U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council; Meeting, 49245-49246 [2019-20304]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
49245
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 84, No. 182
Thursday, September 19, 2019
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES
Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
a public meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. CDT
at the Hotel Downtown Marriott in Des
Moines Iowa. The meeting will be
livestreamed and accessible at https://
www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/
international-programs/bifad/bifadmeetings.html.
A morning session on Agriculture and
Food Security in Conflict-Affected and
Fragile Context will be held from 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT, with a public
comment period from 12:00 to 12:25
p.m. CDT.
There is an urgent need to understand
the unique challenges of improving the
agricultural sector and food security in
conflict-affected and fragile contexts—
including those in which large
populations are displaced—in order to
strengthen investments in evidencebased food and agriculture programming
tailored for these contexts. This BIFAD
public meeting begins to address this
need by bringing stakeholders and
sector experts together for a timely
discussion on the subject.
The morning session will specifically
address the following questions: What is
the state of knowledge on the
relationship between conflict, fragility
and food systems? What are the
implications of this relationship for food
security? How can food security and
agricultural investments be most
effective in preventing conflict or
accelerating recovery in post-conflict
settings? What are the unique needs of
affected populations?
From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT, a
new BIFAD-commissioned study, How
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:30 Sep 18, 2019
Jkt 247001
the United States Benefits from
Agricultural and Food Security
Investments in Developing Countries,
will be launched, with a public
comment period from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. CDT.
From 3:45 to 4:20, the BIFAD Awards
for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the
Future Innovation Lab will be
announced and presented to award
recipients.
BIFAD is a seven-member,
presidentially appointed advisory board
to USAID established in 1975 under
Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act,
as amended. The provisions of Title XII
concern bringing assets of U.S.
universities to bear on development
challenges in agriculture and food
security, and the BIFAD’s role is to help
carry out this function.
For questions about registration,
please contact Devin Furguson at
dferguson@aplu.org or (202) 478–6030.
For questions about BIFAD, please
contact Clara Cohen, Designated Federal
Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for
Food Security at USAID. Interested
persons may write to her in care of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Bureau for Food Security, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20523–2110, email her at ccohen@
usaid.gov, or telephone her at (202)
712–0119.
Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
[FR Doc. 2019–20311 Filed 9–18–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6116–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade
Finance Advisory Council; Meeting
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Commerce Trade Finance Advisory
Council (TFAC or Council) will hold a
meeting on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at
the Milken Institute, in Santa Monica,
CA. The meeting is open to the public
with registration instructions provided
below.
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Thursday, October 3, 2019 from
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pacific Standard Time (PST). The
deadline for members of the public to
register, including requests to make
comments during the meeting and for
auxiliary aids, or to submit written
comments for dissemination prior to the
meeting, is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time on September 23, 2019.
Registration, comments, and any
auxiliary aid requests should be
submitted via email to TFAC@trade.gov.
ADDRESSES: Milken Institute, 1250 4th
Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ericka Ukrow, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Finance and Insurance
Industries (OFII), International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce at (202) 482–0405; email:
Ericka.Ukrow@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
The TFAC was established on August
11, 2016, pursuant to discretionary
authority and in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App., and rechartered for a second two-year term on
August 9, 2018.
The TFAC serves as the principal
advisory body to the Secretary of
Commerce on policy matters relating to
access to trade finance for U.S.
exporters, including small- and
medium-sized enterprises, and their
foreign buyers. The TFAC is the
mechanism by which the Department of
Commerce (the Department) convenes
private sector stakeholders to identify
and develop consensus-based solutions
to trade finance challenges. The Council
is comprised of a diverse group of
stakeholders from the trade finance
industry and the U.S. exporting
community, as well as experts from
academia and public policy
organizations.
On October 3, 2019, the TFAC will
hold the third meeting of its 2018–2020
charter term. During the meeting, TFAC
subcommittee members will present
recommendations on policies and
programs that can increase awareness
of, and expand access to, private export
financing resources for U.S. exporters,
for discussion with the broader TFAC
and officials from the Department and
other agencies. Meeting minutes will be
available within 90 days of the meeting
E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM
19SEN1
49246
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2019 / Notices
upon request or on the TFAC’s website
at www.trade.gov/tfac.
Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the
public and there will be limited time
permitted for public comments.
In order to be considered at the
meeting, comments from members of
the public must be submitted by the
deadline identified under the DATES
caption. Requests from members of the
public to participate in the meeting, and
for auxiliary aids, must be received by
the same date submitted. Request
should be submitted electronically to
TFAC@trade.gov. Last minute requests
will be accepted but may not be possible
to accommodate.
Members of the public may submit
written comments concerning TFAC
affairs at any time before or after a
meeting. Comments may be submitted
to Ericka Ukrow, at the contact
information indicated above. All
comments and statements received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure.
