83_FR_23733 83 FR 23634 - Notice of Scope Rulings

83 FR 23634 - Notice of Scope Rulings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)

Page Range23634-23635
FR Document2018-10877

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-10877]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list 
of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between 
October 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, 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, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4735.

DATES: Applicable May 22, 2018.

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 October 20, 
2017.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and 
anticircumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance 
between October 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, inclusive. Four 
additional subsequent lists will immediately follow to bring these 
quarterly notices up to date.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 82 FR 48799 (October 20, 2017).
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Scope Rulings Made Between October 1, 2016 and December 30, 2016:

Mexico

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

    Requestor: Whirlpool Corporation; certain steel dryer tubing 
products produced to ASTM A-513 specifications are not subject to 
the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipe from Mexico because the products are of U.S. origin. 
November 7, 2016

People's Republic of China

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

    Requestor: Aluminum Extrusion Fair Trade Committee; certain 
aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China made of 
series 1xxx aluminum alloy, which are cut-to-length and welded 
together in the form of a pallet, regardless of producer or 
exporter, are included in the scope of the antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders because they meet the definition of 
merchandise covered by the scope of the orders and do not qualify to 
be excluded as ``finished merchandise; December 7, 2016

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

    Requestor: Seagate Technology LLC; head stack assemblies, 
components of the hard disk drive which move the read/write heads 
mounted on the head gimbal assembly over the surface of the spinning 
discs so that data can be written or retrieved from magnetic storage 
discs, are outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing 
duty orders; December 23, 2016.

A-570-018 and C-570-019: Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged 
for Sale from the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: J.S. Products, Inc.; boltless steel shelving units 
prepackaged for sale are not within the scope of the order based on 
the plain language of the scope because the shelving units at issue 
must be assembled with bolts while the scope of the Orders defines 
subject merchandise, in part, as steel shelving in which the 
vertical and horizontal supports forming the frame are assembled 
primarily without the use of nuts and bolts; December 12, 2016

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A-570-939: Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts 
Thereof From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Jiashan Superpower Tools Co., Ltd. (Superpower); 
Superpower's aerator components (roller aerators) are outside the 
scope of the order on lawn groomers from China because they do not 
have a frame, with an axle or a shaft that rotates a plate with the 
knives or spikes inserted into it and each model contacts and 
flattens the soil; October 6, 2016.

A-570-836: Glycine From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Elan Chemical Co.; natural glycine containing carbon 
14 isotopes are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
October 24, 2016.

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

    Requestor: Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd. (Baishan 
Hufeng); Baishan Hufeng's two-layer wood flooring panel 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; October 6, 2016.

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

    Requestor: Dunhua Shengda's Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Dunhua 
Shengda); Dunhua Shengda's two-layer wood flooring panel 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; December 14, 2016.

A-570-886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: L.S. Wholesale Inc.; non-woven polypropylene bags are 
outside the scope of the order because the scope of the order 
specifies that the subject merchandise is made of polyethylene film 
and L.S. Wholesale, Inc.'s non-woven 100 percent polypropylene bags 
are not made of polyethylene film; October 12, 2016.

