Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting, 14074-14075 [2013-04937]

Download as PDF 14074 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 42 / Monday, March 4, 2013 / Notices LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE— Continued [2/23/2013 through 2/26/2013] Date accepted for investigation Firm name Firm address Die-Tech, Inc. ......................... 295 Sipe Road, York Haven, PA 17370. 2/26/2013 Stacy Machine & Tooling, Inc. 2810 Industrial Lane, Broomfield, CO 80020. 2/26/2013 Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Division, Room 7106, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Dated: February 26, 2013. Miriam Kearse, Eligibility Examiner. [FR Doc. 2013–04868 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–19–2013] sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 189—Kent/Ottawa/ Muskegon Counties, MI, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Southern Lithoplate, Inc., (Aluminum Printing Plates), Grand Rapids, Michigan Southern Lithoplate, Inc. (SLP) submitted a notification of proposed production activity for their facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 22, 2013. The SLP facility is located within Site 10 of FTZ 189. The facility is used for the production of aluminum offset printing plates for the printing industry. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and specific finished products described VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:15 Mar 01, 2013 Jkt 229001 Product(s) Firm manufactures precision metal stampings used for terminals, edge clip connectors and contacts, pump and filter components. The company produces metal manufactured parts that are produced using CNC mills and lathes. Materials used include steel, aluminum, plastic and exotic metals. in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt SLP from customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, SLP would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to aluminum printing plates (duty-free) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Acrylate monomers, unsensitized emulsions and surfectants for photographic purposes; acrylic polymers; and aluminum coils (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is April 15, 2013. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: February 26, 2013. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–04944 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) will meet March 19, 2013, 9:00 a.m., Room 4830, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on implementation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides for continuing review to update the EAR as needed. Agenda Public Session 1. Opening remarks by the Chairman. 2. Opening remarks by Bureau of Industry and Security. 3. Export Enforcement update. 4. Regulations update. 5. Working group reports. 6. Automated Export System (AES) update. 7. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public. Closed Session 8. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later than March 12, 2013. A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1 14075 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 42 / Monday, March 4, 2013 / Notices after the meeting. However, to facilitate the distribution of public presentation materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 4, 2013, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § (10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482–2813. Dated: February 26, 2013. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–04937 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–932] Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Administrative Review and Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review On February 7, 2013, the United States Court of International Trade (‘‘CIT’’) sustained the Department of Commerce’s (‘‘Department’’) results of redetermination, which granted a separate rate to Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘Gem-Year’’), in the 2008–2010 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod (‘‘steel threaded rod’’) from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’),1 pursuant to the CIT’s remand order in Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. v. United States, Court No. 11–00474, Slip Op. 12–123 (CIT 2012) (‘‘Hubbell’’). Consistent with the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (‘‘CAFC’’) in Timken,2 as sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 1 See Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. v. United States, Court No. 11–00474, Slip Op. 13–20 (February 7, 2013) (‘‘Final Remand’’); Final Results of Remand Redetermination Pursuant To Remand Order (‘‘Redetermination’’), Court No. 11–00474, dated December 18, 2012. 2 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (‘‘Timken’’). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:54 Mar 01, 2013 Jkt 229001 clarified by Diamond Sawblades,3 the Department is notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the Department’s Final Results and is amending the Final Results.4 DATES: Effective Date: February 19, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Isenberg, Office 9, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 4, 2011, the Department issued its Final Results.5 In the Final Results, the Department rescinded the review with respect to Gem-Year, noting that it had no suspended entries during the period of review (‘‘POR’’).6 In Hubbell, the CIT remanded the Final Results to the Department to reconsider its rescission of the review with respect to Gem-Year.7 The Department then issued a remand redetermination finding that, while Gem-Year had no suspended entries during the POR, it demonstrated its independence from the government of the PRC and was qualified to receive a separate rate.8 In its Redetermination, the Department assigned the separate rate of 55.16 percent to Gem-Year.9 On February 7, 2013, the CIT sustained the Department’s Redetermination and entered final judgment accordingly.10 Timken Notice In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at 341, as clarified by Diamond Sawblades, the CAFC held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department must publish a notice of a court decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with a Department determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s February 7, 2013, judgment sustaining 3 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (‘‘Diamond Sawblades’’). 4 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 68400 (November 4, 2011) (‘‘Final Results’’) (review covering the period October 8, 2008, through March 31, 2010). 5 Id. 6 See Final Results, and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. 7 See Hubbell, at 6–19. 8 See Redetermination. 9 Id. 10 See Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. v. United States, Court No. 11–00474, Slip Op. 13–20 (February 7, 2013). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Department’s Redetermination granting a separate rate to Gem-Year constitutes a final decision of that court that is not in harmony with the Department’s Final Results. This notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken. Accordingly, the Department will continue the suspension of liquidation of the subject merchandise pending the expiration of the period of appeal, or if appealed, pending a final and conclusive court decision. Amended Final Results Because there is now a final court decision with respect to the Final Results, the Department is amending its Final Results. The Department finds the following revised margin to exist: STEEL THREADED ROD FROM THE PRC Exporter Weightedaverage margin (percent) Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. .. 55.16 For Gem-Year, the cash deposit rate will be the rate listed above and the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) accordingly. If the CIT’s ruling is not appealed or, if appealed, upheld by the CAFC, the Department will also instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on entries of the subject merchandise exported by Gem-Year during the POR at the rate listed above. This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 516A(e)(1), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: February 25, 2013. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 2013–04938 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–351–840] Certain Orange Juice From Brazil; Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: March 4, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Eastwood, AD/CVD AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14074-14075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04937]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Partially Closed Meeting

    The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 
will meet March 19, 2013, 9:00 a.m., Room 4830, in the Herbert C. 
Hoover Building, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania 
Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on implementation of the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides for continuing 
review to update the EAR as needed.

Agenda

Public Session

    1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.
    2. Opening remarks by Bureau of Industry and Security.
    3. Export Enforcement update.
    4. Regulations update.
    5. Working group reports.
    6. Automated Export System (AES) update.
    7. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public.

Closed Session

    8. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 
Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 25 
participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later than March 12, 2013.
    A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. 
Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members 
of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public 
may submit written statements at any time before or

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after the meeting. However, to facilitate the distribution of public 
presentation materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests 
that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the 
meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 4, 
2013, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec.  (10)(d)), that the portion of the 
meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control 
List and U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 
Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting 
will be open to the public.
    For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813.

    Dated: February 26, 2013.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-04937 Filed 3-1-13; 8:45 am]
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