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351.402(f)(2) 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
occurred, and in the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is also the reminder to
parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: March 23, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Memorandum
Comment 1: Differences Between
Statutory Financial Statements and
Financial Statements Prepared
According to International Financial
Reporting Standards
Comment 2: Financial Statements for
G&A and Financial Expenses
Comment 3: Goodwill Amortization
Comment 4: Research and Development
Expenses and Certain G&A Expenses
Comment 5: Major Inputs
Comment 6: Adjustments to the Cost of
Manufacturing
Comment 7: Financial Expenses
Comment 8: Solvay’s Use of Polymist®
in Producing In–Scope Products
Comment 9: Non–U.S. Sales
Comment 10: Treatment of Negative
Dumping Margins (Zeroing)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list
of scope rulings completed between
October 1, 2008, and December 31,
2008. In conjunction with this list, the
Department is also publishing a list of
requests for scope rulings and
anticircumvention determinations
pending as of December 31, 2008. We
intend to publish future lists after the
close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
China/NME Group, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–2312.
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 CFR
351.225(o). Our most recent notification
of scope rulings was published on
December 1, 2008. See Notice of Scope
Rulings, 73 FR 72771 (December 1,
2008). This current notice covers all
scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations completed by Import
Administration between October 1,
2008, and December 31, 2008, inclusive,
and it also lists any scope or
anticircumvention inquiries pending as
of December 31, 2008. As described
below, subsequent lists will follow after
the close of each calendar quarter.
Scope Rulings Completed Between
October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008
Germany
A–428–825: Stainless Steel Sheet and
Strip in Coils from Germany. Requestor:
Almetals, Inc.; TriClad nickel-clad
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils is
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; October 10, 2008.
Japan
A–588–046: Polychloroprene Rubber
from Japan. Requestor: DuPont
Performance Elastomers L.L.C.; solid
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and methacrylic acid
having methacrylic acid comonomer
content in the 0.2 percent to 5.0 percent
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range (this category does not include
aqueous chloroprene/methacrylic acid
dipolymer dispersion products or
solvent solutions of chloroprene/
methacrylic acid dipolymers) are
excluded from the scope of the
antidumping duty order; October 31,
2008.
A–588–046: Polychloroprene Rubber
from Japan. Requestor: DuPont
Performance Elastomers L.L.C; aqueous
dispersions of 2-chlorobutadiene-1,3
homopolymers, where the polymer
content of the dispersion is between 55
weight percent and 61 weight percent
and the dispersed homopolymer
contains less than 10 weight percent of
a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction are
excluded from the scope of the
antidumping duty order; December 12,
2008.
People’s Republic of China
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China.
Requestor: Sourcing International, LLC;
Red Rose Stem (HM65975W–G); White
and Yellow Poppies (HM65895R); Water
Lotus (HM52305LB); Spotted Orchid
(HM12066); and Bouquet of Pom Pom
(HM65833W–G) novelty candles are not
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; October 20, 2008.
A–570–827: Cased Pencils from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Walgreen Co.; the ‘‘ArtSkills Stencil
Kit’’ is not within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; October 8,
2008.
A–570–882: Refined Brown
Aluminum Oxide from the People’s
Republic of China. Requestor: 3M
Company; semi-friable aluminum oxide
and heat-treated aluminum oxide are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; October 1, 2008.
A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail
Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic
of China. Requestor: Rayton Produce
Packaging Inc.; promotional bag (model
# F–OPPAPEJZLG) is within the scope
of the antidumping duty order; October
2, 2008.
