FR Alert – Covering:11/15/2018

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 57410] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24935] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2072] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 9 Under Alternative Site Framework; Honolulu, Hawaii Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for “. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,” and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the State of Hawaii, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 9, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-40-2018, docketed June 18, 2018) for authority to reorganize unde
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57410-57411] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24934] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2074] Production Authority Not Approved; Gildan Yarns, LLC; Foreign- Trade Zone 57; (Cotton and Cotton/Polyester Yarns); Salisbury, North Carolina Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for “. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,” and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Charlotte Regional Partnership, Inc., grantee of FTZ 57, has requested production authority on behalf of Gildan Yarns, LLC, for its facility located in Salisbury, North Carolina (B-43-2017, docketed June 16, 2017); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has b
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57419-57421] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24941] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-085] Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from certain producers and [[Page 57420]] exporters from the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown, 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) 482-1791. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 17, 2018, Commerce received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of quartz surface products fro
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57408-57409] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24937] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2075] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 283; (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework; West Tennessee Area Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for “. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,” and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or [[Page 57409]] adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 283, submitted an application to the
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57409-57410] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24936] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2073] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 81 Under Alternative Site Framework; Portsmouth, New Hampshire Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for “. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,” and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Pease Development Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 81, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-6-2018, docketed on January 30, 201
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57424-57425] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24947] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [Application No. 10-4A001] Export Trade Certificate of Review ACTION: Notice of issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to Alaska Longline Cod Commission (“ALCC”), Application No. 10-4A001. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (“OTEA”), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to ALCC on November 7, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Flynn, Director, OTEA, International Trade Administration, by telephone at (202) 482-5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001-21) (“the Act”) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. An Export Trade Certificate of Review protects the holder and the members identified in the Cert
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57523-57525] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24904] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10602] Updating the State Department’s List of Entities and Subentities Associated With Cuba (Cuba Restricted List) ACTION: Updated publication of list of entities and subentities. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of State is publishing an update to its List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated with Cuba (Cuba Restricted List) with which direct financial transactions are generally prohibited under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR). This Cuba Restricted List is also considered during review of license applications submitted to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). DATES: The updates to the Cuba Restricted List are effective on November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Barron, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, tel.: 202-647-7489; Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, tel.: 202-453-8456, Department of State, Washington, DC 20
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57411-57419] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24943] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce’s regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. DATES: Applicable November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482- 4735. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. All d
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 57409] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24933] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B-71-2018] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230–Greensboro, North Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Patheon Softgels; (Pharmaceutical Products); High Point, North Carolina The Piedmont Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Patheon Softgels (Patheon), located in High Point, North Carolina. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 7, 2018. Patheon already has authority to produce certain prescription pharmaceutical products and soft gelatin capsules within Subzone 230C. The current request would add a finished product and a foreign status material/component to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreign-status material/component and specific finished product described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Pr
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57429-57431] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24942] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-932] Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that Jiaxing Brother Fastener Co., Ltd. (Jiaxing Brother), RMB Fasteners Ltd. (RMB), and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (IFI), collectively RMB/IFI, had no shipments during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017. We also continue to find that Fastenal Canada Ltd. (Fastenal Canada) did not cooperate to the best of its ability and have based its margin on adverse facts available (AFA) for these final results. DATES: Applicable November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 57308-57318] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24696] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 547 Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Final rule. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adopting a final rule amending the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations to implement Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014 (“Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”). This rule also incorporates other technical and conforming changes. DATES: Effective: November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control: Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel: 202-622-4855; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Eva
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57531-57532] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-21979] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one individual and seven entities that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this person and these entities are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs,
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57532-57534] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24889] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Trea
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57529-57531] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-22881] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the “SDN List”) based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licen
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57421-57424] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24869] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-073] Antidumping Duty Investigation of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People’s Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that common alloy aluminum sheet (common alloy sheet) from the People’s Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2017, through September 30, 2017. DATES: Applicable November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke or Julie Geiger, 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) 482-4947 and (202) 482-2057, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 6, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Registe
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57427-57429] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24867] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-074] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (common alloy sheet) from the People’s Republic of China (China) for the period of investigation (POI) January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. DATES: Applicable November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas, Lana Nigro, or John Anwesen, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3813, (202) 482-1779, or (202) 482-0131, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 23, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Determination and in
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57506-57507] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24955] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Multi-Stage Fuel Vapor Canister Systems and Activated Carbon Components Thereof, DN 3351; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, and will be available for inspection during official bu
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57425-57427] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24939] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-900] Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Diamond Tools) is circumventing the antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof (diamond sawblades) from the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable November 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5760. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 7, 2017, in response to a request from Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers’ Coalition (the petitioner), Commerce published the initiation of the anti-circumvention inquiry
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