Federal Register International Trade Alert for 19 July 2019

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FR Alert – Covering:07/19/2019

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed- circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan and preliminarily finds that NSC is the successor-in-interest to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and is assigning to NSC the same AD cash deposit rate that Commerce has assigned to NSSMC in this proceeding. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala or Jun Jack Zhao, 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) 482-3945 or (202) 482-1396, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 3, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register, the AD Order on certain hot-rolled steel from Japan.\1\ —————————————————————————
[19-15405][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Banduoo Ltd. (Banduoo), Fujian Rongshu Industry Co., Ltd. (Fujian Rongshu), Roung Shu Industry Corporation (Roung Shu), and Xiamen Yi-He Textile Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Yi-He) made no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) of September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Further, we are rescinding the review with respect to Maple Ribbon Co., Ltd. (Maple [[Page 34870]] Ribbon). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo, 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) 482-3693. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 11, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
[19-15409][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from Poland were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) February 24, 2017 through August 31, 2018. We invite interested parties comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, 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) 482-0193. [[Page 34859]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 11, 2018, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of orders, findings, or suspended investigations with anniversaries in September 2018, including the antidumping duty (AD) order on ESB rubber from Poland.\1\ Commerce received a request from Lion Elastomers LLC (the petitioner)
[19-15408][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Teh Fong Min International Co., Ltd. (TFM), the sole producer and/or exporter of certain stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) subject to this administrative review, has made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre Gziryan or Minoo Hatten, 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) 482-2201, and (202) 482- 1690, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 14, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and received case and rebuttal briefs from interested parties.\2\ Commerce exercised its [[Page 34861]]
[19-15300][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia for the period February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua A. DeMoss, 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) 482-3362. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia for the period February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019.\1\ On February 28, 2019, Core Pipe Products, Inc., Shaw Alloy Piping Products, LLC, and Taylor Forge Stainless Inc. (the petitioners), domestic producers of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings, and Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Pantech), an exporter
[19-15403][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the producer/exporter subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer, 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) 482-0410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 20, 2016, we published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty (AD) order on cold-rolled steel from the United Kingdom.\1\ On September 11, 2018, we published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On November 15, 2018, based on timely requests for an administrative review, we initiated an administrative review of one company,\3\ Caparo Precision Strip, Ltd./Liberty Performance Steels Ltd. (Liberty).\4\
[19-15407][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) for the period of review (POR) September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. We preliminarily determine that Noksel Celik Boru Sanayi A.S., a producer and/or exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. We also preliminarily determine that Cinar Boru Profil San Ve Tic A.S. had no shipments during the POR. If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping (AD) duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Horn or Alexis Cherry, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4868 or (202) 482-0607, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 253 (GOM Region-wide Sale 253), in accordance with the provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), and the implementing regulations issued pursuant thereto. The GOM Region-wide Sale 253 Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package contains information essential to potential bidders. DATES: BOEM will hold GOM Region-wide Sale 253 at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. All times referred to in this document are Central time, unless otherwise specified. Bid submission deadline: BOEM must receive all sealed bids between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on normal working days prior to the sale, or from 8:00 a.m. to the Bid Submission Deadline of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, the day before the lease sale. For more information on bid submission, see Section VII, “Bidding Instructions,” of this document. ADDRESSES: Bids will be accepted prior to the bid submission deadline at 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana. Public bid reading for GOM Region-wide Sale 253 will be held at 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, but the venue will not be open to the gene
[19-15330][Full Article] [PDF]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Devices with Multifunction Emulators, DN 3398; 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 business hours (8:45 a.m. [[Page 34944]] to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205- 2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by 
[19-15326][Full Article] [PDF]
Agency Notice
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has terminated the above-captioned investigation with a finding of violation of section 337, and has issued a general exclusion order (“GEO”) directed against infringing full- [[Page 34945]] capture arrow rests and components thereof. The Commission has terminated the investigation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clint Gerdine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-2310. Copies of non- confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
[19-15327][Full Article] [PDF]