Ericka Ukrow,
Senior International Trade Specialist,
Designated Federal Officer Trade Finance
Advisory Council, Office of Finance and
Insurance Industries, Industry & Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019–20304 Filed 9–18–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–910]
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel
Pipe From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) continues to determine that
none of the companies under review
have demonstrated eligibility for a
separate rate during the period of review
(POR) July 1, 2017 through June 30,
2018.
jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable September 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aleksandras Nakutis, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement &
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:30 Sep 18, 2019
Jkt 247001
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3147.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 20, 2019, Commerce
published its Preliminary Results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on circular
welded carbon quality steel pipe from
the People’s Republic of China (China)
for 122 companies covering the July 1,
2017 through June 30, 2018 POR.1
Although invited to do so, interested
parties did not comment on our
Preliminary Results.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is certain welded carbon quality steel
pipes and tubes, of circular crosssection, and with an outside diameter of
0.372 inches (9.45 mm) or more, but not
more than 16 inches (406.4 mm),
whether or not stenciled, regardless of
wall thickness, surface finish (e.g.,
black, galvanized, or painted), end
finish (e.g., plain end, beveled end,
grooved, threaded, or threaded and
coupled), or industry specification (e.g.,
ASTM, proprietary, or other), generally
known as standard pipe and structural
pipe (they may also be referred to as
circular, structural, or mechanical
tubing).
The pipe products that are the subject
of the order are currently classifiable in
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) statistical
reporting numbers 7306.30.10.00,
7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32,
7306.30.50.40, 7306.30.50.55,
7306.30.50.85, 7306.30.50.90,
7306.50.10.00, 7306.50.50.50,
7306.50.50.70, 7306.19.10.10,
7306.19.10.50, 7306.19.51.10, and
7306.19.51.50. However, the product
description, and not the HTSUS
classification, is dispositive of whether
merchandise imported into the United
States falls within the scope of the
order.2
Analysis
As noted above, no parties
commented on the Preliminary Results.
Therefore, we are adopting the decisions
in the Preliminary Decision
1 See Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Partial Rescission; 2017–2018, 84 FR
22817 (May 20, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
2 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Circular Welded
Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated May 13, 2019
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Memorandum for these final results of
review. In the Preliminary Results,
Commerce determined that all 122
companies under review did not
establish their eligibility for a separate
rate and are part of the China-wide
entity.3 For these final results of review,
we have continued to treat the 122
companies under review as part of the
China-wide entity. Because no party
requested a review of the China-wide
entity, we are not conducting a review
of the China-wide entity,4 and thus,
there is no change to its antidumping
duty rate. The existing antidumping
duty rate for the China-wide entity is
85.55 percent.5
For additional details, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
which 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
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and the
electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and
19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has
determined, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review. Commerce intends to instruct
CBP to liquidate entries of subject
merchandise during this POR from the
122 companies under review at the
China-wide rate. Commerce intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
days after the publication date of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
3 See
Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 22817.
Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963, 65969–70 (November 4, 2013).
5 See Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results
of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 15584 (April 16,
2019) (Second Sunset).
4 See
E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM
19SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49245-49246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20304]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council;
Meeting
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council
(TFAC or Council) will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at
the Milken Institute, in Santa Monica, CA. The meeting is open to the
public with registration instructions provided below.
DATES: Thursday, October 3, 2019 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
noon Pacific Standard Time (PST). The deadline for members of the
public to register, including requests to make comments during the
meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for
dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
on September 23, 2019. Registration, comments, and any auxiliary aid
requests should be submitted via email to [email protected].
ADDRESSES: Milken Institute, 1250 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ericka Ukrow, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Finance and Insurance Industries (OFII),
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at
(202) 482-0405; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The TFAC was established on August 11, 2016, pursuant to
discretionary authority and in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., and re-chartered for a second
two-year term on August 9, 2018.
The TFAC serves as the principal advisory body to the Secretary of
Commerce on policy matters relating to access to trade finance for U.S.
exporters, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, and their
foreign buyers. The TFAC is the mechanism by which the Department of
Commerce (the Department) convenes private sector stakeholders to
identify and develop consensus-based solutions to trade finance
challenges. The Council is comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders
from the trade finance industry and the U.S. exporting community, as
well as experts from academia and public policy organizations.
On October 3, 2019, the TFAC will hold the third meeting of its
2018-2020 charter term. During the meeting, TFAC subcommittee members
will present recommendations on policies and programs that can increase
awareness of, and expand access to, private export financing resources
for U.S. exporters, for discussion with the broader TFAC and officials
from the Department and other agencies. Meeting minutes will be
available within 90 days of the meeting
[[Page 49246]]
upon request or on the TFAC's website at www.trade.gov/tfac.
Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public and there will be limited
time permitted for public comments.
In order to be considered at the meeting, comments from members of
the public must be submitted by the deadline identified under the DATES
caption. Requests from members of the public to participate in the
meeting, and for auxiliary aids, must be received by the same date
submitted. Request should be submitted electronically to
[email protected]. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be
possible to accommodate.
Members of the public may submit written comments concerning TFAC
affairs at any time before or after a meeting. Comments may be
submitted to Ericka Ukrow, at the contact information indicated above.
All comments and statements received, including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to
public disclosure.
Ericka Ukrow,
Senior International Trade Specialist, Designated Federal Officer Trade
Finance Advisory Council, Office of Finance and Insurance Industries,
Industry & Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019-20304 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
