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.

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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.
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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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