Renewed Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO Forum, 65627-65628 [2018-27492]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 245 / Friday, December 21, 2018 / Notices Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/ frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Order The products covered by the Order are uncovered innerspring units. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry The products covered by this inquiry are innersprings that are manufactured in Macau by the Macao Commercial Group 4 with Chinese-origin components and materials and are then subsequently exported from Macau to the United States. Methodology Commerce is conducting this anticircumvention inquiry in accordance with section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For a full description of the methodology underlying the Commerce’s final determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this inquiry are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as an Appendix. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made no changes to the Preliminary Determination. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention As detailed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we determine that innersprings exported from Macau to the United States, which were assembled or completed in Macau by Macao Commercial and Industrial Spring Mattress Manufacturer (Macao Commercial) and the other companies that are part of the Macao Commercial Group, used materials and/or 4 The Macao Commercial Group is comprised of the following companies: Macao Commercial, Tai Wa Commercial (a Macao trading company), Tai Wa Machinery (a Macao trading company), Wa Cheong Hong (a Macao trading company), and Heshan Tai Hua Jian Ye Machinery Co., Ltd. (Heshan Tai Hua) (a Chinese manufacturer). In the Preliminary Determination, we determined that these companies are affiliated and should be treated as a single entity. See PDM at 6–9. No party commented on this determination. We continue to treat the Macao Commercial Group as a single entity in this final determination. VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:00 Dec 21, 2018 Jkt 247001 components from China and are circumventing the Order. Therefore, we determine that it is appropriate to include this merchandise within the Order and to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend any entries of innersprings from Macau, which were manufactured in Macao by the Macao Commercial Group. Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of return/ destruction or APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. 5 See Glycine from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Partial Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order and Initiation of Scope Inquiry, 77 FR 21532, 21535 (April 10, 2012), unchanged in Glycine from the People’s Republic of China: Final Partial Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73426 (December 10, 2012). Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notification to Interested Parties These determinations are issued and published in accordance with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f). Dated: December 14, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(l)(3), Commerce will direct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation and to require a cash deposit of estimated duties on unliquidated entries innersprings assembled or completed by the Macao Commercial Group in Macau from Chinese-origin components and/or materials that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 22, 2016, the date of initiation of the anticircumvention inquiry. The suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will instruct CBP to require AD cash deposits equal to the China-wide rate of 234.51 percent, unless the importer/exporter can demonstrate to CBP that the Chinese-origin innersprings assembled or completed in Macau by the Macao Commercial Group were supplied by a Chinese manufacturer with a separate rate. In that instance, the cash deposit rate will be the rate of the Chinese innersprings manufacturer that has its own rate.5 PO 00000 65627 List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Scope of the Anti-circumvention Inquiry V. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination VI. Statutory Framework VII. Statutory Analysis VIII. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether the Application of Partial Adverse Facts Available Is Appropriate Comment 2: Whether the Nature of the Production Process and the Extent of the Production Facilities in Macau Are Substantial Comment 3: Whether Macao Commercial’s Level of Research and Development in Macau Is Substantial Comment 4: Whether Increased U.S. Imports of Innersprings from Macao and Increased Macanese Imports of Steel Wire from China Are Indicative of Circumvention Comment 5: Macao Commercial’s Use of Non-Chinese Origin Steel Wire IX. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2018–27677 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Renewed Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United StatesBrazil CEO Forum International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: On October 12, 2018, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published a Federal Register notice, Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United StatesBrazil CEO Forum, requesting applications for appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO Forum and providing October 31, 2018, as the deadline to submit applications to the Department for immediate consideration. This notice re-opens the request for applications and postpones SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 65628 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 245 / Friday, December 21, 2018 / Notices the start of the three-year term of the incoming members of the U.S. Section from December 1, 2018, to February 25, 2019. The term will now expire on February 24, 2022. Nominations received in response to this notice will also be considered for on-going appointments to fill any future vacancies that may arise before February 24, 2022. DATES: Applications for immediate consideration should be received no later than the close of business on January 22, 2019. After that date, applications will continue to be accepted until February 24, 2022, to fill any new vacancies that may arise. ADDRESSES: Please send requests for consideration to Raquel Silva, Office of Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Department of Commerce, either by email at Raquel.Silva@trade.gov or by mail to U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 30014, Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raquel Silva, Office of Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Department of Commerce, telephone: (202) 482–4157. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more information on the United States-Brazil CEO Forum, please see 83 FR 51663 (October 12, 2018), Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO Forum. The terms of participation set out in 83 FR 51663 also apply to the current selection process. The Terms of Reference of the CEO Forum may be viewed at https:// www.trade.gov/ceo-forum/. As delineated in 83 FR 51663 (October 12, 2018), to be considered for membership, please submit the following information as instructed in the ADDRESSES and DATES captions above: Name(s) and title(s) of the individual(s) requesting consideration; name and address of company’s headquarters; location of incorporation; information that the company is U.S.owned or U.S.-controlled; size of the company; size of company’s export trade, investment, and nature of operations or interest in Brazil; an affirmative statement that the applicant meets all Forum eligibility criteria and is neither registered nor required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended; and a brief statement of why the candidate should be considered, including information about the candidate’s ability to initiate and be responsible for activities in which the Forum will be active, and commitment to attending the majority of Forum meetings. Applications will be considered as they are received. All VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:00 Dec 21, 2018 Jkt 247001 candidates will be notified of whether they have been selected. Dated: December 14, 2018. Alexander Peacher, Director for the Office of Latin America & the Caribbean. [FR Doc. 2018–27492 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–HE–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–970] Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of China; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014–2015 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Muyun Wood Co., Ltd., (Muyun) has not made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable December 21, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aleksandras Nakutis, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3147. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the order includes multilayered wood flooring (MLWF), subject to certain exceptions.1 The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560; 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565; 1 See Memorandum from Commerce, re: ’’ Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd. Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 2014–2015: Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently (Preliminary Decision Memorandum) for a full description of the Scope of the Order. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530; 4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600; 4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100; 4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115; 4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; and 9801.00.2500. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) and 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.214. Commerce calculated export prices in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because the People’s Republic of China (China) is a nonmarket economy country (NME) within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, Commerce calculated normal value in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65627-65628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27492]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Renewed Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United 
States-Brazil CEO Forum

