Notice of Scope Rulings, 43245-43248 [E7-15159]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice). This clarification will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know that the merchandise they sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the ‘‘All Others’’ rate if there is no rate for the intermediary involved in the transaction. See Assessment Policy Notice for a full discussion of this clarification. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: 1) The cash deposit rate for each specific company listed above will be that established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case no cash deposit will be required; 2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company–specific rate published for the most recent period; 3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and 4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 12.61 percent, the ‘‘All Others’’ rate made effective by the LTFV investigation. See SSSSC Order, 64 FR at 40557. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:00 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. This administrative review and notice are published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221. Dated: July 27, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7–15155 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Notice of Scope Rulings Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: August 3, 2007. The Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings completed between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations pending as of June 30, 2007. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita H. Chen, AD/CVD Operations, SEC Office, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202– 482–1904. 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. See 19 C.F.R. 351.225(o). Our most recent notification of scope rulings was published on May 1, 2007. See Notice of Scope Rulings, 72 FR 23802 (May 1, 2007). This current notice covers all scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations completed by Import Administration between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007, inclusive, and it also lists any scope or anticircumvention inquiries pending as of June 30, 2007. As described below, subsequent lists will follow after the close of each calendar quarter. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43245 Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007: People’s Republic of China A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Musical Candle Company; its musical candle is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; April 6, 2007. A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: H S Candle, Inc.; its Wedding Cake (item WD008); Wedding Carriage (item WD011); Bride & Groom Wedding Cake Topper (item WD006); Wedding Bells (item WD012); and Pillow with Rings (item WD026) candles from its ‘‘Wedding Candle’’ series, and its Champagne Bottle in Ice Bucket (item HS028) from its ‘‘Holiday Candle’’ series, are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 10, 2007. A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: FashionCraft–Excello, Inc.; its flip flops (pink, blue, orange, or yellow; item #8820), wedding cake (white, ivory, pink or silver; item #8205, 8206, 8207, and 3875), baby bottle (pink or blue; item #3867, and 3868), pears (item #8201), rubber duckie (item #8209), coach (silver or gold; item #3854 and 3855), baby carriage (pink or blue; item #3852 and 3853), and teddy bear on a rocking horse (pink or blue; item #3863 and 3864) candles are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; April 11, 2007. A–570–803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Cummins Industrial Tools; the 10–ton log splitter is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 1, 2007. A–570–803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Agri–Fab; the Tow Behind Log Splitter is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 1, 2007. A–570–826: Paper Clips from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Esselte Corporation; the Pendaflex Pile SmartTM Label Clips are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 1, 2007. A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Target Corporation; the products in its ‘‘Manhattan Collection’’ (which consists of a bench, computer cart, bookcase, modular room divider E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1 43246 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices and desk) are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 11, 2007. Multiple Countries A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Ameristep Corporation, Inc.; its ‘‘non–typical’’ deer cart (product no. 7800) and its ‘‘grizzly’’ deer cart (product no. 9800) are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 18, 2007. A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Bond Street Ltd.; the Stebco portable slide–flat cart (style no. 390009CHR) is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 30, 2007. A–570–901: Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China A–122–503: Certain Iron Construction Castings from Canada; A–351–503 and C–351–504: Certain Iron Construction Castings from Brazil; A–570–502: Iron Construction Castings from the People’s Republic of China Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007: None. Scope Inquiries Pending as of June 30, 2007: Belgium Requestor: Deeter Foundry, Inc., East Jordan Iron Works, Inc., LeBaron Foundry, Inc., Leed Foundry, Inc., Municipal Castings, Inc., Neenah Foundry Company, Tyler Pipe Company, and U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing Co.; iron construction castings made of gray and ductile cast iron are included within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders; May 3, 2007. A–423–808 and C–423–809: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium Anticircumvention Determinations Completed Between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007: A–475–703: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from Italy Requestor: Ugine & ALZ Belgium N.V.; whether stainless steel products with an actual thickness of less than 4.75 mm, regardless of nominal thickness, are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders; requested June 8, 2007. Italy A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: National Candle Association; candles assembled in the United States from molded or carved articles of wax (a.k.a. wickless wax forms) from the PRC are circumventing the antidumping duty order; May 30, 2007. Requestor: Petitioner, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company; whether imports of Polymist[reg] feedstock produced by the respondent Solvay Solexis, Inc. and Solvay Solexis S.p.A are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested August 18, 2006; initiated October 2, 2006. Japan Requestor: ESM Group Inc.; October 18, 2006, Final Scope Ruling on whether atomized ingots are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order rescinded and vacated; April 18, 2007.2 Requester: Toyota Tsusho America Inc.; whether steel balls used in automobile vents are within the scope of the antidumping order; requested April 23, 2007; initiated May 18, 2007. A–570–901: Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Requestor: Avenues in Leather, Inc.; its padfolios which contain one pad of paper (whether or not the pad of paper meets the description of merchandise covered by the scope of the order) are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 8, 2007. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Requestor: Lakeshore Learning Materials; certain printed educational materials, product numbers GG823 (Blank Writing Journal); RR801ML2 (Writing Journal); AA953ML3 (Diario para Escribir); GG528JNL (Vacation Journal); GG381JRN (Science Journal); RR969 and RR968 (My Math Journal); GG145 and GG146 (Math Journal, Grades 4 - 6); EE372 (Poetry Journal); GG154 and GG155 (Improve Your Writing Word Blank Journal); LA125 (Stamp, Draw, & Write Story Center); EE419 (Letter Writing Supply Kit); GG241JNL (Reading Journal); AA559 (Cursive Writing Letter Practice Book); AA558 (1 to 30 Printing Numbers Practice Book); AA565 (Lowercase Printing Letters Practice Book); and AA555 (Uppercase Printing Letters Practice Book), are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 7, 2007.1 People’s Republic of China Requestor: American Lawn Mower Company; whether its ‘‘Collect–It Garden Waste Remover’’ is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 28, 2007.3 1 Certain printed education materials, product numbers JJ537; JJ538; JJ342; JJ343; JJ225; JJ226; JJ2206; JJ2207; JJ255; JJ258, are not eligible for a scope ruling because they are in development and have not yet been produced. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007: People’s Republic of China A–570–864: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form from the People’s Republic of China 2 On November 16, 2006, Reade Manufacturing Company and Hart Metals, Inc. filed suit with the U.S. Court of International Trade, Reade Manufacturing Co. v. United States, Ct. No. 06-420, alleging they were interested parties who were not served the request for a scope ruling. On April 3, 2007, the Department entered into a Joint Stipulation for Entry of Judgment, pursuant to which the Department would rescind and vacate its Final Scope Ruling, effective October 18, 2006. 3 This scope request was not eligible for a scope ruling because the ‘‘Collect-It Garden Waste Remover’’ was not yet in production. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 A–588–702: Stainless Steel Butt–Weld Pipe Fittings from Japan Requestor: Kuze Bellows Kogyosho Co., Ltd.; whether its ‘‘Kuze Clean Fittings’’ for automatic welding are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 26, 2007. A–588–804: Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Japan A–570–502: Iron Construction Castings from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.; whether cast iron lids and bases independently sourced from the PRC for its ‘‘Arch Pattern’’ and ‘‘Minneapolis Pattern’’ curb boxes are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested April 2, 2007. A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Enchante Accessories, Inc.; whether its palm oil wax candle is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested January 29, 2007; initiated April 30, 2007. E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Wedding Brand Investors LLC; whether white or ivory pillars and tapers are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 12, 2007. A–570–801: Cased Pencils from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Walgreen Co.; whether the ‘‘ArtskillsTM Draw & Sketch Kit’’ is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested May 25, 2007. A–570–801: Cased Pencils from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Walgreen Co.; whether the ‘‘ArtskillsTM Stencil Kit’’ is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested May 25, 2007. A–570–803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools With or Without Handles from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Fiskars Brands, Inc.; whether a stamped machete, gator machete, and brush axe are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 26, 2007. A–570–848: Freshwater Crawfish Tailmeat from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Maritime Products International; whether breaded crawfish tailmeat is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested November 8, 2006; initiated December 18, 2006. A–570–864: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: ESM Group Inc.; whether atomized ingots are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; original scope ruling rescinded and vacated April 18, 20074; initiated April 18, 2007. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES A–570–866: Folding Gift Boxes from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Footstar; whether certain boxes for business cards and forms are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested April 26, 2007. A–570–866: Folding Gift Boxes from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Hallmark Cards, Inc.; whether its ‘‘FunZip’’ gift presentation is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 1, 2007. 4 See ‘‘Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2007 and June 30, 2007’’ section, above. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 43247 A–570–868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: International E–Z Up, Inc.; whether its Instant Work Bench is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested April 6, 2007. A–570–882: Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: 3M Company; whether certain semi–friable and heat–treated, specialty aluminum oxides are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested September 19, 2006; initiated January 17, 2007. A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: AP Industries; whether convertible cribs (model nos. 1000– 0100; 1000–0125; 1000–0160; 1000– 1195/2195; 1000–2145; and 1000–2165) are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 26, 2007. A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Northern Tool & Equipment Co.; whether a high–axle torch cart (item #164771) is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested March 27, 2007. A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Asia Dynamics, Inc.; whether certain hospital patient belongings bags (model nos. 304211, 304311, 304411, 304611, 304711, 304811, 40219, 40229) are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested May 23, 2007. A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: DMS Holdings, Inc.; whether certain MABIS Healthcare hospital bags (biohazard disposal bag nos. 75–860– 010, 75–860–080, 75–864–080; isolation bag no. 75–850–000; patient set–up bag nos. 75–833–000, 75–842–000, 75–970– 550, 75–973–550, 75–979–550; personal belongings bag nos. 75–010–850, 75– 011–850, 75–013–850, 75–014–850, 75– 019–850, 75–032–850, 75–033–850, 75– 036–850, 75–037–850, 75–038–850, 75– 046–850, 75–047–850, 75–075–850, 75– 105–850, 75–109–850, 75–110–850, 75– 111–850, 75–117–850, 75–118–850, 75– 120–850, 75–834–000, 75–838–000, 75– 839–000, 75–844–000, 75–845–000, 75– 847–000; kit packing bag nos.75–801– 000, 75–802–000, 75–803–000, 75–804– 000, 75–862–000, 75–863–000, 75–865– 000) are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 8, 2007. A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Medline Industries, Inc.; whether certain hospital patient belongings bags and surgical kit bags (drawstring bags model nos. DS500C, DS400C, DONDS600, 38667, 7510, 42818, 25117, 28614, 42817; rigid handle bag model no. 26900) are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 18, 2007. