MESSAGE NO: 2148112 DATE: 05 27 1992
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 588 - 206 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 02 21 1991 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: SCOPE RULING ON ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL HIGH
INFORMATION CONTENT FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY
GLASS FROM JAPAN (HONEYWELL)

1. ON APRIL 14, 1992, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY HONEYWELL
INCORPORATED (HONEYWELL), THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE
RULING THAT THE FLAT PANEL DISPLAY (FPD) IMPORTED FROM JAPAN BY
HONEYWELL FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION
AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY ORDER ON ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL HIGH INFORMATION
CONTENT FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY GLASS THEREFOR FROM
JAPAN.

2. THE PIXEL COUNT OF A FPD DETERMINES WHETHER A FPD IS "HIGH
INFORMATION CONTENT" (HIC) OR "LOW INFORMATION CONTENT"
(LIC). THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THREE COLOR ELEMENTS
("SUBPIXELS") COMBINE TO CREATE A SINGLE COLOR PIXEL. THE FPD
IMPORTED BY HONEYWELL FOR THE TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION
AVOIDANCE SYSTEM CONTAINS ONLY 50,957 COLOR PIXELS, (COMPRISED
OF 152,871 SUBPIXELS). THEREFORE, THIS FPD IS A "LIC" FPD,
AND IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER.

3. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, TERMINATE SUSPENSION AND LIQUIDATE
ALL UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES, REGARDLESS OF ENTRY DATE, OF THE ABOVE
LISTED PRODUCT.

4. REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSITS AND RELEASE ANY BONDS RELATING TO
THE ABOVE LISTED PRODUCT.

5. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, CONTINUE TO
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL HIGH

INFORMATION CONTENT FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY
GLASS THEREFOR FROM JAPAN.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH, AT (FTS) 535-4931 OR E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB". THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT MELISSA SKINNER OR JOANNE ROBERSON AT (202) 377-4851 OF
THE OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING COMPLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.


NANCY MCTIERNAN


NOTE: THIS MESSAGE WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT POSTED TO ADIL BECAUSE
THE PERIOD COVERED IN THE HEADER WAS NOT CORRECTLY COMPLETED. THE
ORIGINAL MESSAGE ALSO INCLUDED THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASE
NUMBER USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DURING THE
INITIATION PHASE (A-588-817), AS OPPOSED TO THE CASE NUMBER BEING
USED BY CBP FOR THE ORDER (A-588-206). THE REVISED MESSAGE HAS
BEEN POSTED TO ADIL ON DECEMBER 10, 2009. THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE
WAS SENT TO REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT
DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS, NOT DIRECTORS, FIELD
OPERATIONS AND PORT DIRECTORS. DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION IS NOW SHOWN AS DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT. THE
BALANCE OF THE TEXT AND INFORMATION REMAINS UNCHANGED. THIS
MESSAGE WITH THE CORRECTED HEADER HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE ADD/CVD
SEARCH APPLICATION ON CBP.GOV.