FR Alert – Covering:08/03/2018

Todays Federal Register

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 38021-38023] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16612] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security 15 CFR Part 740 [Docket No. 180228230-8230-01] RIN 0694-AH52 Revision of Export and Reexport License Requirements for Republic of South Sudan Under the Export Administration Regulations AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to conform to the Department of State’s (State) amendment of February 14, 2018 to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that placed restrictions on exports of defense articles (and defense services) to the Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan). The State action reflected a policy determination by the Secretary of State [[Page 38022]] that it was in the best interests of U.S. foreign policy to impose such restrictions. Consistent with the State action, in this amendment, BIS is updating the EAR to restrict the export and reexport of certain items on t
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 38018-38021] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16691] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security 15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 743, 758 and 772 [Docket No. 180228229-8229-01] RIN 0694-AH49 U.S.-India Major Defense Partners: Implementation Under the Export Administration Regulations of India’s Membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement and Addition of India to Country Group A:5 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to formally recognize and implement India’s membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement (Wassenaar or WA). Further, BIS removes India from Country Group A:6 and places it in Country Group A:5. This action befits India’s status as a Major Defense Partner and recognizes the country’s membership in three of the four export control regimes: Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), WA and Australia Group (AG). This rule is anoth
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38123-38125] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16678] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket Number 17-BIS-0005] Denial of Export Privileges In the Matter of: Narender Sharma Middle Bazzar, Rampur Bushahr Distt. Shimla (H.P.) 172 001 India, Hydel Engineering Products [[Page 38124]] Middle Bazzar, Rampur Bushahr Distt. Shimla (H.P) 172 001 India, Respondents; Order Activating Suspended Portion of Civil Penalty and Activating Suspended Denial of Export Privileges Against Narender Sharma and Hydel Engineering Products On August 31, 2017, I signed an order (the “August 31, 2017 Order”) approving the terms of the settlement agreement entered into in August 2017 (the “Settlement Agreement”) between the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (“BIS”), and Narender Sharma (“Sharma”) and his company Hydel Engineering Products (“Hydel” or “Hydel Engineering”) (collectively, “Hydel/Sharma” or “Respondents”). The Settlement Agreement and the August 31, 2017 Order relate to an enforcement action brought by
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 38073-38080] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16650] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 150 / Friday, August 3, 2018 / Proposed Rules [[Page 38073]] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 460 [EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021] RIN 1904-AC11 Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of data availability; request for information. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing this notice of data availability (“NODA”) and soliciting public
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38178-38179] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16611] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-929 (Rescission Proceeding)] Certain Beverage Brewing Capsules, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Commission Determination To Institute a Rescission Proceeding; Temporary Rescission of the Remedial Orders; Termination of the Proceeding AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding, to temporarily rescind a March 17, 2016 limited exclusion order and three cease-and-desist orders (“the remedial orders”), and to terminate the rescission proceeding. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Needham, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-5468. Copies of non- confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38177-38178] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16651] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-1063] Certain X-Ray Breast Imaging Devices and Components Thereof Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge (“ALJ”) has issued a Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief. The ALJ recommended, should the Commission find a violation of section 337, that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order prohibiting the entry of certain x-ray breast imaging devices and components thereof manufactured abroad by or on behalf of Respondents FUJIFILM Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc. of Stamford, Connecticut; and FUJIFILM Techno Products Co., Ltd. of Hanamaki-Shi Iwate, Japan, that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,831,296; 8,452,379; 7
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