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 A–570–898: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: BioLab, Inc.; whether chlorinated isocyanurates originating in the People’s Republic of China, that are packaged, tableted, blended with additives, or otherwise further processed in Canada before entering the U.S., are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested November 22, 2006; initiated March 9, 2007. A–570–901: Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Lakeshore Learning Materials; whether certain printed educational materials, product numbers RR973 and RR974 (Reader’s Book Log); GG185 and GG186 (Reader’s Response Notebook); GG181 and GG182 (The Writer’s Notebook); RR673 and RR674 (My Word Journal); AA185 and AA186 (Mi Diario de Palabras); RR630 and RR631 (Draw & Write Journal); AA786 and AA787 (My First Draw & Write Journal); AA181 and AA182 (My Picture Word Journal); GG324 and GG325 (Writing Prompts Journal); EE441 and EE442 (Daily Math Practice Journal Grades 1 - 3); EE443 and EE444 (Daily Math Practice Journal Grades 4 - 6); EE651 and EE652 (Daily Language Practice, Grades 1–3); EE653 and EE654 (Daily Language Practice Journal, Grades 4 - 6), are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested December 7, 2006; initiated May 7, 2007. A–570–901: Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Bond Street Ltd.; whether its writing cases (previously found to be not included within the scope when containing writing pads with a backing, provided that they do not have a front cover and/or they consist of hole– punched or drilled filler paper), which contain writing tablets 2i and 2ii (previously found to be included within E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1 43248 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices the scope), are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested December 22, 2006. A–570–904: Activated Carbon from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Cherishment, Inc.; whether a certain type of patented activated carbon (192 patent HTCC product) is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested June 1, 2007. Multiple Countries A–533–809: Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India; A–583–821: Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from Taiwan Requestor: Lokring Technology Corporation; whether certain assemblies comprising stainless steel flanges from India or Taiwan welded to stainless steel ‘‘half–bodies’’ with swage rings, and completed in Canada, are within the scope of the order; requested June 26, 2007. are circumventing the antidumping duty order; requested January 16, 2007. Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of this list of pending scope and anticircumvention inquiries. Any comments should be submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 1870, Washington, DC 20230. This notice is published in accordance with 19 C.F.R. 351.225(o). Dated: July 27, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7–15159 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Anticircumvention Rulings Pending as of June 30, 2007: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee People’s Republic of China AGENCY: DoD. SUMMARY: Under A–570–001: Potassium Permanganate from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Specialty Products International, Inc.; whether sodium permanganate is later–developed merchandise that is circumventing the antidumping duty order; requested October 10, 2006. A–570–868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Meco Corporation; whether the common leg table (a folding metal table affixed with cross bars that enable the legs to fold in pairs) produced in the PRC is a minor alteration that circumvents the antidumping duty order; requested October 31, 2005; initiated June 1, 2006. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES A–570–894: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Seaman Paper Company; whether imports of tissue paper from Vietnam made out of jumbo rolls of tissue paper from the PRC are circumventing the antidumping duty order; requested July 19, 2006; initiated September 5, 2006. A–570–901: Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Association of American School Suppliers, whether imports of notebooks and filler paper from Taiwan VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 3.50(d), is a discretionary Federal advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, with independent, informed advice and opinion concerning matters of defense policy. The Committee will focus on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. force structure and force modernization and transformation on DoD’s ability to execute U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) any other research and analysis of topics raised by the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) may act upon the Committee’s advice and recommendations. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee shall be comprised of no more than twenty-six members, who have distinguished backgrounds in national security affairs, and no more PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 than four of the members shall be Federal officers or employees. Committee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime Federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. Members will be appointed to serve a term of two years, and their consultant appointments will be renewed annually. With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, Committee members shall serve without compensation. The Secretary of Defense shall select the Committee’s Chairperson from the membership at large. In addition, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy may appoint consultants to support the Committee and the Committee’s task forces. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the committee’s Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Designated Federal Officer shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD employee, and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and subcommittee meetings. The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and other appropriate Federal regulations. Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of the chartered committee, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered committee nor can they report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not members of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee membership about the committee’s mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings completed between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 
2007. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing 
a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention 
determinations pending as of June 30, 2007. We intend to publish future 
lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita H. Chen, AD/CVD Operations, 
SEC Office, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1904.

