FR Alert – Covering:04/29/2019
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain frozen fish fillets (fish fillets) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017. DATES: Applicable April 29, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-2243. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce published the Preliminary Results on September 13, 2018.\1\ On January 28, 2019, Commerce tolled the deadlines in this case and the final results by 40 days.\2\ On February 14, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results to April 19, 2019.\3\ Commerce conducted verification of the Hung Vuong Group \4\ (HVG) from March 11, 2019 through March 20, 2019. Between March 13, 2019, and April 9, 2019, interested parties submitted case and rebuttal briefs. | |
| [19-08576] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. DATES: Applicable April 29, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta or Genevieve Coen, 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) 482-2593 or (202) 482-3251, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 1, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot- rolled steel from Korea.\1\ Pursuant to requests from interested parties, Commerce initiated an administrative review with respect to eight companies for the period October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.\2\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from December 22, | |
| [19-08575] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (coated paper) from the People’s Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review. DATES: Applicable April 29, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, 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) 482-1785. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 1, 2018, Commerce published the notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on coated paper from China for the POR January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.\1\ On November 30, 2018, Verso Corporation (Verso) and Sappi North America (Sappi), domestic producers of subject merchandise, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (USW), a union | |
| [19-08574] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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| [Notices] [Pages 18087-18088] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-08537] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE May 13, 2019 Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–ODVA, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on April 15, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), ODVA, Inc. (“ODVA”) 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, GRUNDFOS HOLDING | |
| [19-08537] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| [Notices] [Page 18087] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-08538] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–National Fire Protection Association Notice is hereby given that, on March 25, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing additions or changes to its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual | |
| [19-08538] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| [Notices] [Page 18088] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-08535] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993–3D PDF Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on April 12, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), 3D PDF Consortium, Inc. (“3D PDF”) 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, Library of | |
| [19-08535] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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| SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement Executive Order of September 12, 2018 (“Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election”). OFAC intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive and definitional guidance, general licenses, and statements of licensing policy. DATES: Effective Date: April 29, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: 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 Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), Office of the General Counsel, tel.: 202-622-2410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC’s website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Background | |
| [19-08587] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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| [Notices] [Page 18084] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-08527] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-607 and 731-TA-1417 and 1419 (Final)] Steel Propane Cylinders From China and Thailand Revised Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ———————————————————————– | |
| [19-08527] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-622 and 731-TA-1448 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of dried tart cherries from Turkey, provided for in subheadings 0813.40.30, 0813.40.90, 0813.50.00, 2006.00.20, and 2008.60.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of Turkey. Unless the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) [[Page 18085]] extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by June 7, 2019. The Commission’s views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by June 14, 2019. DATES: April 23, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Calvin Chang (202-205-3062), Office of | |
| [19-08570] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
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| SUMMARY: The United States has agreed to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of Australia beginning on May 5, 2019. DATES: This notice is applicable on May 5, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Shigetomi, Office of WTO and Multilateral Affairs, at [email protected] or 202-395-9581. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On October 17, 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Government Procurement approved the accession of Australia to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). Australia submitted its instrument of accession to the Secretary General of the WTO on April 5, 2019. The GPA will enter into force for Australia on May 5, 2019. The United States, which also is a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of Australia beginning on May 5, 2019. II. Determination Section 1-201 of Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980, | |
| [19-08543] | [Full Article] [PDF] |
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| SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and the Republic of Korea (Korea) intend to hold the third meetings of the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) and Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC) in Washington, DC, on May 13 and 14, 2019. DATES: The EAC and ECC meetings will be held on May 13-14, 2019, in Washington, DC, at the U.S. Department of State. Written comments and suggestions should be submitted no later than May 10, 2019, to facilitate consideration. ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions should be submitted to both: (1) Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department of State, by electronic mail to [email protected] with the subject line “U.S.-Korea EAC/ECC Meetings”; and (2) Maureen Hinman, Office of Environment and Natural Resources, Office of the United States Trade Representative, by electronic mail to [email protected] with the subject line “U.S.-Korea EAC/ ECC Meetings.” If you have access to the internet, you can view and comment on this notice by going to: http://www.regulations.gov/#!home and searching on its Public Notice number: [DOS-2019-0008]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffany Prather, telephone (202) 647- | |
| [19-08490] | [Full Article] [PDF] |