Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings

• Citation: 91 FR 41620
• Published date: 07 July 2026
• FR Document: 2026-13645
• Pages: 41620-41621
• Section: Notices
• Issuer: Commerce Department,International Trade Administration

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1

See Regulations to Improve Administration and

Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing

Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316 (September 20,

2021) (Final Rule) (‘‘It is our expectation that the

Federal Register list will include, where

appropriate, for each scope application the

following data: (1) identification of the AD and/or

CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary

of the product’s description, including the physical

characteristics (including chemical, dimensional

and technical characteristics) of the product; (3) the

country(ies) where the product is produced and the

country from where the product is exported; (4) the

full name of the applicant; and (5) the date that the

scope application was filed with Commerce.’’).

2

The product is a ferrous alloy steel component

manufactured in standard Association of American

Railroads (AAR) configurations (E, E/F, and F),

produced by casting, heat treatment, and

machining, with optional surface finishing (e.g.,

shot blasting, coating, priming, or painting); it is

supplied in finished or unfinished form, individual

or joined as an assembly, and may be presented

mounted or unmounted, with dimensions and

tolerances conforming to AAR M–211 and/or AAR

M–215 specifications.

3

This scope application was inadvertently

omitted from the Notice of Scope Ruling

Applications Filed in Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Proceedings Federal Register

notice, 91 FR 25336 (May 8, 2026).

4

The products are therapeutic air mattress

replacement support surfaces produced in common

patient-care bed sizes (for example, 36 × 80 inches,

36 × 84 inches, 35 × 88 inches, 42 × 80 inches, 42

× 82 inches, and 48 × 82 inches), as well as other

sizes depending on the intended application,

including bariatric and pediatric dimensions. Each

subject mattress surface consists primarily of an

array of inflatable air cells/bladders that provides

the core or main support system of the surface. The

air cell core is enclosed by a removable cover

National Security Industrial Base

Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709)

(NSIBR). Interested parties are invited to

submit written comments, data,

analyses, or information pertinent to

this investigation to BIS’s Office of

Strategic Industries and Economic

Security no later than July 21, 2026. The

Department is particularly interested in

comments and information directed at

the criteria listed in § 705.4 of the

regulations as they affect national

security, including the following:

(i) the current and projected demand

for anthracite coal in the United States;

(ii) the extent to which domestic

production of anthracite coal can meet

domestic demand;

(iii) the role of foreign supply chains,

particularly of major exporters, in

meeting United States demand for

anthracite coal;

(iv) the concentration of U.S. imports

of anthracite from a small number of

suppliers or foreign nations and the

associated risks;

(v) the impact of foreign government

subsidies and predatory trade practices

on the competitiveness of anthracite

producers in the United States;

(vi) the economic impact of artificially

suppressed prices of anthracite due to

unfair foreign trade practices and state-

sponsored overproduction;

(vii) the potential for export

restrictions by foreign nations,

including the ability of foreign nations

to weaponize their control over supplies

of anthracite coal;

(viii) the feasibility of increasing

domestic capacity for anthracite coal

production to reduce import reliance;

(ix) the impact of current trade

policies on domestic production of

anthracite coal, and whether additional

measures, including tariffs or quotas, are

necessary to protect national security;

(x) the impact of the use or lack of use

of anthracite coal on U.S. manufacturing

employment;

(xi) the potential for foreign control or

exploitation of the anthracite coal

supply chain;

(xii) the future role of anthracite coal

production of items essential to national

security or in activities related to

national security; and

(xiii) any other relevant factors.

Material submitted by members of the

public that is business confidential

information will be exempted from

public disclosure as provided for by

§ 705.6 of the regulations (see the

ADDRESSES

section of this notice).

Communications from agencies of the

United States Government will not be

made available for public inspection.

BIS does not maintain a separate public

inspection facility. Requesters should

first view the Bureau’s web page, which

can be found at: https://

efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see ‘‘Electronic

FOIA’’ heading). If requesters cannot

access the website, they may call (202)

482–0795 for assistance. The records

related to this assessment are made

accessible in accordance with the

regulations published at 15 CFR 4.1, et

seq.

