FR Alert – Covering:06/22/2020
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| SUMMARY: On May 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from Greece which revoked, in part, this order as it relates to certain specific welded pipe products. Commerce has adopted the scope exclusion language in these final results. DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bauer, 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) 482-3860. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 37425]] Background On May 2, 2019, Commerce published the AD order on welded pipe from Greece.\1\ On May 6, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results,\2\ in which Commerce preliminarily revoked, in part, the Order with respect to certain welded pipe products with specific combinations of grades, diameters, and wall thicknesses. These products have been | |
| [20-13377] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: This document corrects an inaccuracy in the proposed rule to modify the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) regulations regarding the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system published on Monday, March 30, 2020. DATES: Applicable date: June 22, 2020. ADDRESSES: The comment period for comments on the proposed rule closed on April 29, 2020. All comments received in response to the proposed rule are available on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov. Commerce will not accept any additional comments regarding the proposed rule. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Al-Saadawi at (202) 482-1930 or Brandon Custard at (202) 482-1823. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following correction is made to the proposed rule to modify the regulations regarding the SIMA system. (85 FR 17515, March 30, 2020). Commerce is removing the following statements on page 17518, column two, first paragraph: “Because the mill test certification is not currently required by CBP for entry purposes or required by Commerce for antidumping and countervailing duty purposes, Commerce cannot guarantee each importer would have a copy of the mill test certification. However, Commerce expects that the mill test certification would be included with the standard sales documentation for steel mill imports and therefore would be read | |
| [20-12947] | [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) had no shipments of subject merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order on magnesium metal from the People’s Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Clahane, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 8, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on magnesium metal from China for the POR.\1\ We invited parties to submit comments on the Preliminary Results. No party submitted comments. Accordingly, the final results remain unchanged from the Preliminary Results. ————————————————————————— | |
| [20-13375] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than August 21, 2020) to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0109 in the subject line and the agency name. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit comments: (1) Email. Submit comments to: [email protected]. (2) Mail. Submit written comments to CBP Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC | |
| [20-13296] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. There is no on- site, in-person option for this quarterly meeting. DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than July 14, 2020. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar link and conference number will be provided to all registrants by 10:00 a.m. EDT on July 15, 2020. For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), at (202) 344-1440 as soon as possible. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229; telephone (202) 344-1440; facsimile (202) 325-4290; or Ms. Valarie M. Neuhart, Acting Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer at (202) 344- 1440. | |
| [20-13368] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than August 21, 2020) to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0090 in the subject line and the agency name. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit comments: (1) Email. Submit comments to: [email protected]. (2) Mail. Submit written comments to: CBP Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washing | |
| [20-13291] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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| [Notices] [Page 37471] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-13336] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. DEA-670] Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Organic Standards Solutions International, LLC ACTION: Notice of application. ———————————————————————– DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic class(es), | |
| [20-13336] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| [Notices] [Pages 37426-37429] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-13384] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-130] Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 15, 2020. | |
| [20-13384] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| [Notices] [Pages 37417-37422] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-13385] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-129; A-552-830] Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 15, 2020. | |
| [20-13385] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from India and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Doss at (202) 482-4474 (India); and Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243 (Turkey) or Kyle Clahane at (202) 482-5449 (Turkey); AD/CVD Operations, [[Page 37423]] Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on May 1, 2020, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the less- | |
| [20-13401] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing countervailing duty orders on certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from India and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson at (202-482-4793) (India) and Stephanie Berger at (202) 482-2483 (Turkey), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on May 1, 2020, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of quartz surface products from India and Turkey.\1\ On June 15, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from India | |
| [20-13374] | [Full Article] [PDF] |