Federal Register International Trade Alert for 12 September 2019

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FR Alert – Covering:09/12/2019

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Liang Chyuan Industrial Co., Ltd. (LC); PT Enterprise, Inc. (PT Enterprise) and its affiliated producer Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise, Inc. (Pro-Team) (collectively, PT) and Unicatch Industrial Co. Ltd. (Unicatch) made U.S. sales of subject merchandise below normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, Suzanne Lam, or Joseph Dowling, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 6905, (202) 482-0783, or (202) 482-6905, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from Taiwan. On September 10, 2018, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review on certain steel nails from Taiwan.\1\ This review covers PT 2 3 and 
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanah Lee, Stephanie Berger, or Charles Doss, 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) 482-6386, (202) 482-2483, and (202) 482-4474, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Taiwan,\1\ covering the following three respondents: (1) The previously collapsed Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (YP) and Synn Co., Ltd. (Synn) entity (collectively, YP/Synn); (2) Prosperity Tieh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Prosperity); and (3) Sheng Yu Steel Co., Ltd. (SYSCO). For a complete description of the events that followed the
[19-19799][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) for the period of review (POR) February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019, based on the withdrawal of the request for review. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariela Garvett, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3609. 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 wind towers from Vietnam for the POR February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019.\1\ On February 26, 2019, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), Commerce received a timely request from the Wind Tower Trade Coalition, (the petitioner) with respect to CS Wind Group, Vina Halla Heavy Industries Ltd., and UBI Tower Sole
[19-19791][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that exporters of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India sold subject merchandise below normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith at (202) 482- 5255; AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty Order on PET film from India, for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.\1\ In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), in July 2018, we received requests for reviews of the following companies: Ester Industries Limited (Ester); Garware Polyester Ltd. (Garware); MTZ Polyesters Ltd. (MTZ); Polyplex Corporation Ltd. (Polyplex); SRF Limited of India (SRF); Jindal Poly Films Ltd. (India)
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that no companies under review qualify for a separate rate and that these companies are, therefore, considered part of the Vietnam-Wide entity. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6905. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 2, 2019, Commerce initiated an administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) \1\ for 125 producers and exporters of subject merchandise.\2\ ————————————————————————— \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that exporters of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from Taiwan did not sell subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith at (202) 482- 5255, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD Order on PET film from Taiwan.\1\ Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Nan Ya) self-requested an administrative review of its sales on July 23, 2018.\2\ On July 27, 2018, and July 31, 2018, Polyplex USA LLC (Polyplex USA), a domestic producer and interested party, and the petitioners,\3\ each requested reviews of Nan Ya and Shinkong Materials Technology Corporation (SMTC).\4\ On September 10,
[19-19792][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. We preliminarily determine that Jindal Poly Films Ltd. (Jindal) and SRF Limited (SRF) received countervailable subsidies during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum, 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) 482-0197. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on PET film from India, for the POR.\1\ In accordance with sections 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1) and (2), in July 2018, we
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Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu) received countervailable subsidies that are above de minimis, and that Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) received countervailable subsidies that are de minimis. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Jun Jack Zhao, 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) 482-2371 and (202) 482-1396, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 10, 2018, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on CORE from Korea.\1\ On January 28, 2019, 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
[19-19798][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review did not made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang or Elfi Blum-Page, 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) 482-2316 or (202) 482-0197, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 25, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order on corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).\1\ On July 3, 2018, we published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On September 10, 2018, we initiated this review with respect to 16 producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise based on
[19-19797][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. (Ghigi) and Pasta Zara S.p.A. (Pasta Zara) (collectively Ghigi/Zara) sold certain pasta from Italy (pasta) at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and Industria Alimentare Colavita S.p.A. (Indalco) did not sell pasta at less than NV during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or George McMahon, 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) 482-1168 or (202) 482-1167, respectively. Background On September 10, 2018, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative review of certain pasta from Italy covering the following companies: Agritalia S.r.L. (Agritalia), Francesco Tamma S.p.A. (Tamma), Ghigi, Ghigi Industria Agroalimentare Srl (Ghigi Industria),\1\ Pasta Zara, Indalco, La Molisana S.p.A. (La Molisana), and Tesa SrL (Tesa).\2\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing an update to the identifying information of five persons currently included on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622- 4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Notice of OFAC Action On August 20, 2019, OFAC updated the SDN List for the following five persons, whose property and interests in property continue to be
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of New Hampshire. These revisions consist of single source Orders that New Hampshire adopted to meet reasonably [[Page 48069]] available control technology (RACT) requirements, and requests made by New Hampshire to withdraw from its SIP a number of previously issued RACT Orders. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act. DATES: This rule is effective on October 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0179. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.govwebsite. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.govor at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square–Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule yo
[19-19510][Full Article] [PDF]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of ceramic tile from the People’s Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas, Moses Song, or John McGowan, 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- 3813, (202) 482-7885, or (202) 482-3019, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 8, 2019.\1\ On June 24, 2019, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now September 6, 2019.\2\ For a complete description of the events that
[19-19794][Full Article] [PDF]