A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail
Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic
of China. Requestor: Majestic
International; certain polyethylene gift
bags (UPC codes starting with 8–51603and ending with: 00002–3, 00004–7,
00140–2, 00141–9, 00142–6, 00041–2,
00040–5, 00052–8, 00059–7, 00066–5,
00068–9, 00071–9, 00072–6, 00075–7,
00076–4, 00092–4, 00093–1, 00094–8,
00098–6, 00131–0, 00132–7, 00133–4,
00144–0, 00145–7, 00152–5, 00153–2,
00155–6, 00156–3, 00160–0, 00163–1,
00165–5, 00166–2, 00175–4, 00176–1,
00181–5, 00183–9, 00226–3, 00230–0,
00231–7, 00246–1, 00251–5, 00252–2,
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00253–9, 00254–6, 00255–3, 00256–0,
00257–7, 00259–1, 00260–7, 00262–1,
00263–8, 00300–0, 00301–7, 00302–4,
00303–1, 00305–5, 00306–2, 00307–9,
00308–6, 00309–3, 00350–5, 00351–2,
00352–9, 00353–6, 00354–3, 00355–0,
00356–7, 00357–4, 00358–1) are not
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; November 19, 2008.
A–570–890 Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Stanley Furniture
Company, Inc.; its convertible cribs are
not within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; December 23, 2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Central Purchasing, LLC.; its welding
cart (model number 65939), is not
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; October 1, 2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Reisenthel Accessories; Carrycruiser
shopping cart is not within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; October 15,
2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Ardisam, Inc.; Yukon Tracks
Sportsman’s Cart (model number
AV125) is not within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; October 16,
2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Conair Corporation; LadderKart, a hand
truck with an integral folding stepladder, is within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; October 20,
2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
American Lawn Mower Company;
Collect-It Garden Waste Remover is not
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; November 10, 2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Eastman Outdoors, Inc.; Versa deer cart
(model #9930) is not within the scope
of the antidumping duty order;
December 31, 2008.
A–570–922 and C–570–923: Raw
Flexible Magnets from the People’s
Republic of China. Requestor: Target
Corporation; certain decorative retail
magnets (for model numbers starting
with DPCI05319- and ending with: 2052
and 2058) are not within the scope of
the antidumping and countervailing
duty orders; certain decorative retail
magnets (for model numbers starting
with DPCI05319- and ending with:
2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069,
2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075,
2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, and model
number DPCI053230152) are within the
scope of the antidumping and
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countervailing duty orders; December
22, 2008.
Multiple Countries
A–423–808 and C–423–809: Stainless
Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium; A–
475–822: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils
from Italy; A–580–831: Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils from South Korea; A–583–
830: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from
Taiwan; A–791–805 and C–791–806:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South
Africa. Requestor: Ugine & ALZ Belgium
N.V.; 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;
December 3, 2008.
Anticircumvention Determinations
Completed Between October 1, 2008,
and December 31, 2008
None.
Scope Inquiries Terminated Between
October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008
None.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated
Between October 1, 2008, and December
31, 2008
None.
Scope Inquiries Pending as of December
31, 2008
People’s Republic of China
A–570–806: Silicon Metal from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Globe Metallurgical Inc.; whether
certain silicon metal exported by FerroAlliages et Mineraux to the United
States from Canada is within scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
October 1, 2008.
A–570–827: Cased Pencils from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Walgreen Co.; whether the ‘‘ArtSkills
Draw & Sketch Kit’’ is within the scope
of the antidumping duty order;
requested May 29, 2007; initiated March
21, 2008.
A–570–827: Cased Pencils from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Paper Magic Group (‘‘PMG’’); whether
PMG’s children’s Valentine card sets
with pencils are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested
October 6, 2008; initiated November 20,
2008.
A–570–864: Pure Magnesium in
Granular Form from the People’s
Republic of China. Requestor: ESM
Group Inc.; whether atomized ingots are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; original scope ruling
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initiated April 18, 2007; preliminary
ruling issued August 27, 2008.
A–570–866: Folding Gift Boxes from
the People’s Republic of China.
Requestor: Footstar; whether certain
four boxes for business cards and forms
(length × width: 5 × 3.5; 7 × 3.5; 12.125
× 3.5; and 11 × 8.5) are 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 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: New Tec Integration
Co., Ltd.; whether New Tec’s chair using
two U-shaped steel tubes to form the
front and rear legs, and not utilizing the
cross-bracing typically affixed to the leg
frame by rivets, welds, and fasteners, is
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested July 30, 2008;
initiated September 24, 2008.
