The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 24, 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 TIT article):
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The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 24, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Food and Drug Administration issued a report titled “Advances in FDA’s Safety Program for Marketed Drugs”, which describes the actions that the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has taken in recent years to enhance the quality, accountability, and timeliness of its postmarket drug safety decisions. The FDA also issued a companion report, “Regulatory Science in Action: Enhancing Drug Safety & Manufacturing Quality at FDA with Research”, which includes, among other things, a section on recent developments in import screening.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board is issuing the following notices for April 23, 2012:
The Bureau of Industry and Security announced a partially open meeting of its Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee for May 10, 2012, in Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to transportation and related equipment or technology. During the open session, the committee will hear status reports by working group chairs and hear public comments and proposals. The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov by May 3, 2012.
The Bureau of Industry and Security said a partially open meeting of its Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee for May 8-9, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to information systems equipment and technology. During the open session, the committee will hear working group reports and industry presentations, and discuss new business. The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov by May 1, 2012.
The Commodity Credit Corporation said it's accepting proposals by May 21, 2012, for its 2013 Foreign Market Development Cooperator program, which is designed to create, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance. Under the Cooperator program, the Foreign Agricultural Service enters into agreements with eligible non-profit U.S. trade organizations to share the cost of certain overseas marketing and promotion activities.
The Commodity Credit Corporation said it's accepting proposals by May 21, 2012, for its 2013 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program, which is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, or related technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. U.S. specialty crops, for the purpose of the TASC program, are defined to include all cultivated plants, or the products thereof, produced in the U.S., except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it revised ordinances regarding the provision of information about harmful chemicals and their handling to: (i) conform to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Label-ling of Chemicals (GHS), and (ii) reconcile the standards regarding indications about hazardous and harmful chemical products. These revisions are effective June 1, 2012, for notification of chemical substances, and April 1, 2015, for mixtures. METI also revised its guidance on Measures to Be Taken by Business Operators Handling Designated Chemical Substances for Class I and II chemicals substances.
The Court of International Trade granted the U.S. Trade Representative’s motion to dismiss a challenge to the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement’s provision to distribute $500 million solely to members of the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports (CFLI). The action was brought by non-CFLI members of the domestic softwood lumber industry.