According to The Wall Street Journal, Homeland Security officials don't plan to drop the orange alert just yet, stating that the terrorist threat is still high after the holidays. (WSJ, dated 01/06/03, www.wsj.com )
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice amending its antidumping (AD) duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Netherlands in order to terminate suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability for subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after October 30, 2001 (180 days from the date of publication of the preliminary determination) through November 28, 2001 (the day before the AD duty order was published).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a final rule which amends the Customs Regulations effective January 5, 2004 regarding the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (sea, air, rail, or truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S. (See final rule for compliance dates for each transportation mode.)
The ITA states that it will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will assess, AD duties on all appropriate entries. The ITA adds that it will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP within 15 days of December 30, 2003.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer alert which advises consumers to immediately stop buying and using ephedra (also known as Ma huang). The FDA also notified manufacturers that it intends to publish a final rule that would have the effect of banning the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids present as soon as it becomes effective, 60 days after publication. (FDA ephedra web page available at http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/ephedra/december2003/)
The ITA states that it will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will assess, AD duties on all appropriate entries based on these amended final results.
As a service to industry and others, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted to its website a document entitled, Bulk Over-the-Road Food Tanker Transport Safety and Security Guidelines (Food Tanker Guidelines) which was issued by the Food Industry Transportation Coalition (Coalition).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice inviting comments from interested parties on the International Trade Commission's (ITC's) proposed remedy, and other possible actions, with respect to the market disruption caused by imports of certain ductile iron waterworks fittings from China.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted to its Web site an update on foreign country actions taken against various U.S. exports (e.g., ruminants, ruminant products, poultry meal, pet food, etc.), as result of the recent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) case.