A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Armel Enterprises,
Inc.; whether certain children’s
playroom and accent furniture are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested September 24,
2007.
A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Target Corporation;
whether the Shabby Chic secretary desk
and mirror are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested
November 30, 2007.
A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Zinus, Inc. and Zinus
(Xiamen) Inc.; whether its Smartbox
mattress support and box spring are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested January 22, 2008.
A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Acme Furniture
Industry, Inc.; whether its mattress
supports (item nos. 2833, 2834, 2835,
2836 and 2837) are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
February 26, 2008.
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 within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested
March 27, 2007.
1 See Notice of Scope Rulings, 72 FR 43245,
43246 (August 3, 2007).
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A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Corporate Express Inc.; whether its
luggage carts, model numbers CEB31210
and CEB31490, are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
January 31, 2008.
A–570–891: Hand Trucks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Safco Products Co.; whether its
StowAway Cart (Model 4062) and Stow
And Go Cart (Model 4049) are within
the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested October 16, 2008;
initiated November 28, 2008.
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 Vietnam before
entering the U.S., are within the scope
of the antidumping duty order;
requested August 15, 2007; initiated
March 21, 2008.
A–570–899: Artist Canvas from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
C2F, Inc.; whether framed artist canvas
in two forms (i.e., 65% polyester, 35%
cotton bulk or 100% cotton bulk) woven
in the Republic of Korea and cut and
framed in the People’s Republic of
China are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested
September 4, 2008.
A–570–899: Artist Canvas from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Art Supplies Enterprises, Inc.; whether
framed artist canvas woven and primed
in Vietnam and cut and framed in the
People’s Republic of China is within the
scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested December 22, 2008.
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 within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested
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December 7, 2006; initiated May 7,
2007.
A–570–901: Lined Paper Products
from the People’s Republic of China.
Requestor: Livescribe Inc., whether the
patented dot-patterned paper
(trademarked ‘‘ANOTO’’) is within the
scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested October 24, 2008.
A–570–901: Lined Paper Products
from the People’s Republic of China.
Requestor: PlanAhead LLC; whether
writing cases, writing portfolios,
portfolios and padfolios, 70314
Professional Padfolio; 70689 Contour
Padfolio; 72055 Urban Padfolio; 72537
Fashion Padfolio, are within the scope
of the antidumping duty order;
requested November 17, 2008.
A–570–904: Certain Activated Carbon
from the People’s Republic of China.
Requestor: Rolf C Hagen (USA) Corp;
whether certain fish filter parts are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested November 14,
2008.
A–570–909: Certain Steel Nails from
the People’s Republic of China.
Requestor: Shanghai March Import &
Export Co., Ltd.; whether the horseshoe
nails imported by Shanghai March
Import & Export Co., Ltd. are within the
scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested October 17, 2008.
A–570–916 and C–570–917:
Laminated Woven Sacks from the
People’s Republic of China. Requestor:
Archer Daniels Midland Company;
whether Products A and Product B
described as: (1) Made of a single ply of
woven polypropylene strip; (2)
laminated with biaxially-oriented
polypropylene (‘‘BOPP’’); (3) printed in
three colors; and (4) of less than one
kilogram in weight are within the scope
of the antidumping duty order; whether
Products C, D and F described as each
having no lamination or coating of
BOPP; and whether Product E described
as: (1) Made of a single ply of woven
polypropylene strip; (2) laminated with
BOPP; (3) printed in two colors; and (4)
less than one kilogram in weight are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested October 24, 2008.
A–570–918: Steel Wire Garment
Hangers from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Econoco Corporation;
whether chrome-plated hangers with a
certain diameter are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
December 3, 2008.
A–570–918: Steel Wire Garment
Hangers from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: American Hanger;
whether chrome-plated hangers with a
certain diameter are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
December 1, 2008.
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A–570–922 and C–570–923: Raw
Flexible Magnets from the People’s
Republic of China. Requestor: Target
Corporation; whether certain decorative
retail magnets (for model numbers
starting with DPCI05319- and ending
with: 2052, 2058, 2064, 2065, 2066,
2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072,
2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078,
2079; and model number
DPCI053230152) are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
September 9, 2008.
