The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 8, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
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On May 7, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that the 20th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) began on May 7, 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The agenda for this session includes: setting maximum residue limits (MRLs) for veterinary drugs in foods; amendments to the Risk Analysis Principles applied by the CCRVDF; revision of the Risk Assessment Policy for the setting of MRLS for Veterinary Drugs in Foods; draft sampling plans for residue control for aquatic animal products; draft priority list for veterinary drugs requiring scientific evaluation or re-evaluation; and risk management recommendations for veterinary drugs for which no acceptable daily intake and/or MRL has/have been recommended by scientific evaluation. FSIS said the Session concludes on May 11.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that Kevin Demetri Britton, 19, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles, following an investigation led by ICE. According to his plea agreement, between 2010 and April 2011, Britton was an active participant in a conspiracy to ship stolen cars from the United States to countries in West Africa for resale. Members of the conspiracy in the United States hired others to steal late model vehicles -- with the keys -- so that the vehicles could be more easily sold.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 8, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Administration said Under Secretary Francisco Sánchez will lead an energy efficiency trade mission to Russia June 4-7, 2012. The U.S. delegation will include a senior U.S. Department of Energy official and representatives from 13 U.S. firms that offer a broad range of technologies to improve energy efficiency (see press release for list of firms).
Correction: An ITT summary of a request for comments by National Institute for Standard and Technology on its National Network for Manufacturing Innovation plan erroneously said the due date for comments is October 25, 2011. The correct date is October 25, 2012. (See ITT’s Online Archives 12050403 for original summary. which has been corrected.)
ITC Asks for Comments on Products w/ Interactive Program Guides & Parental Controls Patent Complaint
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about May 15, 2012, on a patent complaint filed on behalf of Rovi Corporation, Rovi Guides, Inc., Rovi Technologies Corporation, Starsight Telecast, Inc., United Video Properties, Inc., and Index Systems, which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain products containing interactive program and parental control technology (D/N 2894). ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.
The International Trade Commission released its annual compilation of bi-weekly reports on textile and apparel imports from China for 2011, as requested by the House Committee on Ways and Means. The data in the report are shown on an annual and quarterly basis, by category and by Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 10-digit subheadings. The complete report is available here.
BIS reported that it added the following names to the denied persons list: Davoud Baniameri (aka Davoud Baniamery, David Baniameri, David Baniamery, Davoud Baniameri, Davoud Baniamery, David Baniameri, and David Baniamery).