[Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)]
[Notices]
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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: May 3, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a
list of scope rulings completed between January 1, 2006, and March 31,
2006. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing
a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations pending as of March 31, 2006. We intend to publish
future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Gibbons, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0498.
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 ``Notice of Scope
Rulings'' was published on February 2, 2006. See 71 FR 5646. The
instant notice covers all scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations completed by Import Administration between January 1,
2006, and March 31, 2006, inclusive. It also lists any scope or
anticircumvention inquiries pending as of March 31, 2006, as well as
scope rulings inadvertently omitted from prior published lists. As
described below, subsequent lists will follow after the close of each
calendar quarter.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2006:
Canada
A-122-838, C-122-839: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada
Requestor: Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Executive Committee;
lumber products meeting the written description of the merchandise that
may be entering under HTSUS 4409.10.05, including products continually
shaped along the ends are within the scope of the orders; March 3, 2006
People's Republic of China
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Eighteen Karat International Product Sourcing, Inc.; its 12
``orchid'' candles are not included within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; January 10, 2006.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.; its chicken shaped candle is
not included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; January
10, 2006.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Design Ideas, Ltd.; its ``Lounge Light'' petroleum wax
candles equipped with a color-changing light emitting diode (LED) and
battery, and manufactured in the People's Republic of China (PRC), are
within the scope of the antidumping duty order, and its ``Lumanae''
petroleum wax candles equipped with a color-changing LED and battery,
and manufactured in Malaysia, are not included within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; March 21, 2006.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Central Purchasing, LLC.; an accessory cart that is
specifically designed to fit and carry a ``Breaker Hammer,'' and is
imported separately from the Breaker Hammer, is not included within the
scope of the antidumping duty order; February 1, 2006.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Central Purchasing, LLC.; its two ``welding carts'' are not
included within the scope of the antidumping duty order; February 15,
2006.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Vertex International, Inc.; certain components of its Garden
Cart, if imported separately, are not included within the scope of the
order; March 8, 2006.
Anticircumvention Determinations Completed Between January 1, 2006 and
March 31, 2006:
None.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 2006 and
March 31, 2006:
None.
Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2006:
People's Republic of China
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Cape Craftsmen; whether various cabinets/commodes are within
the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested October 28, 2005;
terminated February 10, 2006.
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A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: L. Powell Company; whether certain jewelry armoires without
felt or felt-like lining on the door are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested November 30, 2005; terminated January
31, 2006.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Whitewood Industries; whether certain wooden jewelry
armoires lined with felt of felt-like material are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested December 5, 2005; terminated
February 10, 2006.
Scope Inquiries Pending as of March 31, 2006:
Canada
A-122-838, C-122-839: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada
Requestor: Montana Reclaimed Lumber Co.; whether antique softwood
lumber reclaimed from demolition projects are within the scope of the
orders; requested January 10, 2006.
Italy
A-475-059: Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape from Italy
Requestor: Ritrama, Inc.; whether certain varieties of plastic tape are
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested December 13,
2005; initiated January 30, 2006.
People's Republic of China
A-570-803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or
Without Handles, from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Central Purchasing, LLC; whether its gooseneck claw wrecking
bar is within the scope of the bars and wedges antidumping duty order;
requested March 13, 2006.
A-570-832: Pure Magnesium from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: U.S. Magnesium LLC; whether pure and alloy magnesium
processed in Canada, France, or any third country and exported to the
United States using pure magnesium ingots originally produced in the
PRC is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested July
19, 2005; initiated September 2, 2005.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Mac Industries (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Yinmao
International Treading Co., Ltd., and Fujian Zenithen Consumer Products
Co., Ltd.; whether their ``moon chair'' is within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested August 18, 2005; initiated November
29, 2005.
A-570-878: Saccharin from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: PMC Specialities Group, Inc.; whether certain saccharin
products originating in the PRC and further-processed in Israel are
within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested August 12,
2005; initiated October 26, 2005.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: Dorel Asia; whether infant (baby) changing tables and
toddler beds are within the scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested February 15, 2005; initiated November 14, 2005.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China
Requestor: Gleason Industrial Products, Inc. and Precision Products,
Inc.; whether the ``Black and Decker Workmate 525'' and ``Black and
Decker Workmate 500'' are within the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested February 7, 2006.
A-570-896: Magnesium Metal from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: U.S. Magnesium LLC; whether pure and alloy magnesium
processed in Canada, France, or any third country, and exported to the
United States using pure magnesium ingots originally produced in the
PRC, is within the scope of the antidumping duty order; requested July
19, 2005; initiated September 2, 2005.
Vietnam
A-552-801: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam
Requestor: Piazza Seafood World LLC; whether certain basa and tra
fillets from Cambodia which are a product of Vietnam are not included
within the antidumping duty order; requested May 12, 2004; initiated
October 22, 2004.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Pending as of March 31, 2006:
People's Republic of China
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle Association; whether imports of palm and
vegetable-based wax candles from the PRC can be considered later-
developed merchandise which is now circumventing the antidumping duty
order; requested October 8, 2004; initiated February 25, 2005.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle Association; whether imports of palm and
vegetable-based wax candles from the PRC can be considered a minor
alteration to the subject merchandise for purposes of circumventing the
antidumping duty order; requested October 12, 2004; initiated February
25, 2005.
A-570-504: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle Association; whether imports of candles from
the PRC without wicks, into which wicks are then inserted after
importation, can be considered ``merchandise completed or assembled in
the United States'' and are circumventing the antidumping duty order;
requested December 14, 2005.
A-570-868: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic
of China
Requestor: Meco Corporation; whether adding a cross-brace to folding
metal tables from the PRC to join two legs into pairs can be considered
minor alterations to merchandise, which is now circumventing the
antidumping duty order (the scope defines the legs of folding metal
tables as ``legs that mechanically fold independently of one
another''); requested October 31, 2005.
Vietnam
A-552-801: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam
Requestor: Catfish Farmers of America and certain individual U.S.
catfish processors; whether imports of frozen fish fillets from
Cambodia made from live fish sourced from Vietnam, and falling within
the scope of the order, can be considered ``merchandise completed or
assembled in other foreign countries'' and are circumventing the
antidumping duty order; requested August 20, 2004; initiated October
22, 2004.
Scope Rulings Inadvertently Omitted from Prior Published Lists:
None.
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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., Room 1870,
Washington, DC 20230.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
Dated: April 27, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
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