CBP is considering an expansion to the definition of "importer" under Importer Security Filing (ISF) regulations, the agency said in a notice (here). The proposed changes are meant "to ensure that the party that has the best access to the required information will be the party that is responsible for filing the ISF," the agency said. The proposed changes would "simply shift the legal responsibility in some cases for filing the ISF from one party to another for a subset of the total cargo," though "in the vast majority of cases, there will be no change in who submits the data," CBP said. Comments are due Sept. 6.
The Court of International Trade is considering changes to its rules that would encourage parties to antidumping and countervailing duty cases to file a single joint appendix containing the parts of the administrative records cited by all parties (here). The amendments to Rule 56.2 and the Standard Chambers procedures would “provide a default option” for the filing of a joint appendix after all briefs have been filed and after all comments have been filed on a remand redetermination, according to a note on the changes provided by the CIT rules advisory committee. An “alternative option preserves the requirement for a separate appendix to be filed each time a party files a brief or comments on a remand determination and does not require a joint appendix after all briefs have been filed,” the advisory committee note said. Comments are due July 27.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 20-26:
Volkswagen agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion to settle charges that it cheated federal and California emissions tests, also resolving violations related to the importation of vehicles that did not match certificates of conformity on file with the Environmental Protection Agency (see 1601050032), the Justice Department said June 28 (here). Of that total, $10 billion must be set aside for buybacks, lease terminations and modifications of affected vehicles, which include 2009 through 2015 car models with diesel engines, and another $4.7 billion will be designated for mitigating pollution and making investments to support zero-emission vehicle technology, it said. The Justice Department alleged Volkswagen equipped some of its cars with “defeat devices” that turn on full emissions controls only during EPA and California emissions testing, rendering them inoperative under normal driving conditions and “greatly increasing emissions.” VW did not list the devices on its EPA certificates of conformity, and they were in any case not legal for importation. The settlement also resolves unfair advertising charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission, as well as allegations of violations of California state laws.
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The following new requests for antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings were filed with the Commerce Department since International Trade Today's last update:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 13-19:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 6-12:
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The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 30 - June 5: