82_FR_13843 82 FR 13794 - Notice of Scope Rulings

82 FR 13794 - Notice of Scope Rulings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 49 (March 15, 2017)

Page Range13794-13795
FR Document2017-05167

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between January 1, 2016, and March 31, 2016, inclusive. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
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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: Effective Date: March 15, 2017.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between 
January 1, 2016, and March 31, 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 October 7, 2016.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and 
anticircumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance 
between January 1, 2016, and March 31, 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, 81 FR 69784 (October 7, 2016).
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Scope Rulings Made Between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016

Mexico

A-201-805: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico

    Requestor: Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S.A. de C.V.; 
certain black, circular tubing produced to ASTM A-513 specifications 
meet the exclusion criteria for mechanical tubing and are, 
therefore, not included within the scope of the order; March 31, 
2016.

People's Republic of China

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

    Requestor: Plexus Corporation; Silver Spring Network Enclosure 
(SSN Enclosures) and Silver Spring Network Enclosure Kits (SSNE 
Kits); The SSN Enclosure are imported separately or grouped with 
spare parts, and because they are composed of only aluminum 
extrusions, under the finished merchandise provision, they are 
included within the scope of the orders. However, when the SSN 
Enclosures are imported with both aluminum and non-extruded aluminum 
components to fully fabricate into a product that would serve as a 
subassembly ready for use in conjunction with a downstream product 
upon installation, these SSNE Kits meet the finished goods kit 
criteria and are excluded from the scope of the orders; January 5, 
2016.

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

    Requestor: Ventana Design-Build Systems, Inc.; Ventana Window 
Walls are customized window-wall structures that at the time of 
importation contain all of the parts necessary to assemble into a 
finished window wall, which meet the criteria of finished goods 
kits, and are thus, excluded from the scope of the orders; January 
19, 2016.

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

    Requestor: Homecrest Outdoor Living, LLC; Homecrest Woven 
Polypropylene Seats are woven seats that incorporate extruded 
aluminum frames with wicker material formed of polypropylene rope, 
which meet the finished merchandise criteria, and thus are excluded 
from the scope of the orders; January 27, 2016.

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

    Requestor: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. (``Pentair''); 
Pentair's telescopic aluminum pool poles and detachable skimmers and 
rakes are fully and permanently assembled and completed at the time 
of entry and contain non-extruded aluminum components beyond mere 
fasteners, and, thus, are excluded from the scope of the orders as 
finished merchandise; March 11, 2016.

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

    Requestor: Trending Imports LLC (``Trending''); Trending's 
aluminum extrusions made from 5050 grade aluminum alloy material 
were preliminary found to be outside of the scope of the orders on 
aluminum extrusions from the PRC because the 5050 alloy products 
meet the explicit exclusion in the scope of ``aluminum 
alloy{s{time}  with an Aluminum Association series designation 
commencing with the number 5 and containing in excess of 1.0 percent 
magnesium by weight.''; March 11, 2016.

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

    Requestor: Kota International, LTD (``Kota''); Kota's ACS-50 
series aluminum extrusions made from 5xxx series grade aluminum 
alloy material were preliminary found to be outside of the scope of 
the orders on aluminum extrusions from the PRC because the 5xxx 
series alloy products meet the explicit exclusion in the scope of 
``aluminum alloy{s{time}  with an Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 5 and containing in excess of 
1.0 percent magnesium by weight.''; March 11, 2016.

A-570-901: Certain Lined Paper Products From the People's Republic 
of China

    Requestor: Nelson Torres Advertising (``NTA''); NTA's funeral 
album product is within the scope of the order on certain lined 
paper products from the PRC because the product does not meet any of 
the specific exclusion criteria for products intended for specific 
record keeping uses, such as ``desk and wall calendars and 
organizers,'' ``telephone logs,'' or ``address books; January 12, 
2016.

A-570-943 and C-570-944: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the 
People's Republic of China

    Requestor: DynaEnergetics U.S. Inc.; certain tubing for 
perforating gun carriers

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which is a tubular steel product used in the drilling of an oil well 
is within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders; February 12, 2016.