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. See 19 C.F.R. 351.225(o). Our most recent notification of scope 
rulings was published on May 1, 2007. See Notice of Scope Rulings, 72 
FR 23802 (May 1, 2007). This current notice covers all scope rulings 
and anticircumvention determinations completed by Import Administration 
between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007, inclusive, and it also lists 
any scope or anticircumvention inquiries pending as of June 30, 2007. 
As described below, subsequent lists will follow after the close of 
each calendar quarter.

Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007:

People's Republic of China

A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Musical Candle Company; its musical candle is included 
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; April 6, 2007.

A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: H S Candle, Inc.; its Wedding Cake (item WD008); Wedding 
Carriage (item WD011); Bride & Groom Wedding Cake Topper (item WD006); 
Wedding Bells (item WD012); and Pillow with Rings (item WD026) candles 
from its ``Wedding Candle'' series, and its Champagne Bottle in Ice 
Bucket (item HS028) from its ``Holiday Candle'' series, are not within 
the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 10, 2007.

A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: FashionCraft-Excello, Inc.; its flip flops (pink, blue, 
orange, or yellow; item 8820), wedding cake (white, ivory, 
pink or silver; item 8205, 8206, 8207, and 3875), baby bottle 
(pink or blue; item 3867, and 3868), pears (item 
8201), rubber duckie (item 8209), coach (silver or 
gold; item 3854 and 3855), baby carriage (pink or blue; item 
3852 and 3853), and teddy bear on a rocking horse (pink or 
blue; item 3863 and 3864) candles are not within the scope of 
the antidumping duty order; April 11, 2007.

A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Cummins Industrial Tools; the 10-ton log splitter is not 
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 1, 2007.

A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Agri-Fab; the Tow Behind Log Splitter is not within the 
scope of the antidumping duty order; June 1, 2007.

