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person had an interest at the time of his/
her conviction.3
BIS has received notice of Nirala’s
conviction for violating the Espionage
Act, and has provided notice and an
opportunity for Nirala to make a written
submission to BIS, as provided in
Section 766.25 of the Regulations. BIS
has received a submission from Nirala.
Based upon my review of the record,
including Nirala’s submission and the
facts available to BIS, and my
consultations with BIS’s Office of
Export Enforcement, including its
Director, I have decided to deny Nirala’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of 10 years from the date of
Nirala’s conviction. I have also decided
to revoke all BIS-issued licenses in
which Nirala had an interest at the time
of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
March 13, 2027, Mohan L. Nirala, with
a last known address of 8005 Moss Bank
Drive, Laurel, MD 20724, and when
acting for or on his behalf, his
successors, assigns, employees, agents
or representatives (‘‘the Denied
Person’’), may not, directly or indirectly,
participate in any way in any
transaction involving any commodity,
software or technology (hereinafter
collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’)
exported or to be exported from the
United States that is subject to the
Regulations, including, but not limited
to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using
any license, license exception, or export
control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export or reexport to or on behalf
of the Denied Person any item subject to
the Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such
ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted
acquisition from the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
Regulations with knowledge or reason
to know that the item will be, or is
intended to be, exported from the
United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been or will be exported from the
United States and which is owned,
possessed or controlled by the Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever
origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such
service involves the use of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States. For purposes of this paragraph,
servicing means installation,
maintenance, repair, modification or
testing.
Third, after notice and opportunity for
comment as provided in Section 766.23
of the Regulations, any other person,
firm, corporation, or business
organization related to Nirala by
ownership, control, position of
responsibility, affiliation, or other
connection in the conduct of trade or
business may also be made subject to
the provisions of this Order in order to
prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of
the Regulations, Nirala may file an
appeal of this Order with the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Industry and
Security. The appeal must be filed
within 45 days from the date of this
Order and must comply with the
provisions of Part 756 of the
Regulations.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be
delivered to Nirala and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until March 13, 2027.
Issued this 25th day of March, 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–092]
Mattresses From the People’s Republic
of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit
Astvatsatrian at (202) 482–6412 or
Stephen Bailey at (202) 482–0193, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On October 17, 2018, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation
of imports of mattresses from the
People’s Republic of China.1 Currently,
the preliminary determination is due no
later than April 8, 2019.
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the partial
federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the
resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.2 If the new deadline falls on a
non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day.
Accordingly, the revised deadline for
the preliminary determination of this
investigation became April 8, 2019.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in an LTFV investigation
within 140 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 190 days after the date on which
1 See Mattresses from the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation, 83 FR 52386 (October 17, 2018)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See memorandum to the Record from 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, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
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Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) The petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating, and
determines that the investigation is
extraordinarily complicated and that
additional time is necessary to make a
preliminary determination. Under 19
CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must
submit a request for postponement 25
days or more before the scheduled date
of the preliminary determination and
must state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On March 7, 2019, the petitioners 3 in
the mattresses LTFV investigation
submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determination in the investigation to the
maximum extent permitted under the
statute.4 The petitioners requested the
postponement to provide Commerce,
and the petitioners, time to review
questionnaire responses and identify
deficiencies within those responses, and
to provide time for Commerce to issue,
and receive responses to, supplemental
questionnaires prior to the preliminary
determination.5
For the reasons stated above, and
because there are no compelling reasons
to deny the request, Commerce, in
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determination in the
mattresses LTFV investigation by 50
days (i.e., until 190 days after the date
on which this investigation was
initiated, plus 40 days for tolling). As a
result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination in the
mattress LTFV investigation no later
than May 28, 2019. In accordance with
section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
determination in this investigation will
continue to be 75 days after the date of
the preliminary determination, unless
postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: March 27, 2019.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Advance Notification of
Sunset Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Background
Every five years, pursuant to the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
and the International Trade Commission
automatically initiate and conduct
reviews to determine whether
revocation of a countervailing or
antidumping duty order or termination
of an investigation suspended under
section 704 or 734 of the Act would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping or a
countervailable subsidy (as the case may
be) and of material injury.
