Department of Commerce July 14, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NOAA's Uncrewed Systems Research Transition Office (UxSRTO) in OAR announces the issuance and availability of a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Funding, Procurement, and Operation of NOAA Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS). The environmental review process led us to conclude that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from the People's Republic of China (China).

In response to a request for a changed circumstances review (CCR), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the antidumping duty (AD) order on dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that Aekyung Chemical Co., Ltd. (AKC) is the successor-in- interest to Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (AKP). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Ukraine. We preliminarily determine that PJSC Stalkanat (Stalkanat) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) November 19, 2020, through May 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. with the United States Section of the USMCA Secretariat on July 6, 2023, pursuant to USMCA Article 10.12. Panel Review is requested of the U.S. International Trade Administration's Final Results in the 2020-2021 Antidumping Administrative Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico, which was published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2023. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-MEX-2023-10.12-01 to this request.

The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee) will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to discuss their 2023 Biennial Report on the Effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP website at https:// www.nehrp.gov/committees/meetings.htm.

The 108th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) will be held in at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott in Norfolk, Virginia from Sunday, July 30, 2023, through Thursday, August 3, 2023. This notice contains information about significant items on the NCWM Committee agendas but does not include all agenda items. As a result, the items are not consecutively numbered.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) amends the rules of practice in patent cases and the rules regarding the representation of others before the USPTO to better protect the public and improve compliance with USPTO requirements. This final rule formalizes the USPTO's Diversion Pilot Program for patent and trademark practitioners whose physical or mental health issues or law practice management issues resulted in minor misconduct. Formalizing the Pilot Program aligns USPTO disciplinary practice with a majority of states and provides practitioners an opportunity to address the root causes of such misconduct. In addition, this final rule requires foreign attorneys or agents granted reciprocal recognition to practice before the USPTO in trademark matters to provide and update their contact and licensure status information or have their recognition withdrawn so the public will have access to up-to-date information. This final rule also defers to a state's attorney licensing authority regarding alternative business structures between a practitioner and a non-practitioner to reduce the potential for conflicts between the USPTO and the attorney licensing authority. Further, this final rule removes a fee required when changing one's status from a patent agent to a patent attorney and makes minor adjustments to other provisions related to the representation of others before the USPTO.