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Exclusions Granted September 20, 2019

Exclusions Granted September 20, 2019

49564 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 183 / Friday, 20, 2019 / Notices

NUCLEAR REGULATORY Braille, large print), please notify Anne and that the projected annual revenues COMMISSION Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist, of WRL will not exceed $5 million. at 301–287–0745, by videophone at The transaction be consummated [NRC–2019–0001] 240–428–3217, or by email at on or after 5, 2019, the effective Sunshine Act Meetings [email protected]. Determinations on date of the exemption (30 days after the requests for reasonable accommodation verified notice was filed).2 TIME AND DATE: Weeks of , will be made on a case-by-case basis. If the verified notice contains false or 30, , 14, 21, 28, 2019. Members of the public may request to misleading information, the exemption PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference receive this information electronically. is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, If you would like to be added to the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) Maryland. distribution, please contact the Nuclear may be filed at any time. The filing of Regulatory Commission, Office of the a petition to revoke will not STATUS: Public and Closed. Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– automatically stay the effectiveness of MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 415–1969), or by email at Tyesha.Bush@ the exemption. Petitions to stay must be Week of September 23, 2019 nrc.gov. filed no later than , 2019 The NRC is holding the meetings (at least seven days before the Wednesday, , 2019 under the authority of the Government exemption becomes effective). 9:00 a.m. Joint Meeting of the Federal in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. Energy Regulatory Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day FD 36341, must be filed with the (FERC) and the Nuclear Regulatory of September 2019. Surface Transportation Board either via Commission (NRC) (Part 1) (Public For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. Meeting) (Contact: Nadim Khan: Denise L. McGovern, 301–415–1119) In addition, one copy of each pleading Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. must be served on WRL’s representative, This meeting will be webcast live at [FR Doc. 2019–20490 Filed 9–18–19; 11:15 am] the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. James H.M. Savage, 22 Rockingham BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Court, Germantown, MD 20874. 11:25 a.m. Joint Meeting of the Federal According to WRL, this action is Energy Regulatory Commission and categorically excluded from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD environmental review under 49 CFR (Part 2) (Closed Ex. 1) 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting Week of , 2019—Tentative [Docket No. FD 36341] requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). Board decisions and notices are There are no meetings scheduled for WRL, LLC d/b/a Rainier Rail— available at www.stb.gov. the week of September 30, 2019. Acquisition and Operation Decided: , 2019. Week of October 7, 2019—Tentative Exemption—City of Tacoma, Department of Public Works d/b/a By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings. There are no meetings scheduled for Tacoma Rail the week of October 7, 2019. Jeffrey Herzig, WRL, LLC (WRL) d/b/a Rainier Rail, Clearance Clerk. Week of , 2019—Tentative a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified [FR Doc. 2019–20351 Filed 9–19–19; 8:45 am] There are no meetings scheduled for notice of exemption under 49 CFR BILLING CODE 4915–01–P the week of October 14, 2019. 1150.41 to acquire from the City of Week of , 2019—Tentative Tacoma, Department of Public Works d/ b/a Tacoma Rail (Tacoma Rail), and OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES There are no meetings scheduled for operate approximately 4.4 miles of rail TRADE REPRESENTATIVE the week of October 21, 2019. line between milepost 33C north of Week of , 2019—Tentative Rainier, Thurston County, Wash., and Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s milepost 28.6 near McKenna, Pierce Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to There are no meetings scheduled for County, Wash. (the Line).1 Technology Transfer, Intellectual the week of October 28, 2019. WRL states that the Line adjoins a Property, and Innovation CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 34.6-mile rail line that WRL previously For more information or to verify the acquired from Tacoma Rail. See WRL, AGENCY: Office of the United States status of meetings, contact Denise LLC—Acquis. Exemption—City of Trade Representative. McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email Tacoma, Dep’t of Pub. Works, FD 36074 ACTION: Notice of product exclusions. at [email protected]. The (STB served Oct. 14, 2016). WRL states SUMMARY: schedule for Commission meetings is that it has reached an agreement with Effective 6, 2018, the U.S. subject to change on short notice. Tacoma Rail to acquire and operate the Trade Representative imposed The NRC Commission Meeting Line upon the exemption’s effective additional duties on goods of China Schedule can be found on the internet date. WRL states that the proposed with an annual trade value of at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ acquisition of the Line does not involve approximately $34 billion as part of the public-meetings/schedule.html. any provision or agreement that would action in the Section 301 investigation The NRC provides reasonable limit future interchange with a third- of China’s acts, policies, and practices accommodation to individuals with party connecting carrier. related to technology transfer, disabilities where appropriate. If you WRL certifies that the proposed intellectual property, and innovation. need a reasonable accommodation to transaction will not result in WRL’s The U.S. Trade Representative’s participate in these public meetings or becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier 2 The date of WRL’s verification (, need this meeting notice or the 2019) will be considered the filing date for the transcript or other information from the 1 WRL filed a verification in support of its notice purposes of calculating the effective date of the public meetings in another format (e.g., of exemption on September 5, 2019. exemption.

