.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China

    Requestor: Bassett Mirror Company, Inc. Four chests are not 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom 
furniture from the People's Republic of China because they are 
either part of a coordinated non-bedroom furniture set, advertised 
as non-bedroom occasional chests, not appropriate for storing 
clothing, have decorative design characteristics which distinguish 
them from wooded bedroom chests, and/or other indications that the 
chest

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is an occasional chest rather than a bedroom chest; August 17, 2016.

    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of completed scope inquiries. Any comments should be 
submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., APO/Dockets Unit, Room 18022, Washington, DC 
20230.
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).

    Dated: October 16, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-22804 Filed 10-19-17; 8:45 am]
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