[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7921-7922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02776]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable February 12, 2020.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list
of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the
period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. We intend to publish
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia E. Short, 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: 202-482-1560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce's regulations provide that it 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 January 16,
2020.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and anti-
circumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance between
July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
\2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 2712 (Jan. 16, 2020).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scope Rulings Made July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019:
Mexico
A-201-845 and C-201-846: Sugar From Mexico
Requestor: Batory Foods, Inc., and Rafi Industries, Inc. U.S.-
origin ``standard sugar'' with sucrose/polarity content equal to or
higher than 99.4, a maximum moisture content of 0.06 percent, and a
maximum color of 600; and U.S.-origin ``refined sugar'' with a sucrose/
polarity content of at least 99.85, sediment of 3 ppm max, and a
moisture content of 0.04 percent max, which are repackaged in Mexico
into four ply, fifty-pound-capacity kraft paper bags (41.7145 inches by
30.50 inches) and 2,500-pound-capacity polypropylene `supersacks' (50
inches in height, with a front panel measuring 37 inches and a side
panel measuring 37 inches), imported by Rafi Industries, Inc., are not
within the scope of the Agreements Suspending the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations on Sugar from Mexico (A-201-845 and
C-201-846) because the repackaging operations in Mexico do not
substantially transform the products and, thus, do not alter their
country of origin; September 3, 2019.
People's Republic of China (China)
A-570-914 and C-570-915: Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From
the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Carlson AirFlo Merchandising Systems; certain finished
components of refrigerated merchandising and display structures
imported from China with part numbers R10447, and 250355 are outside
the scope of the antidumping duty orders; September 11, 2019.
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings From the People's Republic of China
Requestor: WorldPac Inc.; Based on our analysis of the scope
language of the order, the comments received, and a substantial
transformation analysis, we determined that WorldPac's wheel hub
assembly, consisting of a Chinese tapered roller bearing (TRB) set, a
Polish TRB set, a German wheel hub, and a non-Chinese origin shaft seal
with anti-lock brake (ABS) sensors ring, produced
[[Page 7922]]
in Germany is not covered by the scope of the order; September 11,
2019.
A-570-909: Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Simpson Strong-Tie Company. Pursuant to the Court of
International Trade's remand order, zinc and nylon anchors are not
``nails,'' and, therefore, are not covered by the scope of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China. See Simpson
Strong-Tie Company, v. United States, Court No. 17-00057, Slip Op. 19-
93 (CIT 2019); see also Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic
of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final Scope
Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court
Decision, 84 FR 49094 (September 18, 2019).
Republic of Korea
A-580-870: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea
Commerce clarifies \3\ that the scope of the Order \4\ pertains
solely to products which are capable of being employed for ``down
hole'' use in oil and gas wells; or, in the specific case of green
tubes, products which are capable of (and clearly intended for) further
processing which will make them capable of being employed for ``down
hole'' use in oil and gas wells. Commerce further clarifies that
products which are incapable (even when further processed) of being
employed for ``down hole'' use in oil and gas wells are not covered by
the scope of the Order; July 5, 2019.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Section 129 Proceeding (WTO DS488):
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
from the Republic of Korea--Decision Memorandum for Final
Determination,'' dated July 5, 2019.
\4\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR
53691 (September 10, 2014) (the Order); see also Certain Oil Country
Tubular Goods from India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the
Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of
Correction to the Antidumping Duty Orders with Respect to Turkey and
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 59740 (October 3, 2014)
(correcting page numbers cited in the Order).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thailand
A-549-502: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand
Requestor: MB Metals, Inc. Fire protection/sprinkler pipes are
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, because standard pipes can
be designed to carry water/liquid and can be produced to meet various
ASTM standards and requirements; July 25, 2019.
Anti-Circumvention Determinations Made July 1, 2019 through
September 30, 2019:
People's Republic of China
A-570-900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers' Coalition; diamond
sawblades made with Chinese cores and Chinese segments in Thailand by
Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and exported from
Thailand to the United States are within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; diamond sawblades made with: (1) Chinese cores and Thai
Segments; or (2) Thai cores and Chinese segments, in Thailand by
Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and exported from
Thailand to the United States are outside the scope of the antidumping
duty order; July 10, 2019.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee. Aluminum
Extrusions exported from Vietnam, that are produced from aluminum
previously extruded in China, are circumventing the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China; August
12, 2019.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of
this list of completed scope inquiries and anti-circumvention
determinations made during the period July 1, 2019 through September
30, 2019. 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: February 6, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-02776 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P