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determination included a decision to classified within an 8-digit HTSUS the status within the web pages for the establish a product exclusion process. subheading covered by the $34 billion respective tariff action they apply to at The U.S. Trade Representative initiated action from the additional duties. The https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/ the exclusion process in July 2018, and U.S. Trade Representative issued a enforcement/section-301-investigations/ stakeholders have submitted requests notice setting out the process for the tariff-actions. for the exclusion of specific products. In product exclusions, and opened a 2018, 2019, public docket. See 83 FR 32181 (the July B. Determination To Grant Certain 2019, May 2019, 2019, and notice). Exclusions 2019 the U.S. Trade Representative Under the July 11 notice, requests for Based on the evaluation of the factors granted exclusion requests. This notice exclusion had to identify the product set out in the July 11 notice, which are announces the U.S. Trade subject to the request in terms of the Representative’s determination to grant physical characteristics that distinguish summarized above, pursuant to sections additional exclusion requests, as the product from other products within 301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade specified in the Annex to this notice. the relevant 8-digit subheading covered Act of 1974, as amended, and in The U.S. Trade Representative will by the $34 billion action. Requestors accordance with the advice of the continue to issue decisions on pending also had to provide the 10-digit interagency Section 301 Committee, the requests on a periodic basis. subheading of the HTSUS most U.S. Trade Representative has DATES: The product exclusions applicable to the particular product determined to grant the product announced in this notice will apply as requested for exclusion, and could exclusions set out in the Annex to this of the , 2018 effective date of the submit information on the ability of U.S. notice. The U.S. Trade Representative’s $34 billion action, and will extend for Customs and Border Protection to determination also takes into account one year after the publication of this administer the requested exclusion. advice from advisory committees and notice. U.S. Customs and Border Requestors were asked to provide the any public comments on the pertinent Protection will issue instructions on quantity and value of the Chinese-origin exclusion requests. product that the requestor purchased in entry guidance and implementation. As set out in the Annex, the the last three years. With regard to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For exclusions are reflected in 310 specially rationale for the requested exclusion, general questions about this notice, prepared product descriptions, which requests had to address the following contact Assistant General Counsels cover 724 separate exclusion requests. Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or factors: • Director of Industrial Goods Justin Whether the particular product is In accordance with the July 11 notice, Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For available only from China and the exclusions are available for any specific questions on customs specifically whether the particular product that meets the description in classification or implementation of the product and/or a comparable product is the Annex, regardless of whether the product exclusions identified in the available from sources in the United importer filed an exclusion request. Annex to this notice, contact States and/or third countries. Further, the scope of each exclusion is • [email protected]. Whether the imposition of governed by the scope of the product additional duties on the particular SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: descriptions in the Annex, and not by product would cause severe economic the product descriptions set out in any A. Background harm to the requestor or other U.S. particular request for exclusion. interests. For background on the proceedings in Paragraph A, subparagraphs (3)–(5) • Whether the particular product is this investigation, please see the prior are conforming amendments to the notices issued in the investigation, strategically important or related to ‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese HTSUS reflecting the modification including 82 FR 40213 ( 23, made by the Annex to this notice. 2017), 83 FR 14906 (, 2018), 83 industrial programs. FR 28710 (, 2018), 83 FR 33608 The July 11 notice stated that the U.S. Paragraph B of the Annex corrects a (, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (, Trade Representative would take into typographical error in U.S. note 2018), 83 FR 40823 (, 2018), account whether an exclusion would 20(n)(105) to subchapter III of chapter 83 FR 47974 (, 2018), 83 undermine the objective of the Section 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the FR 65198 (, 2018), 83 FR 301 investigation. Annex to the notice published at 84 FR 67463 (, 2018), 84 FR 7966 The July 11 notice required 32821 (, 2019). (, 2019), 84 FR 11152 (March submission of requests for exclusion As stated in the July 11 notice, the 25, 2019), 84 FR 16310 (, 2019), from the $34 billion action no later than exclusions will apply as of the July 6, 84 FR 21389 (, 2019), 84 FR , 2018, and noted that the U.S. 2018 effective date of the $34 billion 25895 (, 2019), and 84 FR 32821 Trade Representative would action, and extend for one year after the (July 9, 2019). periodically announce decisions. In publication of this notice. U.S. Customs Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade December 2018, the U.S. Trade and Border Protection will issue Representative imposed additional 25 Representative granted an initial set of instructions on entry guidance and percent duties on goods of China exclusion requests. See 83 FR 67463. classified in 818 8-digit subheadings of The U.S. Trade Representative granted a implementation. the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth set The U.S. Trade Representative will United States (HTSUS), with an of exclusions in March 2019, April continue to issue determinations on approximate annual trade value of $34 2019, May 2019, June 2019 and July pending requests on a periodic basis. billion. See 83 FR 28710. The U.S. 2019. See 84 FR 11152, 84 FR 16310, 84 Trade Representative’s determination FR 21389, 84 FR 25895, and 84 FR Joseph Barloon, included a decision to establish a 32821. The Office of the U.S. Trade General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade process by which U.S. stakeholders may Representative regularly updates the Representative. request exclusion of particular products status of each pending request and posts BILLING CODE 3290–F9–P

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[FR Doc. 2019–20441 Filed 9–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290–F9–C

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