Notice2023-23991
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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Published
October 31, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
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 September 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74420-74421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23991]
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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 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 September
2023.
DATES: Applicable October 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Monroe, 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) 482-1384.
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 September 2023.
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 Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System
(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, 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) (``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
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China
(China) (A-570-073/C-570-074); aluminum association series 8011 alloy
aluminum sheet products; \2\ produced in and exported from China;
submitted by Century Metals & Supplies, Inc.; September 7, 2023; ACCESS
scope segment ``Series 8011 Alloy Products.''
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\2\ The product is aluminum coil 8011 H14 and H16 having a
thickness of 6.3 millimeters or less, but greater than 0.2
millimeters, made from 8011 series aluminum.
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Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from China (A-570-881);
Electrical Conduit Fittings; \3\ produced in and exported from China;
submitted by JL International, Inc.; September 11, 2023; ACCESS scope
segment ``SCO--JLI Conduit Fittings.''
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\3\ The products include the following three categories of
electrical conduit fittings: (1) various subtypes of electrical
conduit bodies used to provide access to conductors in a conduit
line and to conserve space on certain bends and to split conduits in
multiple directions; (2) various subtypes of electrical conduit
nipples that extend a run of electrical conduits in order to reach
fittings, boxes, enclosures, or similar articles; and (3) various
subtypes of electrical conduit couplings and connectors that join
two pieces of electrical conduits together.
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Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules from China (A-570-979/C-570-980); off-grid solar charging
module GC4291F; \4\ produced in and exported from China; submitted by
GameChange Solar Corp.; September 14, 2023; ACCESS scope segment ``Off-
Grid Solar Charging Module GC4291F.''
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\4\ The products are small off-grid solar charging modules that
connect to the Genius Tracker solar tracking unit by attaching the
wire connector that is permanently attached to the small off-grid
solar charging module through a male barrel connector. The products
provide a small power output of 60 watts.
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Certain Steel Wheels from China (A-570-082/C-570-083); steel truck
wheels manufactured in Thailand; \5\ produced in and exported from
Thailand; submitted by Asia Wheel Co., Ltd. (Asia Wheel); September 15,
2023; ACCESS scope segment ``Asia Wheel II.''
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\5\ The products are steel truck wheels that are produced as
follows: (1) using rims manufactured in Thailand using rectangular
steel plates from China or a third country; and (2) using discs
manufactured in Thailand using circular steel plates from China or a
third country. Asia Wheel welds the Thailand-produced rims and discs
to assemble steel truck wheels.
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Xanthan Gum from China (A-570-985); GPI Xantech DF40 and GPI
Xantech DF40-D; \6\ produced in and exported from Canada; submitted by
Gum Products International, Inc.; September 19, 2023; ACCESS scope
segment ``GPI Oilfield Lubricants.''
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\6\ The products are GPI Xantech DF40 and GPI Xantech DF40-D,
which are dry powders used as equipment lubricants in the oil and
gas drilling industries.
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Xanthan Gum from China (A-570-985); GPI PureXan 80AN, GPI PureXan
200AN, and GPI Quickxan; \7\ produced in and exported from Canada;
submitted by Gum Products International, Inc.; September 19, 2023;
ACCESS scope segment ``GPI Food Ingredients.''
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\7\ The products are food ingredients. PureXan80AN and 200AN
impart a creamy consistency to food products. Quickxan 70 is used as
a thickening and stabilizing agent in food preparations.
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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.\8\
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.\9\ 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.\10\
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\8\ 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.
\9\ 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).
\10\ 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.\11\
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\11\ See 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#6b280406060e19080e28273e2b1f190a0f0e450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75361a1818100716103639203501071411105b121a03">[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: October 26, 2023.
Scot Fullerton,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-23991 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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