FR Alert – Covering:04/12/2019

Todays Federal Register

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that stainless steel bar (SSB) from Brazil has been sold at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2017, through August 8, 2017. DATES: Applicable April 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 31, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on SSB from Brazil.\1\ The administrative review covers one producer or exporter of the subject merchandise, Villares Metals S.A. (Villares). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results, and we received a case brief from Villares.\2\ We did not receive a rebuttal brief. Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29,
[19-07296][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC or the Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 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: May 7, 2019, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, May 1, 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:
[19-07270][Full Article] [PDF]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 14972-14973] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07256] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Openjs Foundation (Formerly Node.js Foundation) Notice is hereby given that, on April 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Node.js Foundation 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
[19-07256][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 14939-14941] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07325] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott- Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal Register.
[19-07325][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 14973] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07255] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 20, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to
[19-07255][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 14973] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07258] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 21, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. 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.
[19-07258][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 14973-14974] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07257] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 18, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (“Si2”) 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.
[19-07257][Full Article] [PDF]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 14971] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07246] [[Page 14971]] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-618-619 and 731-TA-1441-1444 (Preliminary)] Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand 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
[19-07246][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a general exclusion order (“GEO”) denying entry of certain industrial automation systems and components thereof including control systems, controllers, visualization hardware, motion and motor control systems, networking equipment, safety devices, and power supplies that infringe complainant’s asserted trademarks. The Commission has also issued a cease and desist order (“CDO”) directed to respondent Fractioni (Hongkong) Ltd. (“Fractioni”). The investigation is terminated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non- confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or 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 https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that info
[19-07254][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Page 14970] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-07245] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-597 and 731-TA-1407 (Final)] Cast Iron Soil Pipe 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 an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of cast iron soil pipe from China, provided for in subheading 7303.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
[19-07245][Full Article] [PDF]