Notice2023-27326
Notice of Scope Rulings
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Published
December 13, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the period July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86320-86321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27326]
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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 December 13, 2023.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a
list of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the
period July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023. 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 September 1,
2023.\2\ This current notice covers all scope rulings made by
Enforcement and Compliance between July 1, 2023, and September 30,
2023.
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\1\ See 19 CFR 351.225(o).
\2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 88 FR 60434 (September 1,
2023).
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Scope Rulings Made July 1, 2023, Through September 30, 2023
People's Republic of China (China)
A-570-979 and C-570-980: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From China
Requestor: Anker Innovations Limited. The T8700 eufyCam security
solar panel is not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD)
and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China
because it meets an express exclusion in the scope of the orders for
off-grid solar panels; July 17, 2023.
A-570-117 and C-570-118: Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products From
China
Requestor: Hardware Resources, Inc. Edge-glued boards are covered
by the scope of the AD order on wood mouldings and millwork products
from China because they are made of wood, continuously shaped wood,
finger-jointed, and edge-glued mouldings or millwork blanks (whether or
not resawn); August 2, 2023.
A-570-899: Certain Artist Canvas From China
Requestor: Printing Textiles, LLC dba Berger Textiles (Berger
Textiles). Canvas banner matisse (CBM) imported by Berger Textiles is
covered by the scope of the AD order on certain artist canvas from
China because CBM is a polyester fabric that is primed/coated to
convert the fabric into a canvas and enters the United States as rolls
for art reproduction, wall covering, and d[eacute]cor applications;
August 15, 2023.
A-570-979 and C-570-980: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From China
Requestor: Sonali Energees USA LLC (Sonali). The solar cells
assembled into solar modules in Cambodia from Chinese-origin silicon
wafers, do not fall within the scope of the AD/CVD orders on
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into
modules, from China because the formation of the p/n junction occurred
in Cambodia. As the Chinese-origin silicon wafers did not undergo the
activation of the p/n junction until reaching Cambodia, the raw
material is not a solar cell from China within the meaning of the scope
of the Orders; August 23, 2023. Note that Sonali's merchandise may be
subject to the U.S. Department of Commerce's final circumvention
determination dated August 23, 2023, as imports of solar cells and
modules that have been completed in Cambodia, using parts and
components produced in China, that are then subsequently exported from
Cambodia to the United States were found to be circumventing the
antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on solar cells and
modules from China.
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From China
Requestor: Precision Components Inc. Low-carbon steel blanks are
covered by the scope of the AD order on tapered roller bearings and
parts thereof, finished, and unfinished, from China, because the scope
explicitly covers unfinished tapered roller bearing parts; September
19, 2023.
A-570-865: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From China
Requestor: Concept2, Inc. The front foot and front foot caster
assembly for
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exercise equipment are not covered by the scope of the AD order on
certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China, because the
front foot is not flat, and it is expressly excluded from the scope
because it is not in coils, is non-rectangular in shape, has been
processed by cutting (from a large steel sheet), and, together with
other parts form the front foot caster assembly, has assumed the
character of an article classified outside HTSUS Chapter 72; and the
front foot caster assembly comprises the front foot and other parts
that do not meet the physical and chemical requirements of the scope;
September 25, 2023.
Preliminary Scope Rulings Made July 1, 2023, Through September 30, 2023
China
A-570-981 and C-570-982: Utility Scale Wind Towers From China
Requestor: Orsted A/S, Orsted North America Inc. The sources
enumerated in 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) demonstrate that monopiles, i.e.,
steel cylinders that serve as a foundation for offshore wind turbines,
are not covered by the scope of the AD/CVD orders on utility scale wind
towers from China; August 14, 2023.
A-570-135 and C-570-136: Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From
China
Requestor: Pitts Enterprises, Inc. dba Dorsey Intermodal.
Vietnamese chassis containing Chinese-origin subassemblies are covered
by the scope of the AD order on certain chassis and subassemblies
thereof from China because a Chinese-origin subassembly is considered
an unfinished chassis and subject merchandise. Furthermore, the scope
clearly outlines that any processing of finished and unfinished chassis
in a third country does not remove the product from the scope;
September 15, 2023.
Spain
A-469-823: Utility Scale Wind Towers From Spain
Requestor: Orsted A/S, Orsted North America Inc. The sources
enumerated in 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) demonstrate that monopiles, i.e.,
steel cylinders that serve as a foundation for offshore wind turbines,
are not covered by the scope of the AD order on utility scale wind
towers from Spain; August 14, 2023.
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 July 1, 2023, through September 30,
2023. 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#44072b2929213627210708110430362520216a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b09c9e9e96819096b0bfa6b38781929796dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
Dated: December 8, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-27326 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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