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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
ACTION:
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of the
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firms’
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
[07/11/2018 through 07/17/2018]
Date
accepted for
investigation
Firm name
Firm address
Mectron Engineering Company,
Inc..
Seidel, LLC .....................................
400 South Industrial Drive, Saline,
MI 48176.
2223 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06704.
421 3rd Avenue West, Seattle, WA
98119.
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Meyer Wells, Inc. ...........................
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 Division, Room 71030,
Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten
(10) calendar days following publication
of this notice. These petitions are
received pursuant to section 251 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
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.
Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
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Product(s)
The firm manufactures high-speed industrial inspection machinery.
The firm provides aluminum anodizing finishes for
various industries and applications.
The firm manufactures commercial and residential
furniture, mostly made of reclaimed wood.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice of Request for Public
Comments on Section 232 National
Security Investigation of Imports of
Uranium
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Office of Technology
Evaluation, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Commerce
has initiated an investigation to
determine the effects on the national
security of imports of uranium. This
investigation has been initiated under
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act
of 1962, as amended.
Interested parties are invited to
submit written comments, data,
analyses, or other information pertinent
to the investigation to the Department of
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Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
Security. This notice identifies issues on
which the Department is especially
interested in obtaining the public’s
views.
Comments may be submitted at
any time but must be received by
September 10, 2018.
DATES:
All written comments on
the notice must be submitted by one of
the following methods:
• By the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Comments
on this notice may be submitted to
regulations.gov docket number BIS–
2018–0011.
• By mail or delivery to Michael
Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office of
Technology Evaluation, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 1093, Washington, DC
20230.
• By email directly to Uranium232@
bis.doc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office
of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department
of Commerce (202) 482–4060,
Uranium232@bis.doc.gov. For more
information about the section 232
program, including the regulations and
the text of previous investigations, see
www.bis.doc.gov/232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On July 18, 2018, the Secretary of
Commerce (‘‘Secretary’’) initiated an
investigation under section 232 of the
Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine
the effects on the national security of
imports of uranium.
Written Comments
This investigation is being undertaken
in accordance with part 705 of the
National Security Industrial Base
Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709)
(‘‘NSIBR’’). Interested parties are invited
to submit written comments, data,
analyses, or information pertinent to
this investigation to the Office of
Technology Evaluation, U.S.
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’), no later than September
10, 2018.
The Department is particularly
interested in comments and information
directed to the criteria listed in § 705.4
of the regulations as they affect national
security, including the following: (a)
Quantity of or other circumstances
related to the importation of uranium;
(b) Domestic production and productive
capacity needed for uranium to meet
projected national defense
requirements; (c) Existing and
anticipated availability of human
resources, products, raw materials,
production equipment, and facilities to
produce uranium; (d) Growth
requirements of the uranium industry to
meet national defense requirements
and/or requirements to assure such
growth; (e) The impact of foreign
competition on the economic welfare of
the uranium industry; (f) The
displacement of any domestic uranium
production causing substantial
unemployment, decrease in the
revenues of government, loss of
investment or specialized skills and
productive capacity, or other serious
effects; (g) Relevant factors that are
causing or will cause a weakening of our
national economy; and (h) Any other
relevant factors.
Material submitted by members of the
public that is business confidential
information will be exempted from
public disclosure as provided for by
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§ 705.6 of the regulations. Anyone
submitting business confidential
information should clearly identify the
business confidential portion of the
submission, file a statement justifying
nondisclosure and referring to the
specific legal authority claimed, and
provide a non-confidential submission
which can be placed in the public file.
Communications from agencies of the
United States Government will not be
made available for public inspection. If
public hearings are held in support of
this investigation, a separate Federal
Register notice will be published.
The Bureau of Industry and Security
does not maintain a separate public
inspection facility. Requesters should
first view the Bureau’s web page, which
can be found at https://
efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see ‘‘Electronic
FOIA’’ heading). If requesters cannot
access the website, they may call 202–
482–0795 for assistance. The records
related to this assessment are made
accessible in accordance with the
regulations published in part 4 of title
15 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(15 CFR 4.1 et seq.).
Dated: July 19, 2018.
Wilbur Ross,
Secretary of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–814]
Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
From the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Circumvention of the Antidumping
Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings
(butt-weld pipe fittings) exported from
Malaysia, which were completed in
Malaysia using finished or unfinished
butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from the
People’s Republic of China (China), are
circumventing the antidumping duty
(AD) order on butt-weld pipe fittings
from China.
