Notice2023-02317
Notice of Scope Rulings
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Published
February 3, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the period October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02317]
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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 February 3, 2023.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list
of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the
period October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. 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 November 21,
2022.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings and scope ruling/
circumvention determination combinations made by Enforcement and
Compliance between October 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022.
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\1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
\2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 87 FR 70787 (November 21,
2022).
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Scope Rulings Made October 1, 2022, Through December 31, 2022: People's
Republic of China (China)
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From China
Requestor: Central Purchasing, LLC dba Harbor Freight Tools. Three
models of aluminum pair ramps are not covered by the antidumping duty
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on aluminum extrusions from
China because they satisfy the requirements for the finished
merchandise exclusion; October 31, 2022.
A-570-979 and C-570-980: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From China
Requestor: RNG International Inc. (RNG) Off-grid 100-watt solar
panels with regular monocrystalline solar cells (model numbers RNG-KIT-
STCS100D-NC, RNG-KIT-STCS100D[1]VOY20, RNG-100D-SS, and RNG-100DB-H)
and off-grid 50-watt solar panels (model numbers RNG-50D-SS and
RKIT50DST) imported by RNG from China are not within the scope of the
AD/CVD orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules, from China because the orders' scope language
is dispositive that the products subject to the request are not within
the scope of the orders; November 7, 2022.
A-570-891: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From China
Requestor: Carbon, Inc. One cassette cart is not covered by the AD
order on hand trucks and certain parts thereof from China because the
cart lacks a projecting edge or toeplate capable of sliding under a
load for the purposes of lifting and/or moving the load: December 20,
2022.
A-570-124 and C-570-125: Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc
and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From China
Requestor: Briggs and Stratton, LLC. Modified vertical shaft
engines, such as the modified R210-S engine manufactured by Chongqing
Rato Technology Co., Ltd., fall within the scope of the AD/CVD orders
on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and
parts thereof, from China because we find that these engines have a
vertical power take off shaft and otherwise meet the description of in-
scope merchandise; December 22, 2022.
Preliminary Scope Rulings Made October 1, 2022, Through December 31,
2022: China
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From China
Requestor: Dorman Products Inc. (Dorman) Preliminary scope ruling
that eight models of rear loaded knuckles that Dorman imports from
China are not covered by the scope of the AD order on tapered roller
bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China based
on the criteria set forth under 19 CFR 351.225(k)(3); October 21, 2022.
A-570-082 and C-570-083: Certain Steel Wheels From China
Requestor: Asia Wheel Co., Ltd. (Asia Wheel) Preliminary scope
ruling that the truck wheels manufactured by Asia Wheel in Thailand
using Chinese-origin discs and rims manufactured in Thailand from
Chinese-origin (or another foreign country) steel sheet plates are
subject to the scope of the AD/CVD orders on certain steel wheels from
China; December 13, 2022.
Circumvention Determination Made October 1, 2022, Through December 31,
2022
A-570-124 and C-570-125: Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc
and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From China: 60cc Up to 99cc Engines
Requestor: Briggs & Stratton, LLC. Final circumvention ruling that
vertical shaft engines with displacements between 60 cubic centimeters
(cc) and up to 99cc produced in China and exported to the United States
are circumventing the AD/CVD orders on small vertical engines from
China by means of being merchandise ``altered in form or appearance in
minor respects''; December 16, 2022.
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 October 1, 2022, through December
31, 2022. Any comments should be submitted to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d192bebcbcb4a3b2b4929d8491a5a3b0b5b4ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50133f3d3d35223335131c051024223134357e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
Dated: January 31, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-02317 Filed 2-2-23; 8:45 am]
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