Notice of Scope Rulings, 63407-63408 [2024-17167]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63407-63408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17167]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Scope Rulings

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the 
period January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024. We intend to publish 
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2024.

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 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 published on June 4, 2024.\2\ This 
current notice covers all scope rulings made by Enforcement and 
Compliance between January 1, 2024, and March 31, 2024.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 89 FR 47896 (June 4, 2024).
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Scope Rulings Made January 1, 2024, Through March 31, 2024

Mexico
A-201-805: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico
    Requestor: Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V and PLM 
Steel Tubes LLC. Six types of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe that 
are exported from the United States to Mexico for further processing 
before re-entry into the United States, produced by Productos Laminados 
de Monterrey S.A. de C.V and PLM Steel Tubes LLC, are not covered the 
scope of the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded non-
alloy steel pipe from Mexico because the country of origin is not 
Mexico: March 12, 2024.
People's Republic of China (China)
A-570-910 and C-570-911: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From 
China
    Requestor: NEXTracker LLC. Fifteen models of torque tubes are not 
covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China because they 
are mechanical tubes which are excluded from the scope: January 8, 
2024.
A-570-135 and C-570-136: Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From 
China
    Requestor: Pitts Enterprises, Inc. dba Dorsey Intermodal. Finished 
chassis from Vietnam containing Chinese-origin subassemblies are 
covered by the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on 
certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China. Subassemblies 
from China finished or unfinished and whether assembled or unassembled 
are subject covered by the orders: January 10, 2024.
A-570-890: Woodend Bedroom Furniture From China
    Requestor: Zinus, Inc. Seven models of beds are not covered by the 
scope of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from 
China because they are not made substantially of wood products: January 
11, 2024.
A-570-106 and C-570-107: Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components 
Thereof From China
    Requestor: Nanjing Kaylang Co., Ltd. Cabinets and vanities made 
from phragmites are covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from 
China because the scope clearly includes ``engineered wood products'' 
and we determine phragmite particle board to be an engineered wood 
product: January 12, 2024.
A-570-084 and C-570-085: Certain Quartz Surface Products From China
    Requestor: Vanguard Trading Company, LLC (VTC). Fritech, a waste 
mineral-based surface product, is predominantly made of silica and, 
therefore, within the scope of the AD and CVD orders. Quartz surface 
products consist of slabs and other surfaces created from a mixture of

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materials that includes predominately silica (e.g., quartz, quartz 
powder, cristobalite) as well as a resin binder (e.g., an unsaturated 
polyester). The scope of the orders only includes products where the 
silica content is greater than any other single material by actual 
weight. While the scope language does not explicitly address waste 
mineral-based surface product, synthetic stone surfaces that are 
primarily silica by actual weight are explicitly covered. Accordingly, 
for purposes of our analysis in this case, we examined whether fritech 
is predominantly silica or predominately composed of something else. 
Based on our analysis, and taking into account lab reports and VTC's 
patent information, we find fritech to be predominantly silica and, 
therefore, subject to the scope of the orders: January 25, 2024.
A-570-981 and C-570-982: Utility Scale Wind Towers From China
    Requestor: Orsted A/S, Orsted North America Inc. The sources 
enumerated in 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) demonstrate that monopiles, i.e., 
steel cylinders that serve as a foundation for offshore wind turbines, 
are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing 
duty orders on utility scale wind towers from China: February 6, 2024.
A-570-881: Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings From China
    Requestor: JL International, Inc. Certain types of electrical 
conduit fittings (electrical conduit bodies, electrical conduit 
nipples, and electrical conduit couplings and connectors) are not 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on certain malleable 
iron pipe fittings from China because they are designed and 
manufactured to conform to different industry codes and standards than 
malleable iron pipe fittings, and are not suitable for use in oil, gas, 
or sprinkler applications. This final scope ruling is applicable on a 
country-wide basis, regardless of foreign producer, exporter, or 
importer: February 8, 2024.
A-570-082 and C-570-083: Certain Steel Wheels From China
    Requestor: Asia Wheel Co., Ltd. Asia Wheel's steel truck wheels are 
not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing 
duty orders on certain steel wheels from China because the wheels 
themselves, as well as their primary rim and disc component parts, are 
all produced in Thailand: February 9, 2024.
A-570-831: Fresh Garlic From China
    Requestor: Export Packers Company Limited. Export Packers IQF 
cooked garlic cloves are subject to the scope of the antidumping duty 
order on fresh garlic from China because the garlic cloves: (1) have 
certain physical characteristics that differ from the subject 
merchandise but are not considered ``prepared'' by ``heat processing''; 
(2) have similar expectations of use as subject merchandise due to the 
marketing and advertising of the product; (3) are used as a food or 
seasoning which is the same use as subject merchandise; (4) are sold to 
retailers through the same channel of trade (i.e., other seasonings, 
flavorings, and food ingredients) as the subject merchandise; and (5) 
are marketed to retailers in the same manner as subject merchandise: 
February 21, 2024.
A-570-831: Fresh Garlic From China
    Requestor: Roland Foods, LLC. Roland Foods' whole garlic cloves (in 
brine) are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on 
fresh garlic from China because they are preserved by the addition of 
other ingredients. Moreover, as a second, alternative basis, Roland 
Foods' whole garlic cloves in brine are not subject to the order 
because they are mechanically harvested and not used as fresh produce: 
March 1, 2024.
A-570-073 and C-570-074: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From China
    Requestor: Century Metals & Supplies, Inc. Aluminum coil produced 
from 8011 alloy aluminum, having a thickness of 6.3 millimeters or 
less, but greater than 0.2 millimeters, is not covered by the scope of 
the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on common alloy 
aluminum sheet from China because it is not produced from an in-scope 
aluminum alloy series: March 12, 2024.
A-570-018 and C-570-019: Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for 
Sale From China
    Requestor: Fasteners for Retail, Inc. dba Siffron. Certain 
headphone/speaker retail display shelves are not covered by the scope 
of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on boltless 
steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from China because Siffron's 
display shelves are not shelving units, nor are they prepackaged for 
sale with upright and horizontal supports or assembled in a boltless 
fashion: March 29, 2024.
Spain
A-469-823: Utility Scale Wind Towers From Spain
    Requestor: Orsted A/S, Orsted North America Inc. The sources 
enumerated in 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) demonstrate that monopiles, i.e., 
steel cylinders that serve as a foundation for offshore wind turbines, 
are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing 
duty orders on utility scale wind towers from Spain: February 6, 2024.
Taiwan
A-583-869: Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Taiwan
    Requestor: Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd. Certain light-truck 
spare tires models, identified under part code TG00000100, produced by 
Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd., and imported by its U.S. affiliate 
Cheng Shin Rubber USA Inc., are not covered by the scope of the 
antidumping duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from 
Taiwan because the product falls under the fifth exclusion identified 
in the scope of the order: March 7, 2024.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of 
this list of completed scope inquiries and scope/circumvention inquiry 
combinations made during the period January 1, 2024, through March 31, 
2024. Any comments should be submitted to Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, via email to [email protected].
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).

    Dated: July 30, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-17167 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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