Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
According a Washington File report, the Secretary of Agriculture has announced that approximately one-third of the U.S. beef export market has reopened. The Secretary explained that countries have been reopening their markets since the start of an expanded Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance testing program was announced in early 2004. However, the Secretary stated that talks are ongoing with Japan to reopen its market to U.S. beef. (Washington File Pub 07/16/04, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=July&x=20040716133653AKllennoCcM0.5521051&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html)
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1. USDA Secretary Reports One-Third of U.S. Beef Export Market is Reopened
2. State Department Determination Allows Shrimp Imports from Three Australian Fisheries
The State Department has issued a determination that shrimp harvested in Australia's Queensland East Coast Trawl Fishery, the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery, and the Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery are harvested in a manner that does not pose a threat of the incidental taking of sea turtles. As a result, shrimp caught with Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) after June 3, 2004 will be allowed to entered the U.S., provided certain documentation requirements are met. (Public Notice 4774, FR Pub 07/22/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-16733.pdf)
3. State Department Fully Rescinds Debarment Against Armscor and Denel
The State Department has fully rescinded, effective July 14, 2004, the statutory debarment against the Armaments Corporation of South Africa Ltd. (Armscor) and the Denel Group (Pty) Ltd. (Denel) and its divisions, etc. pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). (See ITT's 03/06/98 news, (Ref:98030566B), for BP summary of the temporary suspension of the statutory debarment against these entities.)(Public Notice 4768, FR Pub 07/21/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-16588.pdf)
4. CBP Issues Additional Corrections to Notice of Intent to Distribute FY 2004 AD/CV Revenues
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued additional corrections to entries in the table of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders contained in its June 2, 2004 Federal Register notice of intent to distribute assessed AD or CV duties for fiscal year (FY) 2004 to affected domestic producers for certain qualifying expenditures they incur after the issuance of an AD or CV order. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/04/04 and 07/07/04 news, 04060420 and 04070799 2, for BP summaries of CBP's June 2, 2004 notice and a previous correction notice.) (FR Pub 07/21/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/C4-12187.pdf)
5. Various Agencies Seek Comments on Information Collections
The following agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections:
| Agency | Information Collection | Comments Due |
| ITA | Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) Finance Link | 08/30/041 |
| APHIS | Mexicali Valley, Karnal Bunt | 09/10/042 |
1 FR Pub 06/30/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-14836.pdf
2 FR Pub 07/12/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-15702.pdf