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 12, 2018, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a Federal Register notice, Request for 
Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO Forum, 
requesting applications for appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO 
Forum and providing October 31, 2018, as the deadline to submit 
applications to the Department for immediate consideration. This notice 
re-opens the request for applications and postpones

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the start of the three-year term of the incoming members of the U.S. 
Section from December 1, 2018, to February 25, 2019. The term will now 
expire on February 24, 2022. Nominations received in response to this 
notice will also be considered for on-going appointments to fill any 
future vacancies that may arise before February 24, 2022.

DATES: Applications for immediate consideration should be received no 
later than the close of business on January 22, 2019. After that date, 
applications will continue to be accepted until February 24, 2022, to 
fill any new vacancies that may arise.

ADDRESSES: Please send requests for consideration to Raquel Silva, 
Office of Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
either by email at Raquel.Silva@trade.gov or by mail to U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 30014, Washington, DC 
20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raquel Silva, Office of Latin America 
and the Caribbean, U.S. Department of Commerce, telephone: (202) 482-
4157.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more information on the United States-
Brazil CEO Forum, please see 83 FR 51663 (October 12, 2018), Request 
for Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO Forum. 
The terms of participation set out in 83 FR 51663 also apply to the 
current selection process. The Terms of Reference of the CEO Forum may 
be viewed at https://www.trade.gov/ceo-forum/.
    As delineated in 83 FR 51663 (October 12, 2018), to be considered 
for membership, please submit the following information as instructed 
in the ADDRESSES and DATES captions above: Name(s) and title(s) of the 
individual(s) requesting consideration; name and address of company's 
headquarters; location of incorporation; information that the company 
is U.S.-owned or U.S.-controlled; size of the company; size of 
company's export trade, investment, and nature of operations or 
interest in Brazil; an affirmative statement that the applicant meets 
all Forum eligibility criteria and is neither registered nor required 
to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938, as amended; and a brief statement of why the candidate 
should be considered, including information about the candidate's 
ability to initiate and be responsible for activities in which the 
Forum will be active, and commitment to attending the majority of Forum 
meetings. Applications will be considered as they are received. All 
candidates will be notified of whether they have been selected.

    Dated: December 14, 2018.
Alexander Peacher,
Director for the Office of Latin America & the Caribbean.
[FR Doc. 2018-27492 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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