Department of Commerce February 27, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In response to a request from the Laminated Woven Sacks Committee (``Petitioner''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty Order on laminated woven sacks from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').1 2 The administrative review covers nine \3\ PRC companies for the period of review (``POR'') August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2013. No other party requested review of these nine companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determined that the request described below for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') for the new shipper review is July 19, 2013, through December 31, 2013.

This rule proposes revisions to the Department of Commerce's (Department) regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act. The FOIA regulations are being revised to clarify, update and streamline the language of several procedural provisions, including methods for submitting FOIA requests and appeals and the time limits for filing an administrative appeal, and to incorporate certain of the changes brought about by the amendments to the FOIA under the OPEN Government Act of 2007. Additionally, the FOIA regulations are being updated to reflect developments in the case law. The Privacy regulations are being revised to clarify, update and streamline several procedural provisions, including the methods for submitting appeals of Privacy Act requests and the time limits for filing a Privacy Act appeal. Additionally, the Privacy Act regulations are being updated to make technical changes to the applicable exemptions.