FR Alert – Covering:11/09/2018

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 56156-56196] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24076] [[Page 56155]] Vol. 83 Friday, No. 218 November 9, 2018 Part II Nuclear Regulatory Commission ———————————————————————– 10 CFR Part 50 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-2017 Code Editions Incorporation by Reference; Proposed Rule Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 218 / Friday, November 9, 2018 / Proposed Rules [[Page 56156]] ———————————————————————– NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 50 [NRC-2016-0082] RIN 3150-AJ74 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-2017 Code Editions Incorporation by Reference AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2015 and 2017 Editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPV Code) and the 2015 and 2017 Editions of the ASME Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1: OM: Section IST (OM Co
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 56065-56069] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24547] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Case Number 2017-013; EERE-2017-BT-WAV-060] Energy Conservation Program: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to GD Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd. From the Department of Energy Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure Test Procedure AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of decision and order. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) gives notice of a Decision and Order (Case Number 2017-013) that grants to GD Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd. (“GD Midea”) a waiver from specified portions of the DOE test procedure for determining the energy efficiency of central air conditioners and heat pumps. Under the Decision and Order, GD Midea is required to test and rate specified basic models of its central air conditioners and heat pumps in accordance with the alternate test procedure specified in the Decision and Order. DATES: The Decision and Order is effective on November 9, 2018.
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 56058-56065] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24548] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Case No. 2018-009; EERE-2018-BT-WAV-0013] Notice of Petition for Waiver of TCL Air Conditioner (zhongshan) Co., Ltd. From the Department of Energy Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure, and Notice of Grant of Interim Waiver AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver and grant of an interim waiver, and request for comments. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver from TCL air conditioner (zhongshan) Co., Ltd. (“TCL AC”), which seeks a waiver from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) test procedure for determining the efficiency of central air conditioners (“CACs”) and heat pumps (“HPs”). TCL AC seeks to use an alternate test procedure to address issues involved in testing certain basic models identified in its petition. According to TCL AC, the DOE test procedure does not include
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 56089] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24595] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection [1651-0096] Agency Information Collection Activities: Transfer of Cargo to a Container Station AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted (no later than December 10, 2018) to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this proposed information coll
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 55934-55953] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24594] [[Page 55934]] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 8 CFR Part 208 RIN 1615-AC34 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Parts 1003 and 1208 [EOIR Docket No. 18-0501; A.G. Order No. 4327-2018] RIN 1125-AA89 Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice. ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comment. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (“DOJ,” “DHS,” or, collectively, “the Departments”) are adopting an interim final rule governing asylum claims in the context of aliens who are subject to, but contravene, a suspension or limitation on entry into the United States through the southern border with Mexico that is imposed by a presidential proclamation
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 56102-56103] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24542] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–3D PDF Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on October 25, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), 3D PDF Consortium, Inc. (“3D PDF”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, New York, NY, has been added as a party to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and 3D PDF intends to file additional written n
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 56102] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24515] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-610 and 731-TA-1425-1427 (Preliminary)] Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs From China, Germany, and Mexico Determinations On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of refillable stainless steel kegs from China, Germany, and Mexico that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”) and by reason of imports subsidized by the government of China.\2\ ————————————————————————— \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). \2\ 83 FR 52192 and 83 FR 52195 (October 16, 2018). ————————————————————————— Commencement of Final Phase Investigations Pursuant to s
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 56101-56102] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24510] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-611 and 731-TA-1428 (Preliminary)] Aluminum Wire and Cable From China Determinations On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of aluminum wire and cable from China that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”) and to be subsidized by the government of China.\2\ ————————————————————————— \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). \2\ 83 FR 52811 and 83 FR 52805 (October 18, 2018). ————————————————————————— Commencement of Final Phase Investigations Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission’s rules, the Commission also gives not
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