Anticircumvention Rulings Pending as
of December 31, 2008
People’s Republic of China
A–570–849: Cut-to-Length Carbon
Steel Plate from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Nucor Corporation,
SSAB N.A.D., Evraz Claymont Steel,
Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, and
ArcelorMittal USA Inc.; whether adding
metallurgically and economically
insignificant amounts of boron is a
minor alteration that circumvents the
antidumping duty order; requested
August 13, 2008; initiated October 10,
2008.
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 People’s Republic of
China is a minor alteration that
circumvents the antidumping duty
order; requested October 31, 2005;
preliminary ruling issued October 27,
2008.
A–570–894: Certain Tissue Paper
Products from the People’s Republic of
China. Requestor: Seaman Paper
Company of Massachusetts, Inc.;
whether imports of tissue paper from
Thailand made out of jumbo rolls and
sheets of tissue paper from the People’s
Republic of China are circumventing the
antidumping duty order; requested
September 10, 2008; initiated October
27, 2008.
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,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW., APO/Dockets Unit, Room 1870,
Washington, DC 20230.
This notice is published in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
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John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
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Technology Innovation Program (TIP)
Notice of Availability of Funds and
Announcement of Public Meeting
(Proposers’ Conference)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology’s (NIST)
Technology Innovation Program (TIP)
announces that it will hold a single
fiscal year 2009 competition and is
soliciting high-risk, high-reward
research and development (R&D)
proposals for financial assistance. TIP
also announces that it will hold a public
meeting (Proposers’ Conference) for all
interested parties. TIP is soliciting
proposals under this fiscal year 2009
competition in two areas of critical
national need entitled ‘‘Civil
Infrastructure’’ and ‘‘Manufacturing’’ as
described in the Program Description
section below.
DATES: The due date for submission of
proposals is 3 p.m. Eastern Time,
Tuesday, June 23, 2009. This deadline
applies to any mode of proposal
submission, including paper and
electronic. Do not wait until the last
minute to submit a proposal. TIP will
not make any allowances for late
submissions, including incomplete
Grants.gov registration or delays by
guaranteed overnight couriers. To avoid
any potential processing backlogs due to
last minute registrations, proposers are
strongly encouraged to start their
Grants.gov registration process at least
four weeks prior to the proposal
submission due date. Review, selection,
and award processing is expected to be
completed by the end of November
2009.
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SUMMARY:
Proposals must be
submitted to TIP as follows:
Paper Submission: Send to National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
Technology Innovation Program, 100
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Bureau Drive, Stop 4701, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899–4701.
Electronic Submission: https://
www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Cuthill at 301–975–3273 or by
e-mail at barbara.cuthill@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional Information. The full
Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)
announcement for this request for
proposals contains detailed information
and requirements for the program.
Proposers are strongly encouraged to
read the FFO in developing proposals.
The full FFO announcement text is
available at https://www.grants.gov and
on the TIP Web site at https://
www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html. In
addition, proposers are directed to
review the March 2009 Technology
Innovation Program Proposal
Preparation Kit available at https://
www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html. The TIP
Proposal Preparation Kit must be used
to prepare a TIP proposal. The TIP
implementing regulations are published
at 15 CFR part 296, and included in the
TIP Proposal Preparation Kit as
Appendix B.
Public Meeting (Proposers’
Conference). TIP is holding a public
meeting (Proposers’ Conference) at NIST
to provide general information regarding
TIP, to offer guidance on preparing
proposals, and to answer questions.
Proprietary technical discussions about
specific project ideas with NIST staff are
not permitted at this conference or at
any time before submitting the proposal
to TIP. Therefore, proposers should not
expect to have proprietary issues
addressed at the proposers’ conference.
Also, NIST/TIP staff will not critique or
provide feedback on project ideas while
they are being developed by a proposer.
However, NIST/TIP staff will answer
questions about the TIP eligibility and
cost-sharing requirements, evaluation
and award criteria, selection process,
and the general characteristics of a
competitive TIP proposal at the
Proposers’ Conference and by phone
and e-mail. Attendance at the TIP
proposers’ conference is not required.
