FR Alert – Covering:11/06/2019

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producer/exporter subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer, 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) 482-0410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 19, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cold- rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from the United Kingdom.\1\ The administrative review covers one producer or exporter of the subject merchandise, Caparo Precision Strip, Ltd./Liberty Performance Steels Ltd. (Liberty).\2\ We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results, and we received a case brief from Liberty.\3\ We did not receive any rebuttal briefs. —————————————————————————
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd. (Zhongwei), an exporter of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires) from the People’s Republic of China (China), did not sell merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. DATES: Applicable November 6, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Haynes, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5139. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review on August 23, 2019.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results; however, no interested party submitted comments. ————————————————————————— \1\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: This regulatory action amends the Department of Defense rule for the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to remove internal policy and assignments of responsibility and otherwise make administrative updates. The FVAP assists service members serving away from home and other overseas citizens in exercising their voting rights by serving as a critical resource for these individuals to successfully register to vote and to vote absentee. DATES: This rule is effective on November 6, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Wiedmann, 571-372-0760. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) works to ensure Service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens are aware of their right to vote and have the tools and resources to successfully do so from anywhere in the world. Additional information regarding internal DoD processes related to this program is contained in DoD Instruction 1000.04, “Federal Voting Assistance Program,” which is publicly available at http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/100004p.pdf?ver=2017-12-01-105434-817. This regulatory action amends Part 233 to remove DoD internal policies and procedures, which do not require rulemaking and are otherwise publicly available on www.fvap.gov and in DoD Instruction 1000.04. This rule also makes 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to vacate the presiding administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) domestic industry finding with respect to U.S. Patent No. 9,398,364 (“the ‘364 patent”), remand the investigation in part to the ALJ for further proceedings with respect to that patent consistent with its concurrently issued opinion and remand order, and extend the target date for completion of the investigation. The Commission has also determined to issue: (1) A general exclusion order prohibiting the unlicensed importation of certain earpiece devices and components thereof that infringe one or more of claims 1 and 7 of U.S. Patent No. 9,036,852 (“the ‘852 patent”); claims 1 and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 9,036,853 (“the ‘853 patent”); claims 1 and 6 of U.S. Patent No. 9,042,590 (“the ‘590 patent”); and claims 1, 7, and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 8,249,287 (“the ‘287 patent”); (2) a limited exclusion order prohibiting respondent V4ink Inc. (“V4ink”) from importing certain earpiece devices and components thereof that infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 8,311,253 (“the ‘253 patent”); and (3) cease and desist orders against certain respondents that were found in default or had not participated in the above-captioned investigation. The investigation is terminated with respect to these five 
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Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 59840] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-24179] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-610 and 731-TA-1425-1426 (Final)] Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs From China and Germany; Supplemental Schedule for the Final Phase of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– DATES: October 30, 2019.
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