A-570-970 and C-570-971: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the 
People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Old Master Products, Inc. (``Old Master''); Old 
Master's two-layer wood flooring products are not within the scope 
of the Orders on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC because 
they lack the expressed requirement of two or more layers or plies 
of wood veneer in combination with a core; February 4, 2016.

A-570-970 and C-570-971: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the 
People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd. 
(``Jiashan Huijiale''); Jiashan Huijiale's two-layer engineered wood 
flooring panel with bottom-surface inlays is not within the scope of 
the Orders on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC, because it 
lacks the requisite two or more layers or plies of wood veneer in 
combination with a core; February 29, 2016.

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

    Requestor: SIGMA Corporation (``SIGMA''); SIGMA's list of 94 
ductile iron pipe fittings are covered by the scope of the non-
malleable pipe fittings order because they meet all of the ASME and 
UL specifications characterizing it as subject merchandise; January 
13, 2016.

A-570-956 and C570-957: Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, 
Line, and Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China

    Commercial Honing LLC dba Commercial Fluid Power (``Commercial 
Honing''); Commercial Honing's 12 sizes of mechanical tubing are 
outside the scope of the Orders on seamless carbon and alloy steel 
standard, line, and pressure pipe from the PRC because they meet the 
exclusion language of the scope. However, one size of Commerical 
Honing's mechanical tubing falls within the scope of the Orders 
because it does not meet the requirements set forth in the exclusion 
language; February 25, 2016.

    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of completed scope and anticircumvention 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 9, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-05167 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