A-570-826: Paper Clips from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Esselte Corporation; the Pendaflex[reg] Pile Smart\TM\ Label 
Clips are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 1, 
2007.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Target Corporation; the products in its ``Manhattan 
Collection'' (which consists of a bench, computer cart, bookcase, 
modular room divider

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and desk) are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 
11, 2007.

A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Ameristep Corporation, Inc.; its ``non-typical'' deer cart 
(product no. 7800) and its ``grizzly'' deer cart (product no. 9800) are 
not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; May 18, 2007.

A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Bond Street Ltd.; the Stebco portable slide-flat cart (style 
no. 390009CHR) is included within the scope of the antidumping duty 
order; May 30, 2007.

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

Requestor: Lakeshore Learning Materials; certain printed educational 
materials, product numbers GG823 (Blank Writing Journal); RR801ML2 
(Writing Journal); AA953ML3 (Diario para Escribir); GG528JNL (Vacation 
Journal); GG381JRN (Science Journal); RR969 and RR968 (My Math 
Journal); GG145 and GG146 (Math Journal, Grades 4 - 6); EE372 (Poetry 
Journal); GG154 and GG155 (Improve Your Writing Word Blank Journal); 
LA125 (Stamp, Draw, & Write Story Center); EE419 (Letter Writing Supply 
Kit); GG241JNL (Reading Journal); AA559 (Cursive Writing Letter 
Practice Book); AA558 (1 to 30 Printing Numbers Practice Book); AA565 
(Lowercase Printing Letters Practice Book); and AA555 (Uppercase 
Printing Letters Practice Book), are not within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; May 7, 2007.\1\
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    \1\ Certain printed education materials, product numbers JJ537; 
JJ538; JJ342; JJ343; JJ225; JJ226; JJ2206; JJ2207; JJ255; JJ258, are 
not eligible for a scope ruling because they are in development and 
have not yet been produced.
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A-570-901: Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Avenues in Leather, Inc.; its padfolios which contain one 
pad of paper (whether or not the pad of paper meets the description of 
merchandise covered by the scope of the order) are not within the scope 
of the antidumping duty order; May 8, 2007.
Multiple Countries

A-122-503: Certain Iron Construction Castings from Canada; A-351-503 
and C-351-504: Certain Iron Construction Castings from Brazil; A-570-
502: Iron Construction Castings from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Deeter Foundry, Inc., East Jordan Iron Works, Inc., LeBaron 
Foundry, Inc., Leed Foundry, Inc., Municipal Castings, Inc., Neenah 
Foundry Company, Tyler Pipe Company, and U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing 
Co.; iron construction castings made of gray and ductile cast iron are 
included within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders; May 3, 2007.

Anticircumvention Determinations Completed Between April 1, 2007, and 
June 30, 2007:

People's Republic of China

A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: National Candle Association; candles assembled in the United 
States from molded or carved articles of wax (a.k.a. wickless wax 
forms) from the PRC are circumventing the antidumping duty order; May 
30, 2007.

Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2007, and June 30, 2007:

People's Republic of China

A-570-864: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form from the People's Republic 
of China

Requestor: ESM Group Inc.; October 18, 2006, Final Scope Ruling on 
whether atomized ingots are included within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order rescinded and vacated; April 18, 2007.\2\
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    \2\ On November 16, 2006, Reade Manufacturing Company and Hart 
Metals, Inc. filed suit with the U.S. Court of International Trade, 
Reade Manufacturing Co. v. United States, Ct. No. 06-420, alleging 
they were interested parties who were not served the request for a 
scope ruling. On April 3, 2007, the Department entered into a Joint 
Stipulation for Entry of Judgment, pursuant to which the Department 
would rescind and vacate its Final Scope Ruling, effective October 
18, 2006.
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A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: American Lawn Mower Company; whether its ``Collect-It Garden 
Waste Remover'' is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
requested March 28, 2007.\3\
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    \3\ This scope request was not eligible for a scope ruling 
because the ``Collect-It Garden Waste Remover'' was not yet in 
production.
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Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2007, and June 
30, 2007:

None.

Scope Inquiries Pending as of June 30, 2007:

Belgium

A-423-808 and C-423-809: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium

Requestor: Ugine & ALZ Belgium N.V.; whether stainless steel products 
with an actual thickness of less than 4.75 mm, regardless of nominal 
thickness, are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing 
duty orders; requested June 8, 2007.
Italy

A-475-703: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from Italy

Requestor: Petitioner, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company; whether 
imports of Polymist[lsqb]reg[rsqb] feedstock produced by the respondent 
Solvay Solexis, Inc. and Solvay Solexis S.p.A are within the scope of 
the antidumping duty order; requested August 18, 2006; initiated 
October 2, 2006.
Japan

A-588-702: Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Japan

Requestor: Kuze Bellows Kogyosho Co., Ltd.; whether its ``Kuze Clean 
Fittings'' for automatic welding are within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested March 26, 2007.

A-588-804: Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Japan

Requester: Toyota Tsusho America Inc.; whether steel balls used in 
automobile vents are within the scope of the antidumping order; 
requested April 23, 2007; initiated May 18, 2007.
People's Republic of China

A-570-502: Iron Construction Castings from the People's Republic of 
China

Requestor: A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.; whether cast iron lids and bases 
independently sourced from the PRC for its ``Arch Pattern'' and 
``Minneapolis Pattern'' curb boxes are included within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested April 2, 2007.

A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Enchante Accessories, Inc.; whether its palm oil wax candle 
is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested 
January 29, 2007; initiated April 30, 2007.

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A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Wedding Brand Investors LLC; whether white or ivory pillars 
and tapers are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
requested June 12, 2007.

A-570-801: Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Walgreen Co.; whether the ``Artskills\TM\ Draw & Sketch 
Kit'' is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
requested May 25, 2007.

A-570-801: Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Walgreen Co.; whether the ``Artskills\TM\ Stencil Kit'' is 
included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested May 
25, 2007.

A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools With or Without Handles from the 
People's Republic of China

Requestor: Fiskars Brands, Inc.; whether a stamped machete, gator 
machete, and brush axe are included within the scope of the antidumping 
duty order; requested June 26, 2007.

A-570-848: Freshwater Crawfish Tailmeat from the People's Republic of 
China

Requestor: Maritime Products International; whether breaded crawfish 
tailmeat is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; 
requested November 8, 2006; initiated December 18, 2006.

A-570-864: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form from the People's Republic 
of China

Requestor: ESM Group Inc.; whether atomized ingots are included within 
the scope of the antidumping duty order; original scope ruling 
rescinded and vacated April 18, 2007\4\; initiated April 18, 2007.
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    \4\ See ``Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 2007 and 
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A-570-866: Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Footstar; whether certain boxes for business cards and forms 
are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested 
April 26, 2007.

A-570-866: Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Hallmark Cards, Inc.; whether its ``FunZip'' gift 
presentation is included within the scope of the antidumping duty 
order; requested June 1, 2007.

A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic 
of China

Requestor: International E-Z Up, Inc.; whether its Instant Work Bench 
is included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested 
April 6, 2007.

A-570-882: Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People's Republic of 
China

Requestor: 3M Company; whether certain semi-friable and heat-treated, 
specialty aluminum oxides are included within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested September 19, 2006; initiated January 
17, 2007.

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

Requestor: Asia Dynamics, Inc.; whether certain hospital patient 
belongings bags (model nos. 304211, 304311, 304411, 304611, 304711, 
304811, 40219, 40229) are included within the scope of the antidumping 
duty order; requested May 23, 2007.

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

Requestor: DMS Holdings, Inc.; whether certain MABIS Healthcare 
hospital bags (biohazard disposal bag nos. 75-860-010, 75-860-080, 75-
864-080; isolation bag no. 75-850-000; patient set-up bag nos. 75-833-
000, 75-842-000, 75-970-550, 75-973-550, 75-979-550; personal 
belongings bag nos. 75-010-850, 75-011-850, 75-013-850, 75-014-850, 75-
019-850, 75-032-850, 75-033-850, 75-036-850, 75-037-850, 75-038-850, 
75-046-850, 75-047-850, 75-075-850, 75-105-850, 75-109-850, 75-110-850, 
75-111-850, 75-117-850, 75-118-850, 75-120-850, 75-834-000, 75-838-000, 
75-839-000, 75-844-000, 75-845-000, 75-847-000; kit packing bag nos.75-
801-000, 75-802-000, 75-803-000, 75-804-000, 75-862-000, 75-863-000, 
75-865-000) are included within the scope of the antidumping duty 
order; requested June 8, 2007.