A-570-922 and C-570-923: Raw Flexible Magnets From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Qwik Picz Photo Booth LLC (Qwik); Qwik's Buisness 
Card Frame, Business Card Frame with Label, and Acrylic Frame are 
outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
on flexible magnets from the PRC; October 13, 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: May 16, 2018.
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.
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                                              which it did not know its merchandise                   Notification Regarding Administrative                   published on October 20, 2017.2 This
                                              was destined for the United States, we                  Protective Orders                                       current notice covers all scope rulings
                                              will instruct CBP to liquidate                                                                                  and anticircumvention determinations
                                                                                                        This notice also serves as a reminder
                                              unreviewed entries at the all-others rate                                                                       made by Enforcement and Compliance
                                                                                                      to parties subject to administrative
                                              if there is no rate for the intermediate                                                                        between October 1, 2016, and December
                                                                                                      protective order (APO) of their
                                              company involved in the transaction.                                                                            31, 2016, inclusive. Four additional
                                                                                                      responsibility concerning the
                                              We intend to issue instructions to CBP                                                                          subsequent lists will immediately
                                                                                                      destruction of proprietary information
                                              15 days after publication of the final                                                                          follow to bring these quarterly notices
                                                                                                      disclosed under APO in accordance
                                              results of this review.                                                                                         up to date.
                                                                                                      with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                              Cash Deposit Requirements                               written notification of the return or                   Scope Rulings Made Between October 1,
                                                                                                      destruction of APO materials or                         2016 and December 30, 2016:
                                                 The following cash deposit                           conversion to judicial protective order is
                                                                                                                                                              Mexico
                                              requirements will be effective upon                     hereby requested. Failure to comply
                                              publication of the notice of final results              with the regulations and terms of an                    A–201–805: Certain Circular Welded Non-
                                              of administrative review for all                        APO is a violation subject to sanction.                 Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico
                                              shipments of SSB from Brazil entered,                     We are issuing and publishing these                     Requestor: Whirlpool Corporation; certain
                                              or withdrawn from warehouse, for                        results of an administrative review in                  steel dryer tubing products produced to
                                              consumption on or after the date of                     accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and                  ASTM A–513 specifications are not subject to
                                              publication as provided by section                      777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR                            the antidumping duty order on certain
                                              751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash                   351.221(b)(5).                                          circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from
                                              deposit rate for Villares will be 0.00                                                                          Mexico because the products are of U.S.
                                                                                                        Dated: May 16, 2018.
                                              percent, the weighted-average dumping                                                                           origin. November 7, 2016
                                                                                                      Gary Taverman,
                                              margin established in the final results of              Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping              People’s Republic of China
                                              this administrative review; (2) for                     and Countervailing Duty Operations,
                                              merchandise exported by producers or                                                                            A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum
                                                                                                      performing the non-exclusive functions and              Extrusions From the People’s Republic of
                                              exporters not covered in this                           duties of the Assistant Secretary for                   China
                                              administrative review but covered in a                  Enforcement and Compliance.
                                              prior segment of the proceeding, the                    [FR Doc. 2018–10878 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 Requestor: Aluminum Extrusion Fair Trade
                                                                                                                                                              Committee; certain aluminum extrusions
                                              cash deposit rate will continue to be the               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                                                                              from the People’s Republic of China made of
                                              company-specific rate published for the
                                                                                                                                                              series 1xxx aluminum alloy, which are cut-
                                              most recently completed segment of this
                                                                                                                                                              to-length and welded together in the form of
                                              proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                                                                              a pallet, regardless of producer or exporter,
                                              firm covered in this review, a prior                                                                            are included in the scope of the antidumping
                                              review, or the original investigation, but              International Trade Administration
                                                                                                                                                              and countervailing duty orders because they
                                              the producer is, the cash deposit rate                                                                          meet the definition of merchandise covered
                                                                                                      Notice of Scope Rulings
                                              will be the rate established for the most                                                                       by the scope of the orders and do not qualify
                                              recently completed segment of this                      AGENCY:    Enforcement and Compliance,                  to be excluded as ‘‘finished merchandise;
                                              proceeding for the producer of the                      International Trade Administration,                     December 7, 2016
                                              subject merchandise; and (4) the cash                   Department of Commerce.                                 A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum
                                              deposit rate for all other producers or                 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     Extrusions From the People’s Republic of
                                              exporters will continue to be 19.43                     (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of                   China
                                              percent, the all-others rate established                scope rulings and anticircumvention                       Requestor: Seagate Technology LLC; head
                                              in the LTFV Determination of Stainless                  determinations made between October                     stack assemblies, components of the hard
                                              Steel Bar from Brazil.3                                 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016,                         disk drive which move the read/write heads
                                                 These cash deposit requirements,                     inclusive. We intend to publish future                  mounted on the head gimbal assembly over
                                              when imposed, shall remain in effect                    lists after the close of the next calendar              the surface of the spinning discs so that data
                                              until further notice.                                   quarter.                                                can be written or retrieved from magnetic
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        storage discs, are outside the scope of the
                                              Notification to Importers                                                                                       antidumping and countervailing duty orders;
                                                                                                      Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                                                                      Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and                   December 23, 2016.
                                                 This notice serves as a final reminder
                                              to importers of their responsibility                    Compliance, International Trade                         A–570–018 and C–570–019: Boltless Steel
                                              under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a                    Administration, U.S. Department of                      Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the
                                              certificate regarding the reimbursement                 Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      People’s Republic of China
                                              of antidumping duties prior to                          NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                      Requestor: J.S. Products, Inc.; boltless steel
                                              liquidation of the relevant entries                     202–482–4735.                                           shelving units prepackaged for sale are not
                                              during this review period. Failure to                   DATES: Applicable May 22, 2018.                         within the scope of the order based on the
                                              comply with this requirement could                                                                              plain language of the scope because the
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              result in the Secretary’s presumption                                                                           shelving units at issue must be assembled
                                              that reimbursement of antidumping                       Background                                              with bolts while the scope of the Orders
                                                                                                                                                              defines subject merchandise, in part, as steel
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                                              duties occurred and the subsequent                        Commerce regulations provide that
                                              assessment of double antidumping                                                                                shelving in which the vertical and horizontal
                                                                                                      the Secretary will publish in the Federal               supports forming the frame are assembled
                                              duties.                                                 Register a list of scope rulings on a                   primarily without the use of nuts and bolts;
                                                                                                      quarterly basis.1 Our most recent                       December 12, 2016
                                                3 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
                                                                                                      notification of scope rulings was
                                              Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar from
                                              Brazil, 59 FR 66914 (December 28, 1994) (LTFV                                                                     2 See Notice of Scope Rulings, 82 FR 48799

