FR Alert – Covering:09/16/2019

Todays Federal Register

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines that a producer/exporter of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Turlo, 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) 482-3870. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 10, 2018, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Turkey.\1\ On March 28, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results to September 6, 2019.\2\ Commerce preliminarily finds that the mandatory respondent, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas),\3\ received countervailable subsidies during the POR. For a complete description of the events that
[19-19921][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) March 7, 2017 through June 30, 2018. We invite all interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Wallace and Thomas Dunne, 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) 482-6251 and (202) 482-2328, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On September 10, 2018, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order covering six companies.\2\ On October 30, 2018, Commerce selected Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
[19-19922][Full Article] [PDF]

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 5, 2019. DATES: AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 5, 2019. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, 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 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec LLC, 9010 East Cottage, Suite 3, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI 00820, has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): 
[19-19981][Full Article] [PDF]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 48639-48647] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-19919] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division United States v. Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd., et al.: Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)-(h), that a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States of America v. Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-02593. On August 28, 2019, the United States filed a Complaint alleging that Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd., Third Point
[19-19919][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
[Notices] [Pages 48616-48619] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-19888] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– 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.
[19-19888][Full Article] [PDF]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a Russia-Related Directive under Executive Order 13883 of August 1, 2019. DATES: OFAC’s action described in this notice was effective on August 26, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622- 2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, 202-622-2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 6, 2018, the Secretary of State, acting pursuant to delegated authority under section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. (CBW Act), determined that the Government of the Russian Federation (Russia) had used chemical weapons in violation of international law or had used lethal chemical weapons against its own nationals. On August 27, 2018, pursuant to his August 6, 2018 determination, the Secretary of State imposed an initial round of sanctions on Russia (83 FR 43723, August 27, 2018). Section 307(b)(1) of the CBW Act requires the imposition of additional sanctions on Russia unless, within three months after making such a determination, the Secretary of State finds Russia has met certain condi
[19-19890][Full Article] [PDF]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the People’s Republic of China (China). In addition, Commerce is amending its final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) to correct ministerial errors. DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan (AD) or Robert Galantucci (CVD), 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) 482-0895 and (202) 482-2923, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with sections 735(d) and 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on July 24, 2019, Commerce published its affirmative final determination of sales at LTFV \1\ and its affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of steel racks from China.\2\
[19-19949][Full Article] [PDF]