FR Alert – Covering:08/13/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 39939-39957] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17221] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 39 CFR Part 3015 [Docket No. RM2017-1; Order No. 4742] Competitive Postal Products AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed rulemaking. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Commission is revising its previously proposed rules related to the minimum amount that competitive products as a whole are required to contribute to institutional costs annually, based on comments received. The Commission invites public comment on the revised proposed rules. DATES: Comments are due: September 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing alternatives. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Intro | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 39982-39983] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17294] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-471-807] Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal is being, or is likely to be sold, at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), August 26, 2015, through February 28, 2017. DATES: Applicable August 13, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Bethea, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1491. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The product covered by this review is uncoated paper from Portugal. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum dated concurren | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 39921-39923] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17249] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security 15 CFR part 774 [Docket No. 180227222-8222-01] Commerce Control List: Request for Comments Regarding Controls on Certain Spraying or Fogging Systems and “Parts” and “Components” Therefor AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of inquiry. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce, maintains the Export Administration Regulations, including the Commerce Control List (CCL). Certain items identified on the CCL are controlled for chemical/biological (CB) reasons, because they are identified on one of the common control lists maintained by the Australia Group (AG), which is a multilateral forum of countries (plus the European Union) that maintain export controls on specified chemicals, biological agents, and related equipment and technology that could be used in a chemical or biological weapons (CBW) program. Among the | |
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40011-40025] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17188] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Case No. CAC-050] Notice of Petition for Waiver of Johnson Controls, Inc. 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, grant of an interim waiver, and request for comments. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver from Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) seeking an exemption from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the efficiency of central air conditioners and heat pumps. JCI seeks to use an alternate test procedure to address issues involved in testing certain basic models identified in its amended petition. According to JCI, testing the basic models of the central air conditioners listed in its amended petition as outdoor units with no match will overstate their energy usage as they will be rated using default indoor unit parame | |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 40075] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17242] [[Page 40075]] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of February 2, 2018. DATES: The accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on February 2, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202- 344-1 | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40075-40076] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17241] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a commercial gauger. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of March 23, 2018. DATES: The approval of SGS North America, Inc., as commercial gauger became effective on March 23, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202- 344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, that SGS North America, Inc., 2800 Loop 197 Sout | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 40074] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17236] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of March 2, 2018. DATES: The accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on March 2, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suit | |
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40084-40085] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17280] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on July 23, 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”), IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (“IMS Global”) 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, AccelerED, Bethesda, MD; Alief Independent School District, Houston, TX; Cobb County School District, Smyrna, GA; Essay Assay, Inc. dba ecree, Durham, NC; Idaho Digital Learning, Boise, ID; Italian Quality Company IQC Srl, Bologna, ITALY; Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Kyoto City, | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 40085] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17277] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Node.Js Foundation Notice is hereby given that, on July 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”), Node.js Foundation (“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 damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, SAP SE, Waldorf, GERMANY, has withdrawn 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 Node.js Foundation intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On August 17, 2015, Node.js filed its original notificatio | |
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 39983-39985] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-17287] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-552-824] Laminated Woven Sacks From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of laminated woven sacks (LWS) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). The period of investigation is January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable August 13, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Ariela Garvett, AD/ [[Page 39984]] CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3936 or 202-482- 3609, respectively. | |
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