                                              Determination of Stainless Steel Bar from Brazil).        1 See   19 CFR 351.225(o).                            (October 20, 2017).



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                                              A–570–939: Certain Tow-Behind Lawn                        This notice is published in                         strategies of the Program; and (3)
                                              Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof From the             accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).                    assessments of current performance
                                              People’s Republic of China                                                                                    against the plans of the Program.
                                                                                                        Dated: May 16, 2018.
                                                 Requestor: Jiashan Superpower Tools Co.,                                                                      Background information on the MEP
                                                                                                      James Maeder,
                                              Ltd. (Superpower); Superpower’s aerator                                                                       Advisory Board is available at http://
                                              components (roller aerators) are outside the            Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                      Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                   www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-
                                              scope of the order on lawn groomers from
                                                                                                      Operations, performing the duties of Deputy           board.cfm.
                                              China because they do not have a frame, with
                                              an axle or a shaft that rotates a plate with the        Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                  Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
                                              knives or spikes inserted into it and each              Countervailing Duty Operations.                       Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
                                              model contacts and flattens the soil; October           [FR Doc. 2018–10877 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]           App., notice is hereby given that the
                                              6, 2016.                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                MEP Advisory Board will hold an open
                                              A–570–836: Glycine From the People’s
                                                                                                                                                            meeting on Wednesday, June 13, 2018,
                                              Republic of China                                                                                             from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                Time. The meeting agenda will include
                                                Requestor: Elan Chemical Co.; natural
                                              glycine containing carbon 14 isotopes are
                                                                                                                                                            an update on Hollings MEP
                                                                                                      National Institute of Standards and                   programmatic operations, as well as
                                              within the scope of the antidumping duty                Technology
                                              order; October 24, 2016.                                                                                      provide guidance and advice on current
                                                                                                      Manufacturing Extension Partnership                   activities related to the 2017–2022 MEP
                                              A–570–970 and C–570–971: Multilayered                                                                         National Network Strategic Plan. The
                                              Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of             Advisory Board
                                              China
                                                                                                                                                            MEP Advisory Board will provide input
                                                                                                      AGENCY: National Institute of Standards               to NIST on supply chain development
                                                Requestor: Baishan Huafeng Wooden                     and Technology, Commerce.                             with an emphasis on defense suppliers,
                                              Product Co., Ltd. (Baishan Hufeng); Baishan
                                              Hufeng’s two-layer wood flooring panel is
                                                                                                      ACTION: Notice of open meeting.                       in order to strengthen the defense
                                              not within the scope of the Orders on                                                                         industrial base; make recommendations
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   The National Institute of                  on the development of research and
                                              multilayered wood flooring from the PRC                 Standards and Technology (NIST)
                                              because it lacks the requisite two or more                                                                    performance metrics to support and
                                              layers or plies of wood veneer in
                                                                                                      announces that the Manufacturing                      enrich MEP Center evaluation, and
                                              combination with a core; October 6, 2016.               Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory                  receive updates on the ‘‘Embedding
                                                                                                      Board will hold an open meeting on                    MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes
                                              A–570–970 and C–570–971: Multilayered                   June 13, 2018.
                                              Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of                                                                   Pilot Projects’’ funding awards. The
                                                                                                      DATES: The meeting will be held                       final agenda will be posted on the MEP
                                              China
                                                                                                      Wednesday, June 13, 2018, from 9:00                   Advisory Board website at http://
