FR Alert – Covering:07/28/2020
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| SUMMARY: Based on a request from Maodi Solar Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., (Maodi Solar), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) to consider the possible revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the People’s Republic of China (China) with respect to certain off-grid portable small panels. DATES: Applicable July 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Turlo, 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) 482-3875. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 18, 2015, Commerce published AD and CVD orders on solar products from China.\1\ On June 17, 2020, Maodi Solar, an exporter of subject merchandise, requested that Commerce conduct CCRs to revoke the Orders with respect to certain off-grid portable small panels, pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216(b).\2\ On July 13, 2020, SunPower Manufacturing | |
| [20-16326] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is correcting the final results in the antidumping duty administrative review and final determination of no shipments of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from Mexico to reflect the correct cash deposit rate in effect for all other producers or exporters. DATES: Applicable July 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo or Jacob Garten, 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 or (202) 482-3342, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 13, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on HWR pipes and tubes from Mexico for the period of review September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018.\1\ In the Final Results, we inadvertently stated that the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 3.24 percent. This notice serves to | |
| [20-16327] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Fedmet Resources Corporation (Fedmet) did not have any shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019. Commerce also preliminary determines that the 16 remaining companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity because they did not file no shipment statements, separate rate applications (SRAs), or separate rate certifications (SRCs). DATES: Applicable July 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, 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) 482-2312. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 12, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a [[Page 45376]] notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping | |
| [20-16328] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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| [Notices] [Pages 45425-45427] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-16310] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal Register. | |
| [20-16310] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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| SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (“PRA”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection requirements in the Business Opportunity Rule (“Rule”). That clearance expires on January 31, 2021. DATES: Comments must be submitted by September 28, 2020. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write “Business Opportunity Rule Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. P114408” on your comment and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov, by following the instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine M. Todaro, Attorney, Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consume | |
| [20-16301] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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| SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing an upcoming meeting of the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of all individuals, the meeting will be conducted online. DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will start Wednesday, August 19, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The second day will start on Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PDT. Public comment periods will be held on both days. ADDRESSES: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will be conducted online. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for directions to join online. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, email at [email protected] or telephone numbers (202) 860-7845 or (602) 240-8597. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the BIE is announcing that the Advisory Board will hold its next meeting online. The Advisory Board was established under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 | |
| [20-16272] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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| SUMMARY: The U.S. 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 applicable date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622- 4855; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; or the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available | |
| [20-16313] | [Full Article] [PDF] |