FR Alert – Covering:09/06/2018

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45211-45213] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19337] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-201-836] Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero) and Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S.A. de C.V. (Regiopytsa) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Heeren or Kent Boydston, 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) 482-9179 or (202) 482-5649, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 16, 2017, we published
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45220-45222] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19332] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-549-835] Rubber Bands From Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that rubber bands from Thailand are being or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable September 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Stephanie Berger, 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) 482-4243 or (202) 482-2483, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This prelimin
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45217-45220] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19335] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-070] Rubber Bands From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, and Amendment to the Scope of the Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has preliminarily determined that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of rubber bands from certain producers and exporters from the People’s Republic of China (China). Further, Commerce has amended the scope of the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on rubber bands from China. DATES: Applicable September 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, 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) 482-4793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMAT
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45280-45281] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19281] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3335; 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, and will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commiss
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45278-45279] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19278] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-586 and 731-TA-1384 (Final)] Stainless Steel Flanges From India; Supplemental Schedule for the Subject Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– DATES: August 29, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202-205-2387), 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 viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (E
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45279-45280] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19280] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-593-596 and 731-TA-1401-1406 (Final)] Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-593-596 and 731-TA-1401-1406 (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 large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey, provided under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060, 7305.19.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45281-45283] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19279] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332-569] U.S. SME Exports: Trade-Related Barriers Affecting Exports of U.S. Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises to the United Kingdom; Institution of Investigation and Scheduling of Hearing AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on August 3, 2018, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted investigation No. 332-569, U.S. SME Exports: Trade-Related Barriers Affecting Exports of U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to the United Kingdom, for the purpose of providing a report that catalogs trade-related barriers that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perceive as disproportionately affecting U.S. SMEs exporting to the United Kingdom (UK), compared to larger U.S. exporters to the UK. DATES: February 8, 2019: Deadline for fili
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45213-45215] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19333] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-069] Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Rubber Bands From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that rubber bands from the People’s Republic of China (China) are being or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable September 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or Stephanie Berger, 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) 482-4474 or (202) 482-2483
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45215-45217] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19336] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-076] Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon From the People’s Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On June 22, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published in the Federal Register the preliminary determination of the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on certain plastic decorative ribbon (plastic ribbon) from the People’s Republic of China (China). Commerce is amending the scope of the preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable September 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, 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) 482-3148. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 22, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary determination of the CVD investigation of plastic ribbon.
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PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 45317-45319] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-19513] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 173 / Thursday, September 6, 2018 / Presidential Documents [[Page 45317]] Proclamation 9780 of August 31, 2018 Labor Day, 2018 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On Labor Day, we celebrate the American worker: the bulwark of our national prosperity and the cornerstone of our national greatness. Since taking office, my Administration has sought to restore the obligation of loyalty and allegiance that this Nation’s Government owes to its workers. In all economic decisions, we believe in our sovereign obligation to defend and protect our country’s workforce, and to seek its economic interests above that of any other country. America’s workers pay our taxes, support our values, serve in our military, raise our children, protect our Constitution, and build our communities.
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