Notice of Scope Rulings, 7921-7922 [2020-02776]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2020 / Notices issue assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements for estimated antidumping duties will be effective upon publication of the notice of these final results of review for all shipments of flanges from Spain entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for ULMA, Grupo Cunado, Tubacero, S.L., Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A., Transglory S.A., and Central Y Almacenes, will be 4.47 percent; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, 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, a prior review, or the original investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 18.81 percent,11 the all-others rate established in the lessthan-fair-value investigation. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 11 See the Order, 82 FR 27229. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Feb 11, 2020 notification of the return or 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. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing notice of these final results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h). Dated: February 6, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Scrap Offset Comment 2: Cost Reconciliation Difference Comment 3: Reconversion Income Comment 4: Programming Adjustments V. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–02777 Filed 2–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Notice of Scope Rulings Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable February 12, 2020. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia E. Short, 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: 202–482–1560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background Commerce’s regulations provide that it 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 January 1 See Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Fmt 4703 16, 2020.2 This current notice covers all scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance between July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. Scope Rulings Made July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019: Mexico A–201–845 and C–201–846: Sugar From Mexico Requestor: Batory Foods, Inc., and Rafi Industries, Inc. U.S.-origin ‘‘standard sugar’’ with sucrose/polarity content equal to or higher than 99.4, a maximum moisture content of 0.06 percent, and a maximum color of 600; and U.S.-origin ‘‘refined sugar’’ with a sucrose/polarity content of at least 99.85, sediment of 3 ppm max, and a moisture content of 0.04 percent max, which are repackaged in Mexico into four ply, fifty-pound-capacity kraft paper bags (41.7145 inches by 30.50 inches) and 2,500-pound-capacity polypropylene ‘supersacks’ (50 inches in height, with a front panel measuring 37 inches and a side panel measuring 37 inches), imported by Rafi Industries, Inc., are not within the scope of the Agreements Suspending the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Sugar from Mexico (A–201–845 and C–201–846) because the repackaging operations in Mexico do not substantially transform the products and, thus, do not alter their country of origin; September 3, 2019. People’s Republic of China (China) A–570–914 and C–570–915: LightWalled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Carlson AirFlo Merchandising Systems; certain finished components of refrigerated merchandising and display structures imported from China with part numbers R10447, and 250355 are outside the scope of the antidumping duty orders; September 11, 2019. A–570–601: Tapered Roller Bearings From the People’s Republic of China Requestor: WorldPac Inc.; Based on our analysis of the scope language of the order, the comments received, and a substantial transformation analysis, we determined that WorldPac’s wheel hub assembly, consisting of a Chinese tapered roller bearing (TRB) set, a Polish TRB set, a German wheel hub, and a non-Chinese origin shaft seal with antilock brake (ABS) sensors ring, produced 2 See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 2712 (Jan. 16, 2020). 19 CFR 351.225(o). Frm 00005 7921 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 7922 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2020 / Notices in Germany is not covered by the scope of the order; September 11, 2019. A–570–909: Certain Steel Nails From the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Simpson Strong-Tie Company. Pursuant to the Court of International Trade’s remand order, zinc and nylon anchors are not ‘‘nails,’’ and, therefore, are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China. See Simpson Strong-Tie Company, v. United States, Court No. 17–00057, Slip Op. 19–93 (CIT 2019); see also Certain Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision, 84 FR 49094 (September 18, 2019). Republic of Korea A–580–870: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea Commerce clarifies 3 that the scope of the Order 4 pertains solely to products which are capable of being employed for ‘‘down hole’’ use in oil and gas wells; or, in the specific case of green tubes, products which are capable of (and clearly intended for) further processing which will make them capable of being employed for ‘‘down hole’’ use in oil and gas wells. Commerce further clarifies that products which are incapable (even when further processed) of being employed for ‘‘down hole’’ use in oil and gas wells are not covered by the scope of the Order; July 5, 2019. Thailand lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES A–549–502: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand Requestor: MB Metals, Inc. Fire protection/sprinkler pipes are covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, because standard pipes can be designed to carry water/liquid and can be produced to 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Section 129 Proceeding (WTO DS488): Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea—Decision Memorandum for Final Determination,’’ dated July 5, 2019. 4 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 53691 (September 10, 2014) (the Order); see also Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Correction to the Antidumping Duty Orders with Respect to Turkey and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 59740 (October 3, 2014) (correcting page numbers cited in the Order). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Feb 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 meet various ASTM standards and requirements; July 25, 2019. Anti-Circumvention Determinations Made July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE People’s Republic of China Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings A–570–900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers’ Coalition; diamond sawblades made with Chinese cores and Chinese segments in Thailand by Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and exported from Thailand to the United States are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; diamond sawblades made with: (1) Chinese cores and Thai Segments; or (2) Thai cores and Chinese segments, in Thailand by Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and exported from Thailand to the United States are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order; July 10, 2019. A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum Extrusions From the People’s Republic of China Requestor: Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee. Aluminum Extrusions exported from Vietnam, that are produced from aluminum previously extruded in China, are circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China; August 12, 2019. Notification to Interested Parties Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of this list of completed scope inquiries and anti-circumvention determinations made during the period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. 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: February 6, 2020. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2020–02776 Filed 2–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA035] National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings. DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet March 3–9, 2020. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through Monday, March 9, 2020. All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 4 to address litigation and personnel matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its scheduled business. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory entities will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Sonoma, One Doubletree Drive, Rohnert Park, CA; telephone: (707) 584–5466. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. Instructions for attending the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806– 7204 toll-free; or access the Pacific Council website, https:// www.pcouncil.org for the current meeting location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The March 3–9, 2020 meeting of the Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PST Wednesday, March 4, 2020 and continue at 8 a.m. daily through Monday, March 9, 2020. Broadcasts end when business for the day is complete. Only the audio portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion is listen-only; you will be unable to speak to the Pacific Council via the broadcast. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7921-7922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

