FR Alert – Covering:02/08/2019

Todays Federal Register

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is issuing its sixth Fair Lending Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Fair Lending Report) to Congress. The Bureau is committed to ensuring fair access to credit and eliminating discriminatory lending practices. This report describes the Bureau’s fair lending activities in prioritization, supervision, enforcement, rulemaking, interagency coordination, and outreach for calendar year 2017. DATES: The Bureau released the December 2018 Fair Lending Report on its website on December 4, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Visser, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of Fair Lending, Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity, at 1-855-411-2372. If you require this document in an alternative electronic format, please contact [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Fair Lending Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, December 2018 Message from Mick Mulvaney, Acting Director
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 2816-2819] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-01660] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482- 4735.
[19-01660][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC or the Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below. DATES: February 28, 2019, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Members of the public wishing to participate must register in advance with Victoria Gunderson at the contact information below by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, February 22, 2019 in order to pre- register, including any requests to make comments during the meeting or for accommodations or auxiliary aids. ADDRESSES: To register, please contact Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-7890; email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-7890; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
[19-01560][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 2812] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-01661] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B-01-2019] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 193–Clearwater, Florida; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC; (Pharmaceutical Products); St. Petersburg, Florida Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC (Catalent) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in St. Petersburg, Florida. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and one aircraft that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons 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; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
[19-01643][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor initiated this rulemaking to bring clarity to the regulatory description of the claims adjudication process, and to improve the administration of the program. This final rule updates existing regulations to remove obsolete terms, update references and incorporate policy and procedural changes. It also adds necessary controls to allow the Department to better manage the provision of home health care to beneficiaries. DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on April 9, 2019, and will apply to all claims filed on or after that date. This rule will also apply to any claims that are pending on April 9, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel P. Leiton, Director, Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-3321, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 202-693- 0081 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access this telephone number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background of This Rulemaking The Department of Labor (Department) published its Notice of
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are inviting public comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposal) that would provide for a simple measure of capital adequacy for certain community banking organizations, consistent with section 201 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Under the proposal, most depository institutions and depository institution holding companies that have less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, that meet risk-based qualifying criteria, and that have a community bank leverage ratio (as defined in the proposal) of greater than 9 percent would be eligible to opt into a community bank leverage ratio framework. Such banking organizations that elect to use the community bank leverage ratio and that maintain a community bank leverage ratio of greater than 9 percent would not be subject to other risk-based and leverage capital requirements and would be considered to have met the well capitalized ratio requirements for purposes of section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and regulations implementing that section, as applicable, and the generally applicable capital requirements under the agencies’ capital rule. DATES: Comments mu
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: NHTSA withdraws its December 13, 2012 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) mandating installation of an Event Data Recorder (EDR) that meets NHTSA’s current EDR standard in most light vehicles. At the time NHTSA published the NPRM, the agency noted that a significant number of light vehicles were being sold without EDRs, and said it believed a mandate was needed. Today, EDRs are installed on nearly all new light vehicles. In light of these changed circumstances, NHTSA believes that a mandate for today’s EDRs is no longer necessary and withdrawal of the NPRM is therefore warranted. DATES: The NPRM “Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Event Data Recorders,” RIN 2127-AK86, published December 13, 2012 (77 FR 74144), is withdrawn as of February 8, 2019. ADDRESSES: Electronic Access: You can view and download related documents and public comments by going to the website https://www.regulations.gov. Enter the docket number NHTSA-2012-0177 in the search field. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues, contact Ms. Carla Rush, Office of Crashworthiness Standards, Telephone: 202-366- 4583, Facsimile: 202-493-2739. For legal issues, contact Mr. Daniel Koblenz, Office of Chief Counsel, Telephone: 202-366-2992, Facsimile: 202-366-3820. The mailing address f
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty (AD) order on common alloy aluminum sheet (common alloy sheet) from the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable February 8, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke or Julie Geiger, 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) 482-4947 and (202) 482-2057, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 15, 2018, Commerce published its final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of common alloy sheet from China.\1\ On January 30, 2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination, pursuant to section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of common
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Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 2926-2927] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-01570] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-486 and 731-TA-1195-1196 (Review)] Utility Scale Wind Towers From China and Vietnam; Revised Schedule for Full Five-Year Reviews AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– DATES: February 4, 2019. 
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Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 2926] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-01634] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-488 and 731-TA-1199-1200 (Review)] Certain Large Residential Washers From Korea and Mexico; Revised Schedule for Full Five-Year Reviews AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– DATES: February 4, 2019.
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Blood Separation and Cell Preparation Devices, DN 3361; 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 Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. 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
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Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 2926] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-01569] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-592 and 731-TA-1400 (Final)] Plastic Decorative Ribbon From China; Revised Schedule for Final Phase Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– DATES: February 4, 2019. 
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