The TIP Proposers’ Conference is
being held on the following date, time,
and location:
April 8, 2009, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Eastern
Time: NIST Red Auditorium, 100
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. Preregistration is required by 5 p.m. Eastern
Time on April 6, 2009 for the Proposers’
Conference being held at NIST
Gaithersburg, MD. Due to increased
security at NIST, no on-site registrations
will be accepted and all attendees must
be pre-registered. Photo identification
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to be admitted to the April 8, 2009
conference. Attendees must wear their
conference badge at all times while on
the NIST campus. Electronic
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the Proposers’ Conference. Presentation
materials from the Proposers’
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occurs, notices will be posted on the TIP
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grants.gov Web site and in the Federal
Register.
Statutory Authority. Section 3012 of the
America Creating Opportunities to
Meaningfully Promote Excellence in
Technology, Education, and Science
(COMPETES) Act, Public Law 110–69
(August 9, 2007), 15 U.S.C.A. 278n (2008).
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civil infrastructure. Two elements of the
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Structural Integrity of the United States’
Infrastructure will be addressed as
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Water Systems, Dams, Levees, Bridges,
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technologies and repair/retrofit
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and/or deterioration processes of water
mains, wastewater collection systems,
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bridges, roads, and highways. Sensing
technologies must be more accurate in
their determinations of structural
integrity, easier to use, and more
economically feasible. The increased
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14521-14524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7221]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a
list of scope rulings completed between October 1, 2008, and December
31, 2008. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also
publishing a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations pending as of December 31, 2008. We intend to publish
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
China/NME Group, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-
2312.
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 CFR 351.225(o). Our most recent notification of scope
rulings was published on December 1, 2008. See Notice of Scope Rulings,
73 FR 72771 (December 1, 2008). This current notice covers all scope
rulings and anticircumvention determinations completed by Import
Administration between October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008,
inclusive, and it also lists any scope or anticircumvention inquiries
pending as of December 31, 2008. As described below, subsequent lists
will follow after the close of each calendar quarter.
Scope Rulings Completed Between October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008
Germany
A-428-825: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Germany.
Requestor: Almetals, Inc.; TriClad nickel-clad stainless steel sheet
and strip in coils is within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
October 10, 2008.
Japan
A-588-046: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan. Requestor: DuPont
Performance Elastomers L.L.C.; solid polychloroprenes that are
dipolymers of chloroprene and methacrylic acid having methacrylic acid
comonomer content in the 0.2 percent to 5.0 percent range (this
category does not include aqueous chloroprene/methacrylic acid
dipolymer dispersion products or solvent solutions of chloroprene/
methacrylic acid dipolymers) are excluded from the scope of the
antidumping duty order; October 31, 2008.
A-588-046: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan. Requestor: DuPont
Performance Elastomers L.L.C; aqueous dispersions of 2-chlorobutadiene-
1,3 homopolymers, where the polymer content of the dispersion is
between 55 weight percent and 61 weight percent and the dispersed
homopolymer contains less than 10 weight percent of a tetrahydrofuran-
insoluble fraction are excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty
order; December 12, 2008.
People's Republic of China
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Sourcing International, LLC; Red Rose Stem (HM65975W-
G); White and Yellow Poppies (HM65895R); Water Lotus (HM52305LB);
Spotted Orchid (HM12066); and Bouquet of Pom Pom (HM65833W-G) novelty
candles are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; October
20, 2008.
A-570-827: Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Walgreen Co.; the ``ArtSkills Stencil Kit'' is not within
the scope of the antidumping duty order; October 8, 2008.
A-570-882: Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People's Republic
of China. Requestor: 3M Company; semi-friable aluminum oxide and heat-
treated aluminum oxide are within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; October 1, 2008.
A-570-886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: Rayton Produce Packaging Inc.;
promotional bag (model F-OPPAPEJZLG) is within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; October 2, 2008.