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

DATES: Applicable February 12, 2020.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list 
of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the 
period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. We intend to publish 
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia E. Short, 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: 202-482-1560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce's regulations provide that it 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 January 16, 
2020.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and anti-
circumvention determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance between 
July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 2712 (Jan. 16, 2020).
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    Scope Rulings Made July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019:

Mexico

A-201-845 and C-201-846: Sugar From Mexico

    Requestor: Batory Foods, Inc., and Rafi Industries, Inc. U.S.-
origin ``standard sugar'' with sucrose/polarity content equal to or 
higher than 99.4, a maximum moisture content of 0.06 percent, and a 
maximum color of 600; and U.S.-origin ``refined sugar'' with a sucrose/
polarity content of at least 99.85, sediment of 3 ppm max, and a 
moisture content of 0.04 percent max, which are repackaged in Mexico 
into four ply, fifty-pound-capacity kraft paper bags (41.7145 inches by 
30.50 inches) and 2,500-pound-capacity polypropylene `supersacks' (50 
inches in height, with a front panel measuring 37 inches and a side 
panel measuring 37 inches), imported by Rafi Industries, Inc., are not 
within the scope of the Agreements Suspending the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Investigations on Sugar from Mexico (A-201-845 and 
C-201-846) because the repackaging operations in Mexico do not 
substantially transform the products and, thus, do not alter their 
country of origin; September 3, 2019.

People's Republic of China (China)

A-570-914 and C-570-915: Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From 
the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Carlson AirFlo Merchandising Systems; certain finished 
components of refrigerated merchandising and display structures 
imported from China with part numbers R10447, and 250355 are outside 
the scope of the antidumping duty orders; September 11, 2019.

A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: WorldPac Inc.; Based on our analysis of the scope 
language of the order, the comments received, and a substantial 
transformation analysis, we determined that WorldPac's wheel hub 
assembly, consisting of a Chinese tapered roller bearing (TRB) set, a 
Polish TRB set, a German wheel hub, and a non-Chinese origin shaft seal 
with anti-lock brake (ABS) sensors ring, produced

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in Germany is not covered by the scope of the order; September 11, 
2019.

A-570-909: Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China

    Requestor: Simpson Strong-Tie Company. Pursuant to the Court of 
International Trade's remand order, zinc and nylon anchors are not 
``nails,'' and, therefore, are not covered by the scope of the 
antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China. See Simpson 
Strong-Tie Company, v. United States, Court No. 17-00057, Slip Op. 19-
93 (CIT 2019); see also Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final Scope 
Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court 
Decision, 84 FR 49094 (September 18, 2019).

Republic of Korea

A-580-870: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea

    Commerce clarifies \3\ that the scope of the Order \4\ pertains 
solely to products which are capable of being employed for ``down 
hole'' use in oil and gas wells; or, in the specific case of green 
tubes, products which are capable of (and clearly intended for) further 
processing which will make them capable of being employed for ``down 
hole'' use in oil and gas wells. Commerce further clarifies that 
products which are incapable (even when further processed) of being 
employed for ``down hole'' use in oil and gas wells are not covered by 
the scope of the Order; July 5, 2019.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Section 129 Proceeding (WTO DS488): 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods 
from the Republic of Korea--Decision Memorandum for Final 
Determination,'' dated July 5, 2019.
    \4\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the 
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil 
Country Tubular Goods from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 
53691 (September 10, 2014) (the Order); see also Certain Oil Country 
Tubular Goods from India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the 
Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of 
Correction to the Antidumping Duty Orders with Respect to Turkey and 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 59740 (October 3, 2014) 
(correcting page numbers cited in the Order).
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Thailand

A-549-502: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand

    Requestor: MB Metals, Inc. Fire protection/sprinkler pipes are 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on circular welded 
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, because standard pipes can 
be designed to carry water/liquid and can be produced to meet various 
ASTM standards and requirements; July 25, 2019.
    Anti-Circumvention Determinations Made July 1, 2019 through 
September 30, 2019:

People's Republic of China

A-570-900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's 
Republic of China

    Requestor: Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers' Coalition; diamond 
sawblades made with Chinese cores and Chinese segments in Thailand by 
Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and exported from 
Thailand to the United States are within the scope of the antidumping 
duty order; diamond sawblades made with: (1) Chinese cores and Thai 
Segments; or (2) Thai cores and Chinese segments, in Thailand by 
Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and exported from 
Thailand to the United States are outside the scope of the antidumping 
duty order; July 10, 2019.

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

    Requestor: Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee. Aluminum 
Extrusions exported from Vietnam, that are produced from aluminum 
previously extruded in China, are circumventing the antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China; August 
12, 2019.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of completed scope inquiries and anti-circumvention 
determinations made during the period July 1, 2019 through September 
30, 2019. 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: February 6, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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