The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping and countervailing administrative reviews:

The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of citric acid and certain citrate salts from China.

The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Unified Business Resumption Messaging Web site messages providing a port status update in the wake of Hurricane Ike. The most recent message was issued at 5:30 p.m. EST on September 17, 2008. In addition, CBP issued an alert on Hurricane Ike port closures (as of 5:30 p.m. EST on September 17, 2008). Note that the ports listed as closed by the UBRM messages and alert differ. (UBRM Web site available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/bus_resumption/maritime/; Alert available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/alerts/port_conditions/port_conditions_ike.xml)

The International Trade Administration has published in the September 17, 2008 Federal Register antidumping duty orders on raw flexible magnets (RFM) from China and Taiwan; and a countervailing duty order on RFM from China.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Unified Business Resumption Messaging Web site messages providing a port status update in the wake of Hurricane Ike. According to CBP the following ports are closed as of 6:30 p.m. EST on September 14, 2008: Freeport, Galveston, Texas City, Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, and Point Comfort. CBP also posted an alert as of 6:30 p.m. EST on September 14, 2008 on the current port conditions due to Ike. In addition, CBP announced mass migration plans for Hurricane Ike. (Web sites, notices hyperlinked)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Unified Business Resumption Messaging Web site messages providing a port status update in the wake of Hurricane Ike. According to CBP, the Port of Freeport is closed. On September 6, 2008, CBP Commissioner Basham approved an evacuation order for CBP employees and dependents from gulf coast areas impacted by Ike. (UBRM Web site available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/bus_resumption/maritime/; Order, dated 09/06/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/alerts/ike_evac.ctt/evac_order_ike.pdf)

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe (line pipe) from China.