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

Requestor: Medline Industries, Inc.; whether certain hospital patient 
belongings bags and surgical kit bags (drawstring bags model nos. 
DS500C, DS400C, DONDS600, 38667, 7510, 42818, 25117, 28614, 42817; 
rigid handle bag model no. 26900) are included within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested June 18, 2007.

A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: AP Industries; whether convertible cribs (model nos. 1000-
0100; 1000-0125; 1000-0160; 1000-1195/2195; 1000-2145; and 1000-2165) 
are included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested 
June 26, 2007.

A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Northern Tool & Equipment Co.; whether a high-axle torch 
cart (item 164771) is included within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested March 27, 2007.

A-570-898: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of 
China

Requestor: BioLab, Inc.; whether chlorinated isocyanurates originating 
in the People's Republic of China, that are packaged, tableted, blended 
with additives, or otherwise further processed in Canada before 
entering the U.S., are included within the scope of the antidumping 
duty order; requested November 22, 2006; initiated March 9, 2007.

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

Requestor: Lakeshore Learning Materials; whether certain printed 
educational materials, product numbers RR973 and RR974 (Reader's Book 
Log); GG185 and GG186 (Reader's Response Notebook); GG181 and GG182 
(The Writer's Notebook); RR673 and RR674 (My Word Journal); AA185 and 
AA186 (Mi Diario de Palabras); RR630 and RR631 (Draw & Write Journal); 
AA786 and AA787 (My First Draw & Write Journal); AA181 and AA182 (My 
Picture Word Journal); GG324 and GG325 (Writing Prompts Journal); EE441 
and EE442 (Daily Math Practice Journal Grades 1 - 3); EE443 and EE444 
(Daily Math Practice Journal Grades 4 - 6); EE651 and EE652 (Daily 
Language Practice, Grades 1-3); EE653 and EE654 (Daily Language 
Practice Journal, Grades 4 - 6), are included within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order; requested December 7, 2006; initiated May 7, 
2007.

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

Requestor: Bond Street Ltd.; whether its writing cases (previously 
found to be not included within the scope when containing writing pads 
with a backing, provided that they do not have a front cover and/or 
they consist of hole-punched or drilled filler paper), which contain 
writing tablets 2i and 2ii (previously found to be included within

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the scope), are included within the scope of the antidumping duty 
order; requested December 22, 2006.

A-570-904: Activated Carbon from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Cherishment, Inc.; whether a certain type of patented 
activated carbon (192 patent HTCC product) is included within the scope 
of the antidumping duty order; requested June 1, 2007.
Multiple Countries

A-533-809: Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India; A-583-
821: Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from Taiwan

Requestor: Lokring Technology Corporation; whether certain assemblies 
comprising stainless steel flanges from India or Taiwan welded to 
stainless steel ``half-bodies'' with swage rings, and completed in 
Canada, are within the scope of the order; requested June 26, 2007.

Anticircumvention Rulings Pending as of June 30, 2007:

People's Republic of China

A-570-001: Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of China

Requestor: Specialty Products International, Inc.; whether sodium 
permanganate is later-developed merchandise that is circumventing the 
antidumping duty order; requested October 10, 2006.

A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic 
of China

Requestor: Meco Corporation; whether the common leg table (a folding 
metal table affixed with cross bars that enable the legs to fold in 
pairs) produced in the PRC is a minor alteration that circumvents the 
antidumping duty order; requested October 31, 2005; initiated June 1, 
2006.

A-570-894: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of 
China

Requestor: Seaman Paper Company; whether imports of tissue paper from 
Vietnam made out of jumbo rolls of tissue paper from the PRC are 
circumventing the antidumping duty order; requested July 19, 2006; 
initiated September 5, 2006.

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

Requestor: Association of American School Suppliers, whether imports of 
notebooks and filler paper from Taiwan are circumventing the 
antidumping duty order; requested January 16, 2007.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of pending scope and anticircumvention inquiries. Any 
comments should be submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 1870, Washington, 
DC 20230.
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 C.F.R. 351.225(o).

    Dated: July 27, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-15159 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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