FR Alert – Covering:11/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60395-60396] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25619] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Order Denying Export Privileges In the Matter of: Gregory Allen Justice, Inmate Number: 73792- 112, FCI Safford, P.O. Box 9000, Safford, AZ 85548. On September 19, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Gregory Allen Justice (“Justice”) was convicted of violating Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012)) (“AECA”), among other crimes. Justice was convicted of violating Section 38 of the AECA by knowingly and willfully attempting to export, cause others to export, and aid and abet the export to Russia, for the intended benefit of the Russian Government, of defense articles designated on the United States Munitions List (“USML”), without the required U.S. Department of State licenses. Justice, an engineer who worked for a defense contractor, knowingly and willfully sold and provided USML-controlled technical data relating to U.S. military satellite programs to a person he believed to be an agent of a Russian intelligence service, but who was in fact an und | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60399-60400] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25636] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-552-818] Certain Steel Nails From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) for the period of review (POR) July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. DATES: Applicable November 26, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner, 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) 482-6312. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order \1\ on certain steel nails from Vietnam for the POR.\2\ Commerce | |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60434-60435] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25604] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Atlantic Product Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Atlantic Product Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Atlantic Product Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 24, 2018. DATES: Atlantic Product Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) was accredited and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 24, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60433-60434] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25609] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approval of Laboratory Service Inc. (Savannah, GA) as a Commercial Gauger AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of approval of Laboratory Service Inc. (Savannah, GA) as a commercial gauger. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Laboratory Service Inc. (Savannah, GA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of September 14, 2016. DATES: Laboratory Service Inc. (Savannah, GA) was approved as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 14, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, Laboratories and [[Page 60434]] Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202- 344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 60433] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25610] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approval of Marine Technical Surveyors, Inc. (Donaldsonville, LA) as a Commercial Gauger AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Marine Technical Surveyors, Inc. (Donaldsonville, LA) as a commercial gauger. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Marine Technical Surveyors, Inc. (Donaldsonville, LA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 8, 2018. DATES: Marine Technical Surveyors, Inc. (Donaldsonville, LA) was approved as a commercial gauger as of May 8, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 15 | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 60434] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25605] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approval of WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX), as a Commercial Gauger AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 12, 2017. DATES: WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger as of July 12, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202- 344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 19 CFR 151.13, th | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60436-60437] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25603] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 20, 2018. DATES: Applicable Dates: The accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on July 20, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202- 344- | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 60437] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25608] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approval of Coastal Gulf and International (Baton Rouge, LA), as a Commercial Gauger AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of approval of Coastal Gulf and International (Baton Rouge, LA), as a commercial gauger. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Coastal Gulf and International (Baton Rouge, LA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 26, 2018. DATES: Coastal Gulf and International (Baton Rouge, LA) was approved, as a commercial gauger as of July 26, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is he | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60435-60436] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25611] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation of Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA), as a Commercial Laboratory AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA), as a commercial laboratory. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA), has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes as of July 25, 2018. DATES: Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) was accredited, as a commercial laboratory as of July 25, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pur | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 60437] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25607] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approval of Coastal Gulf and International (Corpus Christi, TX), as a Commercial Gauger AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of approval of Coastal Gulf and International (Corpus Christi, TX), as a commercial gauger. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Coastal Gulf and International (Corpus Christi, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 7, 2018. DATES: Coastal Gulf and International (Corpus Christi, TX) was approved, as a commercial gauger as of August 7, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATI | |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60557-60558] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25592] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– 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 [[Page 60558]] Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensin | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 60562-60693] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-24446] [[Page 60561]] Vol. 83 Monday, No. 227 November 26, 2018 Part II Department of the Treasury ———————————————————————– Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ———————————————————————– 27 CFR Parts 4, 5, 7, et al. Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages; Proposed Rule Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2018 / Proposed Rules [[Page 60562]] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27 CFR Parts 4, 5, 7, 14, and 19 [Docket No. TTB-2018-0007; Notice No. 176] RIN 1513-AB54 Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is proposing to amend its regulat | |
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60397-60399] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25703] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-475-839, A-570-067] Forged Steel Fittings From Italy and the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. 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 forged steel fittings from Italy and the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable November 26, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowen at (202) 482-0768 (Italy) or Kate Johnson at (202) 482-4929 (China), AD/CVD Operations, 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 October 5, 2018, Commerce published its final determinations in the less-th | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60396-60397] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25704] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-068] Forged Steel Fittings From the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on forged steel fittings from the People’s Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable November 26, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Janae Martin, 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) 482-1766 or (202) 482- 0238, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 5, 2018, Commerce published its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of forged steel fittings from China.\1\ On November 19, 2018, the ITC notified Commerce of its final de | |
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60445-60446] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25612] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and 731-TA-1394-1395 (Final)] Forged Steel Fittings From China and Italy Determinations On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of forged steel fittings from China and Italy that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”), and to be subsidized by the government of China. ————————————————————————— \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). ————————————————————————— Background The Commission instituted these investigations effective October 5, 2 | |
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
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| [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60551-60554] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25699] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: In accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of its determination of the trade surplus in certain sugar and syrup goods and sugar-containing products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia and Panama. The level of a country’s trade surplus in these goods relates to the quantity of sugar and syrup goods and sugar-containing products for which the United States grants preferential tariff treatment under (i) | |
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