DATES: Applicable July 25, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
Huang or Susan Pulongbarit, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
AGENCY:
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NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4047 or (202) 482–4031,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 6, 1992, Commerce issued the
AD order on imports of butt-weld pipe
fittings from China.1 Additionally, on
March 31, 1994, Commerce issued an
affirmative final anti-circumvention
determination finding that imports into
the United States of pipe fittings that
were finished in Thailand from
unfinished pipe fittings produced in
China constituted circumvention of the
Order within the meaning of section
781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).2 Commerce applied
this finding of circumvention to all
imports of butt-weld pipe fittings from
Thailand, regardless of manufacturer/
producer, unless accompanied by a
certification stating that such pipe
fittings have not been produced from
unfinished pipe fittings sourced from
China.3
On May 22, 2017, Tube Forgings of
America, Inc., Mills Iron Works, Inc.,
and Hackney Ladish, Inc., (collectively,
the domestic parties), alleged that
imports of butt-weld pipe fittings which
were completed in Malaysia using
finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe
fittings sourced from China are
circumventing the Order.4 In their
allegation, the domestic parties
requested that Commerce initiate an
anti-circumvention inquiry pursuant to
section 781(b) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.225(h), to determine whether
imports of butt-weld pipe fittings
sourced from unfinished or finished
butt-weld pipe fittings from the PRC
have undergone minor finishing
processes, or were simply marked with
‘‘Malaysia’’ as the country of origin, in
Malaysia, before export to the United
States constitutes circumvention of the
Order. The domestic parties also
requested that Commerce reach an
affirmative determination of
circumvention for all imports of butt1 See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment
to the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, 57 FR
29702 (July 6, 1992) (Order).
2 See Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
from the People’s Republic of China; Affirmative
Final Determination of Circumvention of
Antidumping Duty Order, 59 FR 15155 (March 31,
1994).
3 Id., at 15158–59.
4 See Letter from the domestic parties to the
Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China,
A–570–814; Request for Circumvention Ruling
Pursuant to Section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930,’’ dated May 22, 2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National
Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology
Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce has initiated an investigation to
determine the effects on the national security of imports of uranium.
This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data,
analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security. This notice
identifies issues on which the Department is especially interested in
obtaining the public's views.
DATES: Comments may be submitted at any time but must be received by
September 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: All written comments on the notice must be submitted by one
of the following methods:
By the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Comments on this notice may be submitted to
regulations.gov docket number BIS-2018-0011.
By mail or delivery to Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director,
Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1093,
Washington, DC 20230.
By email directly to [email protected].
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director,
Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce (202) 482-4060, [email protected]. For more
information about the section 232 program, including the regulations
and the text of previous investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 18, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (``Secretary'')
initiated an investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act
of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on the
national security of imports of uranium.
Written Comments
This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705
of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700
to 709) (``NSIBR''). Interested parties are invited to submit written
comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this
investigation to the Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department
of Commerce (``the Department''), no later than September 10, 2018.
The Department is particularly interested in comments and
information directed to the criteria listed in Sec. 705.4 of the
regulations as they affect national security, including the following:
(a) Quantity of or other circumstances related to the importation of
uranium; (b) Domestic production and productive capacity needed for
uranium to meet projected national defense requirements; (c) Existing
and anticipated availability of human resources, products, raw
materials, production equipment, and facilities to produce uranium; (d)
Growth requirements of the uranium industry to meet national defense
requirements and/or requirements to assure such growth; (e) The impact
of foreign competition on the economic welfare of the uranium industry;
(f) The displacement of any domestic uranium production causing
substantial unemployment, decrease in the revenues of government, loss
of investment or specialized skills and productive capacity, or other
serious effects; (g) Relevant factors that are causing or will cause a
weakening of our national economy; and (h) Any other relevant factors.
Material submitted by members of the public that is business
confidential information will be exempted from public disclosure as
provided for by Sec. 705.6 of the regulations. Anyone submitting
business confidential information should clearly identify the business
confidential portion of the submission, file a statement justifying
nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority claimed,
and provide a non-confidential submission which can be placed in the
public file. Communications from agencies of the United States
Government will not be made available for public inspection. If public
hearings are held in support of this investigation, a separate Federal
Register notice will be published.
The Bureau of Industry and Security does not maintain a separate
public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's
web page, which can be found at https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see
``Electronic FOIA'' heading). If requesters cannot access the website,
they may call 202-482-0795 for assistance. The records related to this
assessment are made accessible in accordance with the regulations
published in part 4 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (15
CFR 4.1 et seq.).
Dated: July 19, 2018.
Wilbur Ross,
Secretary of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2018-15891 Filed 7-24-18; 8:45 am]
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