84 FR 11742 - Notice of Scope Rulings

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, inclusive. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11742-11743]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05958]


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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 March 28, 2019.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list 
of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between 
October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, inclusive. We intend to publish 
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce 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 (Thursday, 
March 14, 2019).\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and 
anticircumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance 
between October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, inclusive.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 84 FR 9295 (March 14, 2019).
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Scope Rulings Made Between October 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017

A-433-812; A-423-812; A-351-847, A-570-047; A-427-828; A-428-844; A-
475-834; A-588-875; A-580-877; A-791-822; A-583-858; A-489-828; C-570-
048; C-580-888; C-351-848: Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length 
Plate (Cut-to-Length Plate) From Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's 
Republic of China, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, 
Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, Taiwan, and 
Turkey
    Requestor: PCS Company; Certain preconfigured parts for mold bases 
used in plastic injection molding machines are not within the scope of 
the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length plate 
because the totality of the further processing results in a downstream 
product that is not cut-to-length plate and is thus not covered by the 
order; October 11, 2017.

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A-201-805: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico
    Requestor: Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V., Aceros 
Cuatros Caminos S.A. de C.V., and Prolamsa Inc. (collectively, 
Prolamsa); Commerce determined that five types of circular welded 
galvanized tubes produced by Prolamsa are not covered by the scope of 
the antidumping order on certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe 
from Mexico because their outer diameters are neither found within the 
standard sizes (including tolerances) for standard pipe schedules 10, 
40, and 80, nor within the standard sizes (including tolerances) for 
fence tubing, and they are therefore mechanical tubing, which is 
excepted from the scope of the order; December 18, 2017.
A-570-814; A-570-910; A-570-930; A-570-956; C-570-911; C-570-931; C-
570-957: 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 People's Republic of China: Preliminary Scope Ruling 
SinoStruct Engineered and Manufactured Pipe Spools
    Requestor: SinoStruct Proprietary Limited (SinoStruct); Commerce 
preliminarily found that pipe spools produced by SinoStruct using third 
country components that are not subject to any AD and CVD orders are 
outside of the scope of the AD and CVD orders noted above. 
Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determined that SinoStruct and 
importers of pipe spools produced by Sinostruct certify that all the 
components in the pipe spools are not subject to Commerce's AD or CVD 
orders; December 4, 2017.
A-570-899: Certain Artist Canvas From the People's Republic of China
    Requestor: Innovative Creations Inc. (Innovative Creations); 
Commerce determined that Innovative Creations' exports of artist canvas 
have the same physical characteristics as products previously 
determined to be outside of the scope of the Order; specifically, 
artist canvases that are woven and primed in a third country or third 
countries before being further processed (i.e., cut, stretched, framed, 
or packaged) in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and are 
subsequently exported from the PRC to the United States. Accordingly, 
Commerce determined that those artist canvas are outside of the scope 
of the order; October 10, 2017.
A-570-958 and C-570-959: Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality 
Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses From the People's Republic of 
China
    Requester: Greenbrier International, Inc. (Greenbrier); Commerce 
determined that the neon and white poster board products imported by 
Greenbrier are not within the scope of the antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders on certain coated paper suitable for high-
quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses because Greenbrier's 
neon poster board does not fall under the scope language's requirement 
that the paper and paperboard be coated with inorganic material. 
Additionally, Greenbrier's neon and white poster board are not intended 
for the commercial print industry, which is outside the scope 
language's requirement that the paper and paperboard be specifically 
suitable for high quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses, 
namely for the commercial print market; October 30, 2017.
A-570-822: Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's 
Republic of China
    Requestor: MacLean Power, L.L.C. (MPS); certain component part(s) 
of MPS' pole line hardware that are produced in the People's Republic 
of China (PRC) and imported by MPS are within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order on certain helical spring lock washers (HSLWs) 
from the PRC. Commerce finds that the component part of the pole line 
hardware that constitute subject merchandise (viz., the HSLWs) are 
covered by the order when examined individually and in their own right 
because these component part meet the language of the antidumping duty 
order. Also, there is no basis in the language of the order to exclude 
them when HSLWs are incorporated into pole line hardware; October 05, 
2017.
A-570-901: Certain Lined Paper Products From Republic of China
    Requestor: Neenah Paper Inc., (Neenah); Commerce determined that 
spine-stitched journals made of U.S.-origin paper imported by Neenah 
were substantially transformed into subject merchandise due to the 
production processes undertaken in China and, thus, were within the 
scope of the order; December 15, 2017.
A-570-909: Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China
    Requestor: Fastenal Company Purchasing. The zinc, nylon, and steel 
anchors, i.e., two piece nails, included in the scope request are 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on certain steel 
nails from the People's Republic of China because they are within the 
scope of the Order and are not covered by any of the exclusions listed 
in the scope of the Order. More specifically, we determined that the 
steel ``pin'' used as part of an anchor is, in fact, a steel nail, due 
to their identical description and function, and that separating the 
steel nail from the zinc, nylon or steel anchor would render the 
product unusable. Moreover, the International Trade Commission 
specifically listed a masonry anchor (e.g., a zinc anchor and a steel 
nail) as an example of a two-piece nail; October 13, 2017.
A-570-909: Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China
    Requestor: Simpson Strong-Tie Company (Simpson); Countersunk Split 
Drive (CSD); and Duplex Split Drive (DSD); Commerce determined that 
anchors are covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on steel 
nails from the People's Republic of China because the description of 
the split drive anchors fits the plain description of the scope 
covering nails; December 1, 2017.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Telescoping Aluminum Pool Poles From the 
People's Republic of China
    Requestor: Westbay LLC; The 360 model numbers included in the nine-
model series of telescoping pool poles included in the scope request 
are not covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China 
because the extruded aluminum components are parts of a fully completed 
product, which also includes non-aluminum pieces; November 6, 2017.
    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: March 25, 2019.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-05958 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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