                                                Requestor: Dunhua Shengda’s Wood                      a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
                                              Industry Co., Ltd. (Dunhua Shengda);                                                                          www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-
                                              Dunhua Shengda’s two-layer wood flooring                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                board.cfm.
                                              panel is not within the scope of the Orders             the University of Texas, Arlington                       Individuals and representatives of
                                              on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC              Campus in the Rio Grande Ballroom B,                  organizations who would like to offer
                                              because it lacks the requisite two or more              at 701 S. Nedderman Drive, Arlington,                 comments and suggestions related to the
                                              layers or plies of wood veneer in                       Texas 76019. Please note admittance                   MEP Advisory Board’s business are
                                              combination with a core; December 14, 2016.             instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY                     invited to request a place on the agenda.
                                              A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags             INFORMATION section below.                            Approximately 15 minutes will be
                                              From the People’s Republic of China                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      reserved for public comments at the end
                                                Requestor: L.S. Wholesale Inc.; non-woven             Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing                      of the meeting. Speaking times will be
                                              polypropylene bags are outside the scope of             Extension Partnership, National                       assigned on a first-come, first-served
                                              the order because the scope of the order                Institute of Standards and Technology,                basis. The amount of time per speaker
                                              specifies that the subject merchandise is               100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800,                     will be determined by the number of
                                              made of polyethylene film and L.S.                      Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800,                    requests received but is likely to be no
                                              Wholesale, Inc.’s non-woven 100 percent                 telephone number (301) 975–2785,                      more than three to five minutes each.
                                              polypropylene bags are not made of
                                                                                                      email: cheryl.gendron@nist.gov.                       Requests must be received in writing
                                              polyethylene film; October 12, 2016.
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP                    before June 6, 2018 to be considered.
                                              A–570–922 and C–570–923: Raw Flexible                   Advisory Board is authorized under                    The exact time for public comments will
                                              Magnets From the People’s Republic of China             Section 3003(d) of the America                        be included in the final agenda that will
                                                Requestor: Qwik Picz Photo Booth LLC                  COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69), as                     be posted on the MEP Advisory Board
                                              (Qwik); Qwik’s Buisness Card Frame,                     amended by the American Innovation                    website at http://www.nist.gov/mep/
                                              Business Card Frame with Label, and Acrylic             and Competitiveness Act, Public Law                   about/advisory-board.cfm. Questions
                                              Frame are outside the scope of the
                                                                                                      114–329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at              from the public will not be considered
                                              antidumping and countervailing duty orders
                                              on flexible magnets from the PRC; October               15 U.S.C. 278k(m), in accordance with                 during this period. Speakers who wish
                                              13, 2016.                                               the provisions of the Federal Advisory                to expand upon their oral statements,
                                                                                                      Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                   those who wished to speak but could
                                                 Interested parties are invited to                    App. The Hollings MEP Program                         not be accommodated on the agenda, or
                                              comment on the completeness of this                     (Program) is a unique program,                        those who are or were unable to attend
                                              list of completed scope inquiries. Any                  consisting of centers in all 50 states and            in person are invited to submit written
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                                              comments should be submitted to the                     Puerto Rico with partnerships at the                  statements to the MEP Advisory Board,
                                              Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD                   state, federal, and local levels. By                  National Institute of Standards and
                                              Operations, Enforcement and                             statute, the MEP Advisory Board                       Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
                                              Compliance, International Trade                         provides the NIST Director with: (1)                  Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland
                                              Administration, 1401 Constitution                       Advice on the activities, plans, and                  20899–4800, via fax at (301) 963–6556,
                                              Avenue NW, APO/Dockets Unit, Room                       policies of the Program; (2) assessments              or electronically by email to
                                              18022, Washington, DC 20230.                            of the soundness of the plans and                     cheryl.gendron@nist.gov.


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 11:10:33
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 11:10:33
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable May 22, 2018.
ContactBrenda E. Brown, 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 Citation83 FR 23634 

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