Upcoming Sunset Reviews for May
2019
Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act,
the following Sunset Reviews are
scheduled for initiation in May 2019
and will appear in that month’s Notice
of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews
(Sunset Review).
Department contact
Antidumping Duty Proceedings
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China (A–570–914) (2nd Review) ..........................................
Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from China (A–570–990) (1st Review) ..........................................
Small Diameter Graphic Electrodes from China (A–570–929) (2nd Review) ...................................................
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico (A–201–836) (2nd Review) ........................................
Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from Mexico (A–201–843) (1st Review) ........................................
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from South Korea (A–580–859) (2nd Review) ...............................
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey (A–489–815) (2nd Review) .........................................
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China (C–570–915) (2nd Review) ..........................................
Suspended Investigations
No Sunset Reviews of suspended investigations are scheduled for initiation in May 2019.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith (202) 482–
5255.
Joshua Poole (202) 482–1293.
Joshua Poole (202) 482–1293.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith (202) 482–
5255.
Joshua Poole (202) 482–1293.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith (202) 482–
5255.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith (202) 482–
5255.
Joshua Poole (202) 482–1293.
Commerce’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review
provides further information regarding
what is required of all parties to
participate in Sunset Review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c),
Commerce will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
contact Commerce in writing within 10
days of the publication of the Notice of
Initiation.
Please note that if Commerce receives
a Notice of Intent to Participate from a
member of the domestic industry within
15 days of the date of initiation, the
review will continue.
3 The petitioner is the Corsicana Mattress
Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, Future Foam
Inc., FXI, Inc., Innocor, Inc., Kolcraft Enterprises
Inc., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Serta Simmons
Bedding, LLC, and Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
(collectively, the petitioners).
4 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Mattresses from
the People’s Republic of China: Petitioners’ Request
to Postpone the Antidumping Investigation
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated March 7, 2019.
5 Id.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-092]
Mattresses From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian at (202) 482-6412
or Stephen Bailey at (202) 482-0193, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 17, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
mattresses from the People's Republic of China.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than April 8, 2019.
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\1\ See Mattresses from the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 52386
(October 17, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
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Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by
the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018, through
the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\2\ If the new
deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce's
practice, the deadline will become the next business day. Accordingly,
the revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this
investigation became April 8, 2019.
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\2\ See memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no
later than 190 days after the date on which
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Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a
timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the
parties concerned are cooperating, and determines that the
investigation is extraordinarily complicated and that additional time
is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25
days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination
and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
On March 7, 2019, the petitioners \3\ in the mattresses LTFV
investigation submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the
preliminary determination in the investigation to the maximum extent
permitted under the statute.\4\ The petitioners requested the
postponement to provide Commerce, and the petitioners, time to review
questionnaire responses and identify deficiencies within those
responses, and to provide time for Commerce to issue, and receive
responses to, supplemental questionnaires prior to the preliminary
determination.\5\
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\3\ The petitioner is the Corsicana Mattress Company, Elite
Comfort Solutions, Future Foam Inc., FXI, Inc., Innocor, Inc.,
Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Serta
Simmons Bedding, LLC, and Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
(collectively, the petitioners).
\4\ See Letter from the petitioners, ``Mattresses from the
People's Republic of China: Petitioners' Request to Postpone the
Antidumping Investigation Preliminary Determination,'' dated March
7, 2019.
\5\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determination in the mattresses LTFV investigation by 50 days (i.e.,
until 190 days after the date on which this investigation was
initiated, plus 40 days for tolling). As a result, Commerce will issue
its preliminary determination in the mattress LTFV investigation no
later than May 28, 2019. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination
in this investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the
preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: March 27, 2019.
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.
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