FR Alert – Covering:07/18/2019
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain companies covered by the administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 18, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre Gziryan at (202) 482-2201 (Hubei Qianjiang), Jacob Keller (202) 482-4849 (Nanjing Gemsen), AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People’s Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. This administrative review covers two mandatory respondents, Hubei Qianjiang Huashan Aquatic Food and Product Co., Ltd. (Hubei Qianjiang) and Nanjing Gemsen International Co., Ltd. (Nanjing Gemsen). Commerce preliminarily determines that sales of subject merchandise by Hubei Qianjiang have not been made at prices | |
| [19-15191] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that Tianjin Magnesium International, Co., Ltd. (TMI) and Tianjin Magnesium Metal Co., Ltd. (TMM) (collectively, TMI/TMM) had no shipments of subject merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People’s Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) May 1, 2017 through April 31, 2018. DATES: Applicable July 18, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Clahane or Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5449 or (202) 482-5848, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 34342]] Background On March 13, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results, but no comments were received. Accordingly, we made no changes to the Preliminary Results. | |
| [19-15188] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that OCTAL SAOC-FZC (OCTAL) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable July 18, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, 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) 482-3518. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 1, 2018, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman).\1\ Commerce received timely requests from DAK Americas, LLC, Indorama Ventures USA, Inc., and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America (collectively, the petitioners), and OCTAL to conduct an administrative review of OCTAL during the POR.\2\ On July 12, 2018, Commerce published a notice initiating an AD administrative | |
| [19-15189] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that exporters of certain circular welded carbon steel pipe and tubes from Taiwan sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018. We invite all interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 18, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Greenberg, 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) 482-0652. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On July 12, 2018, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order covering 20 companies.\2\ On July 24, 2018, Commerce selected one producer/exporter of subject merchandise, Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. | |
| [19-15187] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| 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. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 18, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Karine Gziryan, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4162 or 202-482-4081, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products (welded pipe and tube) from Turkey. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018. Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative review on July 12, 2018.\1\ The preliminary results are listed below in the section titled “Preliminary Results of Review.” ————————————————————————— | |
| [19-15193] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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| SUMMARY: This proposed rule would update the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) payment rates and wage index for CY 2020; implement the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a revised case-mix adjustment methodology, for home health services beginning on or after January 1, 2020. This proposed rule also implements a change in the unit of payment from 60-day episodes of care to 30-day periods of care, as required by section 51001 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, hereinafter referred to the “BBA of 2018”, and proposes a 30-day payment amount for CY 2020. Additionally, this proposed rule proposes to: Modify the payment regulations pertaining to the content of the home health plan of care; allow physical therapy assistants to furnish maintenance therapy; and change the split percentage payment approach under the HH PPS. This proposed rule would also solicit comments on the wage index used to adjust home health payments and suggestions for possible updates and improvements to the geographic adjustment of home health payments. In addition, it proposes public reporting of certain performance data under the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model. We are proposing to publicly report the Total Performance Score (TPS) and the TPS Percentile Ranking from the Performance Year 5 (CY 2020) Annual TPS and Payment Adjustment | |
| [19-14913] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: This proposed rule proposes to implement two new mandatory Medicare payment models under section 1115A of the Social Security Act–the Radiation Oncology Model (RO Model) and the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices Model (ETC Model). The proposed RO Model would promote quality and financial accountability for providers and suppliers of radiotherapy (RT). The RO Model would test whether making prospective episode payments to hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) and freestanding radiation therapy centers for RT episodes of care preserves or enhances the quality of care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries while reducing Medicare program spending through enhanced financial accountability for RO Model participants. The proposed ETC Model would be a mandatory payment model focused on encouraging greater use of home dialysis and kidney transplants, in order to preserve or enhance the quality of care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries while reducing Medicare expenditures. The ETC Model would include ESRD facilities and certain clinicians caring for beneficiaries with ESRD– or Managing Clinicians–located in selected geographic areas as participants. CMS would assess the performance of participating Managing Clinicians and ESRD facilities on their rates of home dialysis and kidney and kidney-pancreas transplants during each | |
| [19-14902] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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| SUMMARY: This provides the consolidated notice of all agency specific excepted authorities, approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), under Schedule A, B, and C, as of June 30, 2018, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Alford, Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Service and Performance Management, Employee Services, 202-606-2246. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Civil Service Rule VI (5 CFR 6.1) requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to publish notice of exceptions granted under Schedule A, B, and C. Under 5 CFR 213.103(a) it is required that all Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities available for use by all agencies to be published as regulations in the Federal Register (FR) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Excepted appointing authorities established solely for use by one specific agency do not meet the standard of general applicability prescribed by the Federal Register Act for regulations published in either the FR or the CFR. Therefore, 5 CFR 213.103(b) requires monthly publication, in the Notices section of the Federal Register, of any Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency. Under 5 CFR 213.103(c) it is required that a consolidated listing of all Schedule A, B, and | |
| [19-15247] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of the Army proposes to modify a System of Records Notice (SORN), Army Personnel Systems (APS), A0600-8-104 AHRC. This system of records is comprised of Human Resources (HR) information required to manage a Soldier’s career from initial accession through separation, and for life for retirees. Currently APS records are managed by 36 information technology (IT) systems that are linked to seven System of Records Notices (SORNs). In a cost saving effort to eliminate redundant functions and discordant IT systems, the Army is transitioning HR and military pay records for Soldiers to the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A). DATES: This notice is effective upon publication; however, comments on the Routine Uses will be accepted on or before August 19, 2019. The Routine Uses are effective are effective at the close of the comment period. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. [[Page 34374]] Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark | |
| [19-15242] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| [Notices] [Page 34408] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-15217] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 731-TA-1424 (Final)] Mattresses From China; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigation AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– DATES: July 8, 2019. | |
| [19-15217] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| [Notices] [Page 34409] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-15219] [[Page 34409]] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 731-TA-1114 (Second Review)] Steel Nails From China Determination On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject five-year review, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that revocation of the antidumping duty order on steel nails | |
| [19-15219] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
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| [Presidential Documents] [Pages 34255-34256] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-15448] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 138 / Thursday, July 18, 2019 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3– The President [[Page 34255]] Proclamation 9908 of July 14, 2019 | |
| [19-15448] | [Full Article] [PDF] |