Jessica Curyto,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic

Trade.

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BILLING CODE 3510–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications

Filed in Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Proceedings

AGENCY

: Enforcement and Compliance,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY

: The U.S. Department of

Commerce (Commerce) received scope

ruling applications, requesting that

scope inquiries be conducted to

determine whether identified products

are covered by the scope of antidumping

duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty

(CVD) orders and that Commerce issue

scope rulings pursuant to those

inquiries. In accordance with

Commerce’s regulations, we are

notifying the public of the filing of the

scope ruling applications listed below

in the month of May 2026.

DATES

: Applicable July 7, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

:

Yasmin Bordas, 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) 482–3813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

:

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications

In accordance with 19 CFR

351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the

public of the following scope ruling

applications related to AD and CVD

orders and findings filed in or around

the month of May 2026. This

notification includes, for each scope

application: (1) identification of the AD

and/or CVD orders at issue (19 CFR

351.225(c)(1)); (2) concise public

descriptions of the products at issue,

including the physical characteristics

(including chemical, dimensional and

technical characteristics) of the products

(19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the

countries where the products are

produced and the countries from where

the products are exported (19 CFR

351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full names of

the applicants; and (5) the dates that the

scope applications were filed with

Commerce and the name of the ACCESS

scope segment where the scope

applications can be found.

1

This notice

does not include applications which

have been rejected and not properly

resubmitted. The scope ruling

applications listed below are available

on Commerce’s online e-filing and

document management system,

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Electronic Service System (ACCESS), at

https://access.trade.gov.

Scope Ruling Applications

Certain Freight Rail Couplers and

Parts Thereof from the People’s

Republic of China (China) (A–201–857/

A–570–145/C–570–146); Coupler Bodies

and Knuckles;

2

produced in China and

exported from Mexico; submitted by

McConway & Torley LLC (‘‘M&T’’);

March 10, 2026;

3

ACCESS scope

segment ‘‘SCO—Greenbrier’’

Mattresses from Mexico (A–201–859);

Therapeutic Air Mattress Support

Surfaces and Related Mattress System

Kits;

4

produced in and exported from

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(ticking), and the surface is designed to be placed

on a hospital-style bed frame or similar patient-care

bed frame.

5

The products are an array of steel components

for mobile access equipment (MAE), including axles

which are composed of a front and rear axle. The

front and the rear axles are attached to the front and

the rear ends of the chassis frame, respectively,

through a fixed shaft in the middle. The wheel

assemblies, including brakes and wheels, are

installed on both ends of the axle, enabling the

MAE to move. Additionally, the front axle connects

to each wheel with a steering module. The links

include the upper link and the lower link, both of

which are steel components that connect the boom

assembly in a telescopic boom lift to the chassis.

One end of the links connects to the boom

assembly, and the other end of the links connects

to the chassis. All the connections are done by

holes in the links and pins that go through the

holes. The connection brackets are steel

components that connect sections of the articulating

boom. The lower connection bracket connects the

first (bottom) section and the second (middle)

section of the boom. The upper connection bracket

connects the second (middle) section and the third

(upper) section of the boom. The last bracket

connects the third (upper) section and the jib or the

platform. The connection brackets are made by

welding together cut-to-shape and drilled steel

plates, and other smaller steel parts.

6

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within

30 days after the filing of a scope ruling application,

if Commerce determines that it intends to address

the scope issue raised in the application in another

segment of the proceeding (such as a circumvention

inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered

merchandise inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will

notify the applicant that it will not initiate a scope

inquiry, but will instead determine if the product

is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative

segment.

7

See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next

Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative

Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act

of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).

8

This structure maintains the intent of the

applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to

allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business

days.

9

See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry

Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR

53205 (September 27, 2021).

