The Federal Maritime Commission has issued Federal Register notice of its partially open meeting on June 23, 2010, in which FMC is scheduled to consider complaints or inquiries from individual shippers of household goods or private automobiles in open session; and interim report findings on vessel capacity in closed session, among other things.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada, and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumers have joined together to call for strong and comprehensive international safety standards on corded window coverings from manufacturers and standards organizations.

The Department of Energy is extending the public comment period to July 9, 2010 on its framework document and proposed rule on energy conservation standards for certain small diameter, elliptical reflector (ER), and bulged reflector (BR) incandescent reflector lamps.

The Justic Department announces that Omid Khalili, an Iranian national, has pleaded guilty to attempting to illegally export fighter jet or military aircraft parts from the U.S. to Iran, which are designated as defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List. Khalili faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $1 million fine.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau announces an agreement with the Agricultural Marketing Service, which clarifies and delineates the enforcement responsibilities of each agency with respect to the labeling and advertising of alcohol beverages produced under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, and for other related purposes.

The Office of Management and Budget has approved the Bureau of Industry and Security's final rule to revise the Export Administration Regulations as a result of a systematic review of the Commerce Control List.The revisions in this rule include: (i) Clarifications to Existing Controls; (ii) Eliminating Redundant or Outdated Controls; (iii) Establishing More Focused and Rationalized Controls; and (iv) Adding Additional Controls for Clarity or for Consistency with International Regimes. This rule also makes CCL related changes to other parts of the EAR, including CCL related definitions and license exceptions.

U.S. Trade Representative Kirk met with United Arab Emirates Minister for Foreign Trade, Lubna al-Qasimi. Kirk and Lubna discussed a number of issues important to the bilateral trade relationship, including the potential for increasing the already strong U.S. business presence in the UAE.

Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a podcast in which she and fellow Commissioner Adler discussed their differing views on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as well as how they reached those conclusions.

The Food and Drug Administration is confirming the effective date of April 27, 2010 for the final rule that appeared in the March 26, 2010 Federal Register, which amended the color additive regulations by increasing the permitted use level of bismuth citrate as a color additive in cosmetics intended for coloring hair on the scalp for exemption from certification.

On June 14, 2010, the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Kirk expressing support for Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations. The Coalition also urges the U.S. and its seven TPP negotiating partners to agree not to adopt new trade or investment restrictions that would limit beyond existing levels the access of TPP countries to each other’s commercial and procurement markets or reduce levels of transparency or protections for intellectual property or investment that affects goods and services of the TPP countries.