13794 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 15, 2017 / Notices results of this administrative review. For NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct 202–482–4735. Extrusions From the People’s Republic of CBP to collect cash deposits of China SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: estimated countervailing duties at the Requestor: Homecrest Outdoor Living, most recent company-specific or all- Background LLC; Homecrest Woven Polypropylene Seats others rate applicable to the company, are woven seats that incorporate extruded as appropriate. These cash deposit The Department’s regulations provide aluminum frames with wicker material that the Secretary will publish in the formed of polypropylene rope, which meet requirements, when imposed, shall the finished merchandise criteria, and thus remain in effect until further notice. Federal Register a list of scope rulings are excluded from the scope of the orders; This administrative review and notice on a quarterly basis.1 Our most recent January 27, 2016. are in accordance with sections notification of scope rulings was 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 published on October 7, 2016.2 This A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum current notice covers all scope rulings Extrusions From the People’s Republic of CFR 351.213. and anticircumvention determinations China Dated: February 28, 2017. Requestor: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. made by Enforcement and Compliance Ronald K. Lorentzen, (‘‘Pentair’’); Pentair’s telescopic aluminum between January 1, 2016, and March 31, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 2016, inclusive. Subsequent lists will pool poles and detachable skimmers and and Compliance. rakes are fully and permanently assembled follow after the close of each calendar and completed at the time of entry and Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in quarter. contain non-extruded aluminum components the Preliminary Decision Memorandum beyond mere fasteners, and, thus, are Scope Rulings Made Between January 1, I. Summary 2016 and March 31, 2016 excluded from the scope of the orders as II. Background finished merchandise; March 11, 2016. III. Intent To Rescind the 2015 Mexico A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum Administrative Review, in Part A–201–805: Certain Circular Welded Non- Extrusions From the People’s Republic of IV. Non-Selected Rate Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico China V. Scope of the Order VI. Subsidies Valuation Information Requestor: Regiomontana de Perfiles y Requestor: Trending Imports LLC A. Allocation Period Tubos S.A. de C.V.; certain black, circular (‘‘Trending’’); Trending’s aluminum B. Attribution of Subsidies tubing produced to ASTM A–513 extrusions made from 5050 grade aluminum C. Benchmarks for Long-Term Loans and specifications meet the exclusion criteria for alloy material were preliminary found to be Discount Rates mechanical tubing and are, therefore, not outside of the scope of the orders on D. Denominators included within the scope of the order; aluminum extrusions from the PRC because VII. Analysis of Programs March 31, 2016. the 5050 alloy products meet the explicit A. Programs Preliminarily Determined To exclusion in the scope of ‘‘aluminum alloy{s} Be Countervailable People’s Republic of China with an Aluminum Association series B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not designation commencing with the number 5 A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum To Confer a Measurable Benefit and containing in excess of 1.0 percent Extrusions From the People’s Republic of C. Programs Preliminarily Determined To magnesium by weight.’’; March 11, 2016. China Not Be Countervailable A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum Requestor: Plexus Corporation; Silver D. Other Programs Extrusions From the People’s Republic of E. Additional Programs Preliminarily Spring Network Enclosure (SSN Enclosures) and Silver Spring Network Enclosure Kits China Determined To Be Not Used During the POR (SSNE Kits); The SSN Enclosure are imported Requestor: Kota International, LTD VIII. Recommendation separately or grouped with spare parts, and (‘‘Kota’’); Kota’s ACS–50 series aluminum because they are composed of only extrusions made from 5xxx series grade [FR Doc. 2017–05132 Filed 3–14–17; 8:45 am] aluminum alloy material were preliminary aluminum extrusions, under the finished BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P merchandise provision, they are included found to be outside of the scope of the orders within the scope of the orders. However, on aluminum extrusions from the PRC when the SSN Enclosures are imported with because the 5xxx series alloy products meet DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE both aluminum and non-extruded aluminum the explicit exclusion in the scope of components to fully fabricate into a product ‘‘aluminum alloy{s} with an Aluminum International Trade Administration that would serve as a subassembly ready for Association series designation commencing use in conjunction with a downstream with the number 5 and containing in excess Notice of Scope Rulings product upon installation, these SSNE Kits of 1.0 percent magnesium by weight.’’; March meet the finished goods kit criteria and are 11, 2016. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, excluded from the scope of the orders; A–570–901: Certain Lined Paper Products International Trade Administration, January 5, 2016. From the People’s Republic of China Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: March 15, 2017. A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum Requestor: Nelson Torres Advertising SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Extrusions From the People’s Republic of (‘‘NTA’’); NTA’s funeral album product is China within the scope of the order on certain lined (‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list paper products from the PRC because the of scope rulings and anticircumvention Requestor: Ventana Design-Build Systems, product does not meet any of the specific determinations made between January Inc.; Ventana Window Walls are customized exclusion criteria for products intended for window-wall structures that at the time of asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 1, 2016, and March 31, 2016, inclusive. specific record keeping uses, such as ‘‘desk We intend to publish future lists after importation contain all of the parts necessary and wall calendars and organizers,’’ to assemble into a finished window wall, the close of the next calendar quarter. ‘‘telephone logs,’’ or ‘‘address books; January which meet the criteria of finished goods 12, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: kits, and are thus, excluded from the scope Brenda E. Waters, AD/CVD Operations, of the orders; January 19, 2016. A–570–943 and C–570–944: Certain Oil Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Country Tubular Goods From the People’s Compliance, International Trade 1 See19 CFR 351.225(o). Republic of China Administration, U.S. Department of 2 SeeNotice of Scope Rulings, 81 FR 69784 Requestor: DynaEnergetics U.S. Inc.; Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue (October 7, 2016). certain tubing for perforating gun carriers VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Mar 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 15, 2017 / Notices 13795 which is a tubular steel product used in the Dated: March 9, 2017. verification in accordance with section drilling of an oil well is within the scope of Gary Taverman, 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as the antidumping and countervailing duty Associate Assistant Secretary for amended (‘‘the Act’’). Further, in orders; February 12, 2016. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), Operations. a copy must be served on every party on A–570–970 and C–570–971: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of [FR Doc. 2017–05167 Filed 3–14–17; 8:45 am] the Department’s service list. China BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Respondent Selection Requestor: Old Master Products, Inc. (‘‘Old In the event the Department limits the Master’’); Old Master’s two-layer wood DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE number of respondents for individual flooring products are not within the scope of examination for administrative reviews the Orders on multilayered wood flooring International Trade Administration initiated pursuant to requests made for from the PRC because they lack the expressed the orders identified below, except for requirement of two or more layers or plies of Initiation of Antidumping and the administrative review of the wood veneer in combination with a core; Countervailing Duty Administrative antidumping duty order on wooden February 4, 2016. Reviews bedroom furniture from the People’s A–570–970 and C–570–971: Multilayered AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), the Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of International Trade Administration, Department intends to select China Department of Commerce. respondents based on U.S. Customs and Requestor: Jiashan Huijiale Decoration SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) data for U.S. Material Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiashan Huijiale’’); (‘‘the Department’’) has received imports during the period of review. We Jiashan Huijiale’s two-layer engineered wood requests to conduct administrative intend to place the CBP data on the flooring panel with bottom-surface inlays is reviews of various antidumping and record within five days of publication of not within the scope of the Orders on countervailing duty orders and findings the initiation notice and to make our multilayered wood flooring from the PRC, with January anniversary dates. In decision regarding respondent selection because it lacks the requisite two or more accordance with the Department’s within 30 days of publication of the layers or plies of wood veneer in regulations, we are initiating those initiation Federal Register notice. combination with a core; February 29, 2016. administrative reviews. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should be A–570–875: Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe DATES: Effective March 15, 2017. submitted seven days after the Fittings From the People’s Republic of China FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: placement of the CBP data on the record Requestor: SIGMA Corporation (‘‘SIGMA’’); Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD of this review. Parties wishing to submit SIGMA’s list of 94 ductile iron pipe fittings Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, rebuttal comments should submit those are covered by the scope of the non-malleable Enforcement and Compliance, comments five days after the deadline pipe fittings order because they meet all of International Trade Administration, for the initial comments. the ASME and UL specifications U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 In the event the Department decides characterizing it as subject merchandise; Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, it is necessary to limit individual January 13, 2016. DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735. examination of respondents and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: conduct respondent selection under A–570–956 and C570–957: Seamless Carbon Background section 777A(c)(2) of the Act: and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure In general, the Department has found Pipe From the People’s Republic of China The Department has received timely that determinations concerning whether Commercial Honing LLC dba Commercial requests, in accordance with 19 CFR particular companies should be Fluid Power (‘‘Commercial Honing’’); 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single Commercial Honing’s 12 sizes of mechanical various antidumping and countervailing entity for purposes of calculating tubing are outside the scope of the Orders on duty orders and findings with January antidumping duty rates) require a seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, anniversary dates. substantial amount of detailed line, and pressure pipe from the PRC because All deadlines for the submission of information and analysis, which often they meet the exclusion language of the various types of information, require follow-up questions and scope. However, one size of Commerical certifications, or comments or actions by analysis. Accordingly, the Department Honing’s mechanical tubing falls within the the Department discussed below refer to will not conduct collapsing analyses at scope of the Orders because it does not meet the number of calendar days from the the respondent selection phase of this the requirements set forth in the exclusion applicable starting time. review and will not collapse companies language; February 25, 2016. at the respondent selection phase unless Notice of No Sales Interested parties are invited to there has been a determination to If a producer or exporter named in collapse certain companies in a comment on the completeness of this this notice of initiation had no exports, list of completed scope and previous segment of this antidumping sales, or entries during the period of proceeding (i.e., investigation, anticircumvention inquiries. Any review (‘‘POR’’), it must notify the administrative review, new shipper comments should be submitted to the Department within 30 days of review or changed circumstances Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD publication of this notice in the Federal asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 review). For any company subject to this Operations, Enforcement and Register. All submissions must be filed review, if the Department determined, Compliance, International Trade electronically at http://access.trade.gov or continued to treat, that company as Administration, 1401 Constitution in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.1 collapsed with others, the Department Avenue NW., APO/Dockets Unit, Room Such submissions are subject to will assume that such companies 18022, Washington, DC 20230. continue to operate in the same manner 1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty This notice is published in Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; and will collapse them for respondent accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o). Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR selection purposes. Otherwise, the 39263 (July 6, 2011). Department will not collapse companies VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Mar 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1


Document Created: 2017-03-15 06:04:21
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective Date: March 15, 2017.
ContactBrenda 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.
FR Citation82 FR 13794 
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