Mexico; submitted by Joerns Healthcare

LLC (‘‘Joerns’’); May 2, 2026; ACCESS

scope segment ‘‘SCO—Joerns

Healthcare—Air mattress support

surfaces’’

Mobile Access Equipment and

Subassemblies Thereof from the China

(A–570–139/C–570–140); Certain Steel

Components for Mobile Access

Equipment;

5

produced in China and

exported from China; submitted by

Hunan Sinoboom Machinery Equipment

Co., Ltd. (‘‘Sinoboom Machinery’’); May

13, 2026; ACCESS scope segment

‘‘SCO—Boom Lift Components’’

Notification to Interested Parties

This list of scope ruling applications

is not an identification of scope

inquiries that have been initiated. In

accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1),

if Commerce has not rejected a scope

ruling application nor initiated the

scope inquiry within 30 days after the

filing of the application, the application

will be deemed accepted and a scope

inquiry will be deemed initiated the

following day—day 31.

6

Commerce’s

practice generally dictates that where a

deadline falls on a weekend, Federal

holiday, or other non-business day, the

appropriate deadline is the next

business day.

7

Accordingly, if the 30th

day after the filing of the application

falls on a non-business day, the next

business day will be considered the

‘‘updated’’ 30th day, and if the

application is not rejected or a scope

inquiry initiated by or on that particular

business day, the application will be

deemed accepted and a scope inquiry

will be deemed initiated on the next

business day which follows the

‘‘updated’’ 30th day.

8

In accordance with 19 CFR

351.225(m)(2), if there are companion

AD and CVD orders covering the same

merchandise from the same country of

origin, the scope inquiry will be

conducted on the record of the AD

proceeding. Further, please note that

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1),

Commerce may either apply a scope

ruling to all products from the same

country with the same relevant physical

characteristics, (including chemical,

dimensional, and technical

characteristics) as the product at issue,

on a country-wide basis, regardless of

the producer, exporter, or importer of

those products, or on a company-

specific basis.

For further information on procedures

for filing information with Commerce

through ACCESS and participating in

scope inquiries, please refer to the

Filing Instructions section of the Scope

Ruling Application Guide, at https://

access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_

Guidance.pdf. Interested parties, apart

from the scope ruling applicant, who

wish to participate in a scope inquiry

and be added to the public service list

for that segment of the proceeding must

file an entry of appearance in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1)

and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4). Interested

parties are advised to refer to the case

segment in ACCESS as well as 19 CFR

351.225(f) for further information on the

scope inquiry procedures, including the

timelines for the submission of

comments.

Please note that this notice of scope

ruling applications filed in AD and CVD

proceedings may be published before

any potential initiation, or after the

initiation, of a given scope inquiry

based on a scope ruling application

identified in this notice. Therefore,

please refer to the case segment on

ACCESS to determine whether a scope

ruling application has been accepted or

rejected and whether a scope inquiry

has been initiated.

Interested parties who wish to be

served scope ruling applications for a

particular AD or CVD order may file a

request to be included on the annual

inquiry service list during the

anniversary month of the publication of

the AD or CVD order in accordance with

19 CFR 351.225(n) and Commerce’s

procedures.

9

Interested parties are invited to

comment on the completeness of this

monthly list of scope ruling applications

received by Commerce. 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

CommerceCLU@trade.gov.

This notice of scope ruling

applications filed in AD and CVD

proceedings is published in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).

Dated: July 1, 2026.

Scot Fullerton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[RTID 0648–XF847]

Endangered Species Act; Taking of

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Permit Modification; Permit No. 23861

AGENCY

: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION

: Notice; receipt of modification

request for an Endangered Species Act

Incidental Take Permit; request for

comments and information.

SUMMARY

: Notice is hereby given that

the Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI)

has applied in due form for a permit

modification pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (ESA). The permit application

is for the incidental take of ESA-listed

shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser

brevirostrum), Atlantic sturgeon

(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) from

the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and New York

Bight (NYB) Distinct Population

Segments (DPSs), and Atlantic salmon

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