DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the Country Group designations for Ukraine, Mexico and Cyprus. Specifically, in this rule, BIS moves Ukraine from Country Group D to Country Group B and adds Mexico and Cyprus in Country Group A:6. This rule also includes conforming changes. DATES: Effective December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Muldonian, Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) designates countries in Country Groups (A, B, D and E) (Supplement No. 1 to Part 740) which reflect each country’s export control policy, multilateral regime membership, system, and practice. The Country Groups generally serve as a basis for the availability of exceptions from license requirements described in part 740 (License Exceptions) of the EAR, when applicable conditions are met in part 740. Country Groups may also be used when describing license review policy and end-user and end-use based | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on ripe olives from Spain. Commerce preliminarily determines that exporters/ producers of ripe olives from Spain received countervailable subsidies during the period of review, November 28, 2017 through December 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, Dusten Hom, or William Langley, 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- 1785, (202) 482-5075, (202) 482-3861, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 7, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of an administrative review of the CVD order on ripe olives from Spain.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\2\ On May 26, 2020, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review by 120 days.\3\ On July 21, | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyundai Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) and certain other producers/exporters of certain cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea (Korea) received countervailable subsidies that are above de minimis and that Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM) received a de minimis net subsidy rate during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. DATES: Applicable December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or Jolanta Lawska (for DSM), 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) 482-1009 or (202) 482-8362, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 6, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\2\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\3\ Additionally, on August 6, 2020, Commerce issued | |
[20-28591] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that producers or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), January 26, 2018 through July 31, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun or Dmitry Vladimirov, 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) 482-5760 or (202) 482- 0665, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 7, 2019, Commerce initiated the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ripe olives (olives) from Spain.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days, [[Page 84298]] | |
[20-28590] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain pasta from Italy for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review. DATES: Applicable December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Konrad Ptaszynski, 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- 6187. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 1, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on certain pasta from Italy for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.\1\ By July 31, 2020, Commerce received timely requests for an administrative review from Armonie D’Italia S.r.l. (Armonie), Pastificio Fratelli De Luca S.r.l. (Fratelli), Pastificio C.A.M.S. S.r.l (CAMS), and Industria Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A (Colavita), in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act | |
[20-28594] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers and exporters of frozen fish fillets (fish fillets) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019. We also preliminarily determine that two companies are eligible for separate rate status, 27 companies did not establish eligibility for a separate rate and are part of the Vietnam-wide entity, and 21 companies had no shipments during the POR. Finally, we are rescinding this review with respect to 16 companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2243. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 7, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping | |
[20-28592] | |
Agency Notice | |
[Notices] [Pages 84302-84303] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-28595] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-533-898; C-557-822] Utility Scale Wind Towers from India and Malaysia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable: December 28, 2020. | |
[20-28595] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain lined paper products (lined paper) from India for the period of review January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. DATES: Applicable: December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, Office III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 1, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing duty order \1\ on lined paper from India for the period January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019.\2\ On September 30, 2020, ITC Limited–Education and Stationery Products Business (ITC Limited), M/s.Bhaskar Paper Products (Bhaskar), Dinakar Process Private Limited (Dinakar), and JC Stationery (P) Ltd. (JC Stationery) filed a timely request for an administrative review of the Order with respect to products exported by ITC Limited and manufactured by ITC Limited and | |
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] or (703) 697-8976. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104- 164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 20-58 with attached Policy Justification. Dated: December 18, 2020. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [[Page 84309]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN28DE20.502 Transmittal No. 20-58 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (i) Prospective Purchaser: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
[20-28500] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] or (703) 697-8976. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104- 164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 21-04 with attached Policy Justification. Dated: December 18, 2020. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [[Page 84311]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN28DE20.499 BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 21-04 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended | |
[20-28507] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] or (703) 697-8976. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104- 164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 21-07 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: December 18, 2020. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [[Page 84314]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN28DE20.500 BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 21-07 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended | |
[20-28519] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] or (703) 697-8976. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104- 164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 21-03 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: December 18, 2020. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [[Page 84320]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN28DE20.501 BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 21-03 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended | |
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: This major final rule addresses: Changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program requirements for Eligible Professionals; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; Medicare enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs; payment for office/outpatient evaluation and management services; Requirement for Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances for a Covered Part D drug under a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) expanded model Emergency Policy. This final rule also finalizes certain provisions of the interim final rules with comment period that CMS issued on March 31, 2020, May 8, 2020\,\ and September 2, 2020 in response to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This rule also establishes coding and payment for virtual check-in services and for personal protective equipment (PPE) on an interim final basis. DATES: Effective Date: The regulations in the final rule are effective on J | |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more individuals that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC has determined that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied to place the individuals on the SDN List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these individuals are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See Supplementary Information section for applicable date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202- 622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; or Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). | |
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Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the identifying information of three entities that were added to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List). DATES: See Supplementary Information section for applicable date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 202-622-2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Notice of OFAC Action(s) On December 17, 2020, OFAC determined that the property and | |
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending and updating its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to remove any procedural guidance internal to VA into the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), and to incorporate any new agency specific regulations or policies. These changes seek to streamline and align the VAAR with the FAR and remove outdated and duplicative requirements and reduce burden on contractors. The VAAM incorporates portions of the removed VAAR as well as other internal agency acquisition policy. VA will rewrite certain parts of the VAAR and VAAM, and as VAAR parts are rewritten, will publish them in the Federal Register. In particular, this rulemaking removes VAAR coverage concerning Foreign Acquisition. DATES: This rule is effective on January 27, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bogdan Vaga, Senior Procurement Analyst, Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Services, 003A2A, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 894-0686. (This is not a toll-free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 2020, VA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (85 FR 35238) which announced VA’s intent to amend regulations for VAAR Case RIN 2900-AQ79–VA Acquisition Regulation: Foreign A | |
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 19, 2020, and will become effective on January 19, 2021. The EPA finalized the amendments to the General Provisions that apply to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). This action corrects inadvertent typographical errors and redundant text in the Federal Register. The corrections described in this action do not affect the substantive requirements of the final rule implementing the plain language reading of the “major source” and “area source” definitions of section 112 of the Clean Air Act. DATES: This final rule is effective on January 19, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this final action, contact Elineth Torres, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205- 02), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4347; fax number: (919) 541-4991; and email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is making the following corrections to the final rule, Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (also refered as final Major MACT to Area or MM2A rule) as published in the F | |
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSIONAgency Notice | |
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Electrical Connectors and Cages, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same, DN 3516; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email [email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing- impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to Se | |
[20-28520] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Plant-Derived Recombinant Human Serum Albumins (“rHSA”) and Products Containing Same, DN 3513; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email [email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing- impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to S | |
[20-28465] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain IP Camera Systems including Video Doorbells and Components Thereof, DN 3517; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email [email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to Sec. 210.8(b) of the | |
[20-28516] | |
Agency Notice | |
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-644 and 731-TA-1494 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of non-refillable steel cylinders from China, provided for in 7310.29.00 and 7311.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value. DATES: October 30, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Lara ((202) 205-3386), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be | |
[20-28476] | |
Agency Notice | |
[Notices] [Page 84371] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-28502] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-456 and 731-TA-1152 (Second Review)] Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From China Determination On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject five-year reviews, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on citric acid and certain citrate salts from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. | |
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