FR Alert – Covering:07/11/2019
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy for the period February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review. DATES: Applicable July 11, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John K. Drury, 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) 482-0195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy for the period of review covering February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019.\1\ On February 28, 2019, Core Pipe Products, Inc., Shaw Alloy Piping Products, LLC, and Taylor Forge Stainless Inc., the petitioners, filed a timely request for review, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 | |
| [19-14762] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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| SUMMARY: This document responds to the petition for rulemaking submitted on October 18, 2018 (Gas Industry Petition), by a number of parties asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue an interpretive rule and to withdraw related, previously published proposals. The Gas Industry Petition was published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2018, for public review and input. After carefully considering the public comments on the petition, DOE has decided to grant the request for an interpretive rule. DOE has not made, and does not presently propose, any changes or revisions to current policies, legal requirements, or rulemakings with respect to condensing and non- condensing products/equipment. Decisions about whether and how this interpretation of the term “feature” in the context of condensing/ non-condensing products/equipment will apply to existing rulemakings will be the subject of subsequent actions. Thus, DOE is denying the Gas Industry Petitioners’ request to withdraw its earlier proposed rules for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters. DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before September 9, 2019. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, identified by “Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters,” by any of the following meth | |
| [19-14553] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable July 11, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon at (202) 482-6274 (AD) and Joshua Tucker at (202) 482-2044 (CVD), AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with sections 705(d) and 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on May 23, 2019, Commerce published its affirmative final determination of sales at less-than-fair-value (LTFV) \1\ and its affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of quartz surface products from China.\2\ ————————————————————————— | |
| [19-14865] | [Full Article] [PDF] |