A-570-886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: Majestic International; certain
polyethylene gift bags (UPC codes starting with 8-51603- and ending
with: 00002-3, 00004-7, 00140-2, 00141-9, 00142-6, 00041-2, 00040-5,
00052-8, 00059-7, 00066-5, 00068-9, 00071-9, 00072-6, 00075-7, 00076-4,
00092-4, 00093-1, 00094-8, 00098-6, 00131-0, 00132-7, 00133-4, 00144-0,
00145-7, 00152-5, 00153-2, 00155-6, 00156-3, 00160-0, 00163-1, 00165-5,
00166-2, 00175-4, 00176-1, 00181-5, 00183-9, 00226-3, 00230-0, 00231-7,
00246-1, 00251-5, 00252-2,
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00253-9, 00254-6, 00255-3, 00256-0, 00257-7, 00259-1, 00260-7, 00262-1,
00263-8, 00300-0, 00301-7, 00302-4, 00303-1, 00305-5, 00306-2, 00307-9,
00308-6, 00309-3, 00350-5, 00351-2, 00352-9, 00353-6, 00354-3, 00355-0,
00356-7, 00357-4, 00358-1) are not within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; November 19, 2008.
A-570-890 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.; its convertible
cribs are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; December
23, 2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Central Purchasing, LLC.; its welding cart (model number
65939), is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; October
1, 2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Reisenthel Accessories; Carrycruiser shopping cart is not
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; October 15, 2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Ardisam, Inc.; Yukon Tracks Sportsman's Cart (model number
AV125) is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; October
16, 2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Conair Corporation; LadderKart, a hand truck with an
integral folding step-ladder, is within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; October 20, 2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: American Lawn Mower Company; Collect-It Garden Waste Remover
is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; November 10,
2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.; Versa deer cart (model
9930) is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
December 31, 2008.
A-570-922 and C-570-923: Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: Target Corporation; certain decorative
retail magnets (for model numbers starting with DPCI05319- and ending
with: 2052 and 2058) are not within the scope of the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders; certain decorative retail magnets (for
model numbers starting with DPCI05319- and ending with: 2064, 2065,
2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077,
2078, 2079, and model number DPCI053230152) are within the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty orders; December 22, 2008.
Multiple Countries
A-423-808 and C-423-809: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from
Belgium; A-475-822: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy; A-580-
831: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Korea; A-583-830:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Taiwan; A-791-805 and C-791-806:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa. Requestor: Ugine &
ALZ Belgium N.V.; 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; December 3,
2008.
Anticircumvention Determinations Completed Between October 1, 2008, and
December 31, 2008
None.
Scope Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 2008, and December 31,
2008
None.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 2008, and
December 31, 2008
None.
Scope Inquiries Pending as of December 31, 2008
People's Republic of China
A-570-806: Silicon Metal from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Globe Metallurgical Inc.; whether certain silicon metal
exported by Ferro-Alliages et Mineraux to the United States from Canada
is within scope of the antidumping duty order; requested October 1,
2008.
A-570-827: Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Walgreen Co.; whether the ``ArtSkills Draw & Sketch Kit'' is
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested May 29, 2007;
initiated March 21, 2008.
A-570-827: Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Paper Magic Group (``PMG''); whether PMG's children's
Valentine card sets with pencils are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested October 6, 2008; initiated November
20, 2008.
A-570-864: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: ESM Group Inc.; whether atomized ingots
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; original scope
ruling rescinded and vacated April 18, 2007; \1\ initiated April 18,
2007; preliminary ruling issued August 27, 2008.
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A-570-866: Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Footstar; whether certain four boxes for business cards and
forms (length x width: 5 x 3.5; 7 x 3.5; 12.125 x 3.5; and 11 x 8.5)
are 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 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: New Tec Integration Co., Ltd.; whether
New Tec's chair using two U-shaped steel tubes to form the front and
rear legs, and not utilizing the cross-bracing typically affixed to the
leg frame by rivets, welds, and fasteners, is within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested July 30, 2008; initiated September
24, 2008.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Armel Enterprises, Inc.; whether certain children's
playroom and accent furniture are within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested September 24, 2007.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Target Corporation; whether the Shabby Chic secretary
desk and mirror are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested November 30, 2007.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Zinus, Inc. and Zinus (Xiamen) Inc.; whether its
Smartbox mattress support and box spring are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested January 22, 2008.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Acme Furniture Industry, Inc.; whether its mattress
supports (item nos. 2833, 2834, 2835, 2836 and 2837) are within the
scope of the antidumping duty order; requested February 26, 2008.
