FR Alert – Covering:08/02/2018

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 37790-37795] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16566] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-580-881, C-580-882] Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Nucor Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, Steel Dynamics, Inc. and California Steel Industries (collectively, the domestic producers), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide anti- circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of certain cold- rolled steel flat products (CRS), which are completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) from hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the Republic of Korea (Korea), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CRS from Korea. DATES: Applicable August 2, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold or Fred Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enfor
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 37785-37790] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16565] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-580-878; C-580-879; A-583-856] Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Nucor Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, Steel Dynamics, Inc. and California Steel Industries (collectively, the domestic producers), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide anti- circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE), which are completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) from hot-rolled steel (HRS) and/or cold-rolled steel (CRS) products (i.e., substrate) produced in Taiwan and the Republic of Korea (Korea), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CORE from Korea and the AD order on CORE from Taiwa
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 37784-37785] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16563] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-533-840] Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review and preliminarily determining that Coastal Aqua Private Limited (CAPL) is the successor-in-interest to Coastal Aqua in the context of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India. DATES: Applicable August 2, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bauer, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3860. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:. Background On February 1, 2005, Commerce published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order on
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 37821] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16516] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Laboratory Service, Inc., has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 12, 2017. DATES: The accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 12, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Custo
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 37886-37990] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16279] [[Page 37885]] Vol. 83 Thursday, No. 149 August 2, 2018 Part II Department of Homeland Security ———————————————————————– U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of the Treasury ———————————————————————– 19 CFR Parts 113, 181, 190, et al. Modernized Drawback; Proposed Rule Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules [[Page 37886]] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 19 CFR Parts 113, 181, 190, and 191 [USCBP-2018-0029] RIN 1515-AE23 Modernized Drawback AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement changes to the drawback regulations as directed by the Trade Facilitation
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 37993-38010] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16725] [[Page 37991]] Vol. 83 Thursday, No. 149 August 2, 2018 Part III The President ———————————————————————– Proclamation 9771–To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3– The President [[Page 37993]] Proclamation 9771 of July 30, 2018 To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. In Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000, the President designated the Republic of Rwanda (“Rwanda”) as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the “1974 Act”) (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 37881-37882] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-16562] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Docket Number USTR-2018-0021; Dispute Number WT/DS536] WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States–Anti- Dumping Measures on Fish Fillets From Vietnam AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice with request for comments. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that Vietnam has requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement). You can find the request at www.wto.org in a document designated as WT/DS536/2. USTR invites written comments concerning the issues raised in this dispute. DATES: Although USTR will accept any comments during the course of the dispute settlement proceedings, you should submit your comment on or before September 4, 2018, to be assured of timely consideration by USTR. ADDRESSES: UST
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