Notice2022-05725
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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Published
March 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The 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 February 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15366-15367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05725]
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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 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 February
2022.
DATES: Applicable March 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, 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) 482-4735.
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 February 2022. 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>.
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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.'')
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Scope Ruling Applications
Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of China (China)
(A-570-922; C-570-923); Refrigerator door gasket with magnetic band;
produced in Mexico with magnetic band sourced from either Germany or
China; \2\ submitted by REHAU Industries, LLC (REHAU); February 4,
2022; ACCESS scope segments ``Door Gasket.''
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\2\ REHAU's product is a refrigerator door gasket with magnetic
band. It is an extruded PVC gasket incorporating a flexible magnetic
band inside the gasket. The PVC gasket contains a pocket which
encases the magnetic band. The magnetic band is not permanently
affixed to the PVC gasket by an adhesive, a heat process, or
pressure. The gasket is designed to be used on a specific model of
refrigerator. The gasket is affixed to the door of refrigerator to
prevent the loss of cold air from the refrigerator. The PVC gasket
performs this primary function and the magnetic band provides an
additional sealing force when the refrigerator door is closed.
The subject product is manufactured in Mexico with magnetic band
that is sourced from either Germany or China. In Mexico, the PVC
gasket is extruded in the shape and size of the refrigerator for
which it is designed. The incorporation of the magnetic band takes
place in Mexico. The refrigerator door gasket with magnetic band is
properly classified in the HTSUS subheading 8418.99.80, which
provides for, ``Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or
freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps, other than the
air conditioning machines of heading 8415; parts thereof: Parts:
Other: Other.''
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Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from China (A-570-135; C-
570-136); Wheel caps; \3\ produced in and exported from China;
submitted by Trans Texas Tire, LLC (Texas Tire); February 16, 2022;
ACCESS scope segments ``Trans Texas Tire--Wheel Caps.''
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\3\ Texas Tire's wheel caps are country of origin China as they
are wholly produced in China. They are then exported from China
directly to the United States. At entry, the wheel caps are
classified under the HTSUS subheading 8716.90.5060.
Subsequent to their importation, they will be installed onto
wheels for use on marine trailers, utility trailers, and
recreational vehicles. The wheel caps themselves are stainless steel
decorative discs that cover the central portion of the wheel. They
may keep dirt away from the spindle nut and wheel bearings or to
hide the lug nuts, and/or the bearing. They are not a functional
part of a vehicle chassis. There are two varieties of substantially
similar wheel cap at issue. The first is a single piece cap composed
of stainless steel. The second is a two-piece cap which includes the
stainless-steel main cap component and a small plastic cap that
clips onto the front end of the steel cap. The plastic cap can be
removed so that a technician may better access and lubricate the
axle. Both varieties are utilized only for marine trailers, utility
trailers, and recreational vehicles.
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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.\4\
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.\5\ 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.\6\
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\4\ 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.
\5\ 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).
\6\ 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.
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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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf</a>. 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.\7\
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\7\ Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and
Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).
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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 James Maeder, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fdcf0f2f2faedfcfadcd3cadfebedfefbfab1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc8fa3a1a1a9beafa98f80998cb8beada8a9e2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD
proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).
Dated: March 14, 2022.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-05725 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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