The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing that the U.S. intends to initiate free trade negotiations with Thailand. (See ITT's Online Archives or 02/18/04 news, 04021820, for BP summary of USTR's press release announcing its Congressional notification of this intention.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has scheduled the next Customs Broker Licensure Examination for Monday, April 5, 2004.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Canada.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing a change in format on the Automated Commercial System (ACS) Reconciliation Prototype Line Item Spreadsheet for reporting changes in the merchandise processing fee (MPF).
| The development of a national animal identification plan | 03/04/04 | Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry |
| Proposed budget estimates for fiscal year (FY) 2005 for the Department of Commerce | 03/02/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary; Senate Committee on Appropriations |
| Proposed budget estimates for FY 2005 for science and technology programs, information analysis, and infrastructure protection | 03/02/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; Senate Committee on Appropriations |
| Current status of federal efforts to coordinate and combat money laundering and terrorist financing | 03/04/04 | Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control |
| Inspector General | 03/03/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Secretary of State | 03/03/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Secretary of Transportation | 03/03/04 | Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Marketing and Regulatory Programs | 03/04/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | 03/04/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Fish and Wildlife Service | 03/04/04 | Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| \"America's New Welcome Mat: A Look at the Goals and Challenges of the US-VISIT Program\" | 03/04/04 | House Committee on Government Reform |
| U.S. Priorities in Europe | 03/03/04 | Subcommittee on Europe; House Committee on International Relations |
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 | 03/02/04 | House Committee on Rules |
| U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission FY 2005 Budget Requests and the Coast Guard Authorization Act for FY 2005 | 03/04/04 | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| \"The Department of Homeland Security's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Budget Proposal for FY 2005\" | 03/04/04 | Subcommittees on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Infrastructure and Border Security; House Select Committee on Homeland Security |
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has issued its December 2003 Textiles and Apparel Import Report, which includes statistics on general imports (both quota and non-quota) of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend, and non-cotton vegetable fiber textiles and apparel.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective February 20, 2004, that amends 15 CFR Parts 764 and 766 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by incorporating a guidance document (guidance) entitled, "Supplement No.1 to Part 766 - Guidance on Charging and Penalty Determinations in Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases."
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review to consider revoking the AD duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from Brazil, due to a December 31, 2003 request to revoke the order by Nitro Quimica Brasileira (Nitro Quimica), a Brazilian exporter of subject merchandise and an interested party in this proceeding.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated administrative reviews of the following antidumping (AD) duty orders for the specified companies listed in the ITA notice: