Department of Commerce September 24, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Commerce Data Advisory Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-24334
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration
The Economic and Statistics Administration (ESA) is giving notice of the third meeting of the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC). The CDAC will discuss environmental data, workforce capabilities to improve data operations, data protection, and other Council matters. The CDAC will meet in a plenary session on October 29- 30, 2015. Last-minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments.
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the Russian Federation: Request for Comments
Document Number: 2015-24329
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On May 5, 2015, ArcelorMittal USA, Inc., Nucor Corporation, and SSAB North America Division (collectively, ``domestic interested parties''), filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce (``Department'') a request to terminate the 2003 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from the Russian Federation (``Agreement'') (``request to terminate''). For the reasons stated in this notice, the Department is requesting comments on whether suspension of the investigation is no longer in the ``public interest'' under sections 734(d) and 734(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act'').
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Coastal Zone Management Program Administration
Document Number: 2015-24287
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2015-24255
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its 121st Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), American Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC), Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), American Samoa Advisory Panel (AP) and its 164th Council meeting to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region. The Council will also convene meetings of the Pelagic and International Standing Committee, Program Planning and Research Standing Committee, and Executive and Budget Standing Committee.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-24254
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific & Statistical Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-24253
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Guam Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24233
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24232
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Pier E3 Demolition via Controlled Implosion
Document Number: 2015-24230
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) to take, by harassment, small numbers of four species of marine mammals incidental to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) Pier E3 demolition via controlled implosion in San Francisco Bay (SFB or Bay), between October 1 and December 30, 2015.
Alternative Personnel Management System at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Document Number: 2015-24224
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
This notice announces a modification to existing provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS), changing the classification structure for the Administrative (ZA) career path, Pay Bands I through IV, based upon a classification review of the level of difficulty and responsibility associated with each Pay Band.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24214
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Changed Circumstances Review of Sino-Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd.
Document Number: 2015-24191
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On March 13, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') initiated a changed circumstance review (``CCR'') of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') in response to a request from Sino-Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd. (``Sino-Maple''), an exporter of subject merchandise to the United States.\1\ Pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.216, the Department preliminarily determines that Sino-Maple is the successor- in-interest to Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Jiafeng'') for purposes of the AD order on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Jiafeng's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2015-23646
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On June 30, 2015, the Department of Commerce (Department) published a notice of preliminary results of a changed circumstance review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) \1\ in response to a request from Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd. (Yongjia), an exporter of fresh and peeled garlic from the PRC.\2\ Yongjia requested that the Department determine that Jinxiang County Shanfu Frozen Co., Ltd. (Shanfu II), Yongjia's supplier of garlic, is the successor-in-interest to Yongjia's garlic supplier (Shanfu I) during its new shipper review (NSR). In the Preliminary Results, the Department found that Shanfu II is not the successor-in-interest to Shanfu I, and, as such, is subject to the PRC- wide entity cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. Based on our analysis of the comments from the parties, we continue to find that Shanfu II is not the successor-in-interest to Shanfu I for these final results.
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