DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce, maintains controls on the export, reexport and transfer (in- country) of dual-use items and less sensitive military items through the Export Administration Regulations, including the Commerce Control List (CCL). Certain items that could be of potential concern for export control purposes are not yet listed on the CCL or controlled multilaterally, because they represent emerging technologies. Among these items is “software” for the operation of nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers controlled under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 2B352 that is capable of designing and building functional genetic elements from digital sequence data. BIS has determined that this “software” is capable of being used to operate nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers controlled under ECCN 2B352 for the purpose of generating pathogens and toxins without the need to acquire controlled genetic elements and organisms. Consequently, the absence of export controls on this “software” could be exploited for biological weapons purposes. In an effort to address this concern, this rule proposes to amend the CCL by adding a new ECCN 2D352 to control such “software.” This rule also requests public comments to ensure that the scope of these proposed controls will be effecti | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the Preliminary Results of the 24th administrative review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People’s Republic of China (China) on January 15, 2020. The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. The mandatory respondent in this review is Shijiazhuang Goodman Trading Co., Ltd. (Goodman). Commerce is also rescinding its review of nineteen companies including the other selected mandatory respondent Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd. (Harmoni). Based upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made no changes to the margin calculated for mandatory respondent Goodman. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4956. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 71050]] Background | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: On October 16, 2020, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in NEXTEEL v. United States, Court No. 18-00083, sustaining the Department of Commerce (Commerce)’s remand redetermination concerning the final results in the antidumping duty (AD) administrative review of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering the period of review (POR) September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT’s final judgment in this case is not in harmony with Commerce’s final results in the administrative review of OCTG from Korea. Pursuant to the CIT’s final judgment, Commerce is amending the weighted-average dumping margin calculated for SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL), and non-examined companies. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsey Simonovich, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1979. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sales of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico were made at below normal value during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hall-Eastman, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1468. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 16, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. For events subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted sales and cost verifications of Grupo Simec SAB de CV (Grupo Simec) from February 10, 2020–February 14, 2020 and February 17, 2020–February 21, 2020, respectively.\3\ On April 8, 2020, we extended the deadline for these final results until July 14, 2019.\4\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\5\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre Gziryan, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2201. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This review covers 25 producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise.\1\ Commerce selected two mandatory respondent for individual examination: Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and Nexteel Co., Ltd. (Nexteel). The producers/exporters which were not selected for individual examination are listed in Appendix II of this notice. ————————————————————————— \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determinations in the less-than-fair- value (LTFV) investigations of imports of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from Indonesia and Romania, until March 1, 2021. Commerce is also extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn T. Bass Jr. and John K. Drury, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8338 and (202) 482-0195, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 30, 2020, Commerce initiated LTFV investigations of imports of aluminum sheet from Indonesia and Romania.\1\ The period of investigation is January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. On October 15, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Determinations in these LTFV investigations.\2\ ————————————————————————— | |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting via videoconference of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (Council), in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The videoconference is open to the public. DATES: Videoconference: Thursday, December 3, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Deadlines: For deadlines for registration, requests for accommodation, or comment submission, please see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal Officer, by email at [email protected], by telephone at 703-358-2336, or by the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council was established to further the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701-1785), the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee), other statutes applicable to specific bureaus, and Executive Order 13443 (August 16, 2007), “Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation.” The Council’s purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding policies and endeavors that (a) benefit wi | |
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSIONAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 1, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of AutoStore Technology AS of Norway; AutoStore AS of Norway; and AutoStore System Inc. of Derry, New Hampshire. A supplement to the complaint was filed on October 22, 2020. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based on the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain automated storage and retrieval systems, robots, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,093,525 (“the ‘525 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,294,025 (“the ‘025 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 10,474,140 (“the ‘140 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,494,239 (“the ‘239 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 10,696,478 (“the ‘478 patent”). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusive and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docke | |
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