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 within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested March 27, 2007.
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A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Corporate Express Inc.; whether its luggage carts, model
numbers CEB31210 and CEB31490, are within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested January 31, 2008.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Safco Products Co.; whether its StowAway Cart (Model 4062)
and Stow And Go Cart (Model 4049) are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested October 16, 2008; initiated November
28, 2008.
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
Vietnam before entering the U.S., are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested August 15, 2007; initiated March 21,
2008.
A-570-899: Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: C2F, Inc.; whether framed artist canvas in two forms (i.e.,
65% polyester, 35% cotton bulk or 100% cotton bulk) woven in the
Republic of Korea and cut and framed in the People's Republic of China
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested September
4, 2008.
A-570-899: Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Art Supplies Enterprises, Inc.; whether framed artist canvas
woven and primed in Vietnam and cut and framed in the People's Republic
of China is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested
December 22, 2008.
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 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: Livescribe Inc., whether the patented dot-patterned
paper (trademarked ``ANOTO'') is within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested October 24, 2008.
A-570-901: Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: PlanAhead LLC; whether writing cases, writing
portfolios, portfolios and padfolios, 70314 Professional Padfolio;
70689 Contour Padfolio; 72055 Urban Padfolio; 72537 Fashion Padfolio,
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested November
17, 2008.
A-570-904: Certain Activated Carbon from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Rolf C Hagen (USA) Corp; whether certain fish filter
parts are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested
November 14, 2008.
A-570-909: Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China.
Requestor: Shanghai March Import & Export Co., Ltd.; whether the
horseshoe nails imported by Shanghai March Import & Export Co., Ltd.
are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested October
17, 2008.
A-570-916 and C-570-917: Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: Archer Daniels Midland Company; whether
Products A and Product B described as: (1) Made of a single ply of
woven polypropylene strip; (2) laminated with biaxially-oriented
polypropylene (``BOPP''); (3) printed in three colors; and (4) of less
than one kilogram in weight are within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; whether Products C, D and F described as each having no
lamination or coating of BOPP; and whether Product E described as: (1)
Made of a single ply of woven polypropylene strip; (2) laminated with
BOPP; (3) printed in two colors; and (4) less than one kilogram in
weight are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested
October 24, 2008.
A-570-918: Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: Econoco Corporation; whether chrome-plated hangers
with a certain diameter are within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested December 3, 2008.
A-570-918: Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of
China. Requestor: American Hanger; whether chrome-plated hangers with a
certain diameter are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested December 1, 2008.
A-570-922 and C-570-923: Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: Target Corporation; whether certain
decorative retail magnets (for model numbers starting with DPCI05319-
and ending with: 2052, 2058, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070,
2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079; and model number
DPCI053230152) are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested September 9, 2008.
Anticircumvention Rulings Pending as of December 31, 2008
People's Republic of China
A-570-849: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from the People's
Republic of China. Requestor: Nucor Corporation, SSAB N.A.D., Evraz
Claymont Steel, Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, and ArcelorMittal USA Inc.;
whether adding metallurgically and economically insignificant amounts
of boron is a minor alteration that circumvents the antidumping duty
order; requested August 13, 2008; initiated October 10, 2008.
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 People's Republic of China is a
minor alteration that circumvents the antidumping duty order; requested
October 31, 2005; preliminary ruling issued October 27, 2008.
A-570-894: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic
of China. Requestor: Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc.;
whether imports of tissue paper from Thailand made out of jumbo rolls
and sheets of tissue paper from the People's Republic of China are
circumventing the antidumping duty order; requested September 10, 2008;
initiated October 27, 2008.
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, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., APO/Dockets
Unit, Room 1870, Washington, DC 20230.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
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March 20, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
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