FR Alert – Covering:08/24/2018

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 42822-42826] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18240] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Parts 212, 225, and 252 [Docket DARS-2018-0028] RIN 0750-AJ71 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Sunset of Provision Relating to the Procurement of Certain Goods (DFARS Case 2018-D007) AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Proposed rule. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 that repeals the Fiscal Year 2015 restrictions on the source of photovoltaic devices in contracts awarded by DoD that result in DoD ownership of photovoltaic devices by means other than DoD purchase of the photovoltaic devices as end products. DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before October 23, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 42940] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18301] [[Page 42940]] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–Medical CBRN Defense Consortium Notice is hereby given that, on August 3, 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”), Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (“MCDC”) 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, Novici Biotech LLC, Vacaville, CA; GigaGen Inc., San Francisco, CA; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Public Health Vaccines, LLC, Cambridge, MA; Kaleo, Inc., Richmond, VA; Sequoia Consulting Group, LLC, Solana Beach, CA; Inflammatix Inc., Burlingame, CA; Nano Terra, Inc., Cambridge,
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42964-42965] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18242] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10515] Notification of United States-Chile Environment Affairs Council and Joint Commission on Environmental Cooperation Meetings ACTION: Request for comments; invitation to public session. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative are providing notice that the parties to the U.S.- Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) intend to hold the eighth meeting of the Environment Affairs Council (Council) established under Chapter 19 of the FTA, as well as the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Chile Joint Commission on Environmental Cooperation (Commission) established under the U.S.-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), on Tuesday September 4, 2018. The Council will review implementation of Chapter 19 (Environment) of the FTA, and the Commission will review implementation of the ECA. DATES: The public session of the Council and Commission will be held on September 5, 2018, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affai
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42978-42979] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18338] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for effective date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202- 622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855; or the
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42979-42980] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18350] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons and these vessels are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; or the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the General Counsel:
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42938-42939] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18300] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-1059] Certain Digital Cameras, Software, and Components Thereof; Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge [[Page 42939]] has issued a Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, specifically a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders directed to each of the remaining named respondents: Nikon Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; Sendai Nikon Corporation of Natori, Japan; Nikon Inc. of Melville, New York; Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. of Ayutthaya, Thailand; and Nikon Imaging (China) Co., Ltd. of Jiangsu, China. This notice is soliciting public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest submissions pur
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42936-42937] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18384] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-1058] Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges and Components Thereof Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge has issued a Final Initial Determination on Section 337 Violation and a Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding in the above- captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to Commission rules. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Chen, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2392. The public vers
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Agency Notice
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42937-42938] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-18286] ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-1101] Certain Fuel Pump Assemblies Having Vapor Separators and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Finding Sole Respondent in Default; Request for Written Submissions on Remedy, Bonding, and the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (Order No. 6) finding the sole respondent, Wenzhou Jushang (JS) Performance Parts Co. Ltd. of Wenzhou, China, in default. The Commission requests written submissions, under the schedule set forth below, on remedy, bonding, and the public interest. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Liberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3115. Copies of non- confidential documents filed in connection with this investigat
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