Notice of Scope Rulings
| Citation | 85 FR 35261 |
| Record Number | 2020-12425 |
| Published date | 09 June 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Commerce Department,International Trade Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35261-35262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12425]
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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 June 9, 2020.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list
of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the
period January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020. 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 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 March 3, 2020.\2\
This current notice covers all scope rulings and anti-circumvention
determinations made by Enforcement and Compliance between January 1,
2020 through March 31, 2020.
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\1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
\2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 12515 (March 3, 2020).
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Scope Rulings Made January 1, 2020 Through March 31, 2020
People's Republic of China (China)
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From China \3\
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\3\ This was inadvertently left out of the previous Quarterly
Scope Federal Register Notice that published on March 3, 2020 (85 FR
12515).
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Requestor: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAPA Investigation
No. 7189. A desk/console table with drawers (found to be excluded
office furniture), a TV cabinet with minibar (found to have features
inconsistent with wooden bedroom furniture), a trunk storage unit
(found to be living room furniture), and a bed bench base (found to be
excluded seating furniture) are not covered by the scope of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden bedroom furniture from China.
However, certain TV credenzas/dressers and a console/custom dresser are
covered by the scope of the order because these furniture pieces have
features consistent with subject chests and/or dressers and are
suitable for storing clothing; December 31, 2019.
A-570-983 and C-570-984: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From China
Requestor: Simpli Home Ltd. Based on the scope language stated in
the orders, the sinks imported as part of Simpli Home Ltd.'s laundry
cabinets are covered by the scope of the AD and countervailing duty
(CVD) orders on drawn stainless steel sinks (sinks) from China; January
2, 2020.
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A-570-067 and C-570-068: Forged Steel Fittings From China
Requestor: Alemite, LLC. Hydraulic hand gun coupler and the
universal swivel assembly are not covered by the scope of the AD and
CVD orders on forged steel fittings from China because they are made to
different industry standards and temporarily connect to hoses that
cannot convey corrosive materials; January 8, 2020.
A-570-040 and C-570-041: Truck and Bus Tires From China
Requestor: America Koryo, Inc.; size 8-14.5 truck and bus tires
imported by America Koryo, Inc. from China are not within the scope of
the AD and CVD orders. Size 11-22.5 truck and bus tires imported by
America Koryo, Inc. from China are within the scope of the orders;
January 8, 2020.
A-570-899: Artist Canvas From China
Requestor: Global Textile Partners, Inc. Certain woven blockout
material and certain woven blackout material (collectively, blockout
and backlit fabric) which Global Textile imports is not within the
scope of the AD order on artist canvas from China because no priming or
coating (i.e., gesso) is applied to the blockout and backlit fabric in
order to promote the adherence of artist materials, such as paint or
ink, to the fabric, a defining characteristic of the artist canvas
subject to the scope of order; January 21, 2020.
A-570-010 and C-570-011: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From
China
Requestor: SunSpark Technology Inc. Commerce found that solar
panels and cells that are manufactured in Vietnam from unprocessed
wafers imported from China are not covered by the scope of the AD and
CVD orders on solar products from China because the scope only covers
photovoltaic panels and modules that are assembled in China from non-
Chinese solar cells. Using documentation submitted to the record,
importer SunSpark demonstrated that the merchandise in question was
assembled in Vietnam; January 23, 2020.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From China
Requestor: Zinus Inc. USA, Zinus (Xiamen) Inc., and Zinus
(Zhangzhou) Inc. Seven upholstered platform beds are not covered by the
scope of the AD order on wooden bedroom furniture from China because
they meet the scope exclusion for ``completely upholstered'' beds;
January 27, 2020.
A-570-084, C-570-085: Quartz Surface Products From China
Requestor: Deyuan Panmin International Limited and Xiamen Deyuan
Panmin Trading Co., Ltd. (collectively, Panmin); Based on the plain
language of the scope of the orders and in accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(k)(1), Panmin's three ``ZZ'' series glass products for which it
requested an exclusion (i.e., ZZ3003, ZZ7119, and ZZ7027) are within
the scope of the AD and CVD orders on quartz surface products from
China; February 20, 2020.
A-570-073 and C-570-074: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From China
Requestor: K2W Precision Inc. Not clad aluminum sheet manufactured
from 6061 alloy aluminum is not covered by the scope of AD and CVD
orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from China because the scope only
covers not clad aluminum sheet that is manufactured from a 1XXX, 3XXX,
or 5XXX series alloy. The scope does not reference not clad aluminum
sheet manufactured from a 6XXX-series alloy; March 20, 2020.
A-570-932: Certain Steel Threaded Rod From China
Requester: All-Pro Fasteners, Inc. ASTM A449 hot-dipped galvanized
all-threaded rods and studs are not covered by the scope of the AD
order on certain steel threaded rod from China because they are heat
treated/through-hardened, consistent with ASTM A449, and include a
``A449'' marking on the head; March 27, 2020 (Preliminary Ruling)
Thailand
A-549-502: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand
Requestor: Self-Initiated. Commerce preliminarily found that line
pipe is not covered by the scope of the AD order on circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand because the petitioner
withdrew the petition with respect to line pipe during the underlying
investigation and the ITC's injury investigation did not include line
pipe. However, products that are dual-stenciled as standard and line
pipe are covered by the order; February 24, 2020.
Anti-Circumvention Determinations Made January 1, 2020 Through March
31, 2020
China
A-570-900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From China
Requestor: Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers' Coalition; diamond
sawblades made with Chinese cores and Chinese segments in Canada by
Protech Diamond Tools Inc. and exported from Canada to the United
States are within the scope of the order; February 20, 2020.
A-570-028--Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From China
Anti-circumvention Inquiry: Imports of unfinished blends of
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) components R-32 and R-125 from China are
circumventing the AD order on HFC blends from China; March 18, 2020.
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 January 1, 2020 through March 31,
2020. 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: June 3, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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