FR Alert – Covering:02/14/2019

Todays Federal Register

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable February 14, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Ross Belliveau, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 482-4952, respectively. Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the order is welded line pipe.\1\ The product is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description remains dispositive. —————————————————————————
[19-02327][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet at [email protected]). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, Tel.(202) 482-1550, Maria.D’[email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Article 4.1 of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (the “Agreement”) provides for a textile and apparel safeguard mechanism. This safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of the reduction or
[19-02241][Full Article] [PDF]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing to rescind certain provisions of the regulation promulgated by the Bureau in November 2017 governing Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (2017 Final Rule or Rule). The provisions of the Rule which the Bureau proposes to rescind provide that it is an unfair and abusive practice for a lender to make a covered short-term or longer-term balloon-payment loan, including payday and vehicle title loans, without reasonably determining that consumers have the ability to repay those loans according to their terms; prescribe mandatory underwriting requirements for making the ability-to-repay determination; exempt certain loans from the mandatory underwriting requirements; and establish related definitions, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. This proposal is related to another proposal, published separately in this issue of the Federal Register, seeking comment on whether the Bureau should delay the August 19, 2019 compliance date for these portions of the 2017 Final Rule. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CFPB-2019- 0006 or RIN 3170-AA80, by any of the following methods: Electronic: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for subm
[19-01906][Full Article] [PDF]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 4058-4060] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-02346] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP19-31-000] Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Docket; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lines DT and DS Replacement Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Lines DT and DS Replacement Project (Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline (Southern Star) in Anderson and 
[19-02346][Full Article] [PDF]