Agencies and Commissions May 14, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of Investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-624-625 and 731-TA-1450- 1451 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of quartz surface products from India and Turkey, provided for in subheading 6810.99.00 (statistical reporting number 6810.99.0010) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of India and Turkey. Unless the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by June 24, 2019. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by July 1, 2019.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Iowa (FEMA-4421-DR), dated 03/23/2019. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 03/12/2019 and continuing.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4426-DR), dated 04/17/2019. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 02/19/2019 through 03/20/2019.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Illinois Dated: 05/07/2019. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 03/15/2019 through 03/23/2019.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Nebraska (FEMA-4420-DR), dated 04/05/2019. Incident: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 03/09/2019 through 04/01/2019.

The Commission is proposing an amendment to its rules involving the information the Postal Service must provide when updating the size and weight limitations applicable to market dominant mail matter. The Commission invites public comment on the proposed revisions.

The Commission instituted the subject five-year review on February 1, 2018, to determine whether termination of the suspended investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to a domestic industry. On February 6, 2019, the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') gave notice of its intent to withdraw from and terminate the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico and resume the underlying antidumping duty investigation (March 5, 2019). Effective May 7, 2019, Commerce withdrew from and terminated the suspension agreement and resumed the underlying antidumping duty investigation. Accordingly, since there is no longer a suspension agreement of which to conduct a five-year review, the U.S. International Trade Commission gives notice of the termination of its review involving fresh tomatoes from Mexico.

The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to include a more flexible option for package addressees to provide an electronic signature indicating delivery of a package.

The Board is inviting public comment on a proposal that would revise the Board's regulations related to determinations of whether a company has the ability to exercise a controlling influence over another company for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act or the Home Owners' Loan Act. The proposal would significantly expand the number of presumptions for use in such determinations. By codifying the presumptions in the Board's Regulation Y and Regulation LL, the Board's rules would provide substantial additional transparency on the types of relationships that the Board would view as supporting a determination that one company controls another company. The proposed presumptions generally would be consistent with the Board's historical practice with respect to the types of relationships that raise, or do not raise, significant controlling influence concerns. Several of the proposed presumptions, however, would represent targeted adjustments relative to the Board's historical practice. Finally, the proposal would include various definitions and ancillary rules to ensure that the application of the proposed presumptions is clear, transparent, and consistent.