FR Alert – Covering:09/17/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46915-46916] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20120] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA Secretariat, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of NAFTA Request for Panel Review in the matter of Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value (Secretariat File Number: USA-CDA-2018- 1904-05). ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Kruger Trois-Rivieres L.P. (“KTR”), Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited (“CBPP”), Kruger Publication Papers Inc. (“KPPI”), and Kruger Brompton L.P. (collectively “Kruger”) with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on September 7, 2018, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was requested in regards to the Department of Commerce’s final antidumping duty determination of Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada. The final de | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46916-46917] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20122] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-909] Certain Steel Nails From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation and Expedited Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on a request from Mid Continent Nail Corporation (the petitioner), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating, and issuing expedited preliminary results of, a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain steel nails (nails) from the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable September 17, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan S. Pulongbarit, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-4031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 1, 2008, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on nails from the China.\1\ On April 21, 2011 | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46914-46915] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20071] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-865] Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot- rolled carbon steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the People’s Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017. DATES: Applicable September 17, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202.482.7425. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 2, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of hot-rolled steel from China.\1\ We invit | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46912-46913] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20123] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 180821787-8787-01] RIN 0694-XC046 Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for Agricultural Commodities to Cuba AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in the Export Administration Regulations for the export of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of these comments in its biennial report to the Congress, as required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, as amended (TSRA). [[Page 46913]] DATES: Comments must be received by October 17, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov) by using the notice regulations.gov docket number, which is BIS-2018-0019. Commen | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46913-46914] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20121] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA Secretariat, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of NAFTA Request for Panel Review in the matter of Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination (Secretariat File Number: USA-CDA- 2018-1904-06). ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Government of Canada; the Government of Alberta; the Government of British Columbia; the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; the Government of Ontario; the Government of Quebec; Alberta Newsprint Company; Catalyst Paper Corporation, Catalyst Pulp and Paper Sales Inc. and Catalyst Paper (USA) Inc.; Kruger Trois-Rivieres L.P., Comer Brook Pulp and Paper Limited, Kruger Publication Papers Inc. and Kruger Brompton L.P.; Resolute FP Canada Inc. and Resolut | |
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46932-46933] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20136] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Case No. CAC-050, EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039] 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 re-opening of public comment period. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published, on August 13, 2018, a notice of petition for waiver of Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) and grant of an interim waiver from the DOE’s Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure seeking comments, data, and information concerning JCI’s amended petition and its suggested alternate test procedure. The comment period for the JCI’s notice of petition for waiver, grant of an interim waiver, and request for comments ends on September 12, 2018. Through this notice, DOE announces that the period for submitting comments is re-opened until September 28, 2018. DATES: The comment perio | |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 46963] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20177] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA), has been approved to gauge animal and vegetable oils and accredited to test certain animal and vegetable oils for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 14, 2017. DATES: Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 14, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie A. Glas | |
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 46971] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20135] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Border Security Technology Consortium Notice is hereby given that, on August 21, 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”), Border Security Technology Consortium (“BSTC”) 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, Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC), McLean, VA; Ardent Management Consulting, Inc., Reston, VA; BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA; Brillient Corporation, Reston, VA; Copious Imaging LLC, Lexington, MA; DetectaChem LLC, Stafford, TX; Federal Resources Supply Company, Stevensville, MD; | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46971-46972] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20156] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–The Open Group, L.L.C. Notice is hereby given that, on August 31, 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”), The Open Group, L.L.C. (“TOG”) 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, Adventium Enterprises LLC, Minneapolis, MN; Ajman Municipality Planning Department, Ajman, INDIA; Alaska Airlines, Inc., Seattle, WA; Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, INDIA; Castlenet Consulting Limited, Lagos, NIGERIA; FIOS Insight LLC, Houston, TX; Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd., Basingstoke, UNITED KINGDOM; Global Interop S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, MEXICO; Innoitus Austech Institute PTY Lt | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 46972] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20137] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Cooperative Research Group on Corrosion Under Insulation Notice is hereby given that, on September 6, 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”), Southwest Research Institute–Cooperative Research Group on Corrosion Under Insulation (“CUI-JIP”) 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, Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, has been added 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 CUI-JIP intends to file | |
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46969-46971] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-20086] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-598 and 600 and 731-TA-1408 and 1410 (Final)] Rubber Bands From China and Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-598 and 600 and 731-TA-1408 and 1410 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by [[Page 46970]] reason of imports of rubber bands from China and Thailand, provided for in subheading 4016.99.35 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department | |
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