The FCC, several trade associations and a group of broadcasters attempted through court filings to fend off a stay of the incentive auction requested by Class A broadcaster Latina Broadcasters in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The auction is to start March 29. “Any unnecessary delay, especially this close to the start of the auction, would cause substantial harm” to companies that have delayed business plans or have investments or financing riding on the current schedule,” the FCC said in an opposition filing Friday.
CBP's new use of live entry requirements for certain steel imports is seen as a potential model for other higher-risk products across all industries, said Troy Riley, executive director, commercial targeting and enforcement at the agency. Riley and other CBP officials discussed the new effort against antidumping/countervailing duty evasion with reporters on March 2. The White House announced the new live entry requirements when President Barack Obama signed customs reauthorization legislation into law last month (see 1602250021). Filers for goods subject to the requirements must provide all entry documents and duties before the cargo is released.
With a rulemaking imminent, major industry trade associations submitted to the FCC a consensus proposal on ISP privacy rules Tuesday. Meanwhile, FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen said the FCC would be better off leaving ISP privacy to her agency, which has expertise in the area, rather than approving its own set of rules. Ohlhausen spoke Tuesday on an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation panel.
With a rulemaking imminent, major industry trade associations submitted to the FCC a consensus proposal on ISP privacy rules Tuesday. Meanwhile, FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen said the FCC would be better off leaving ISP privacy to her agency, which has expertise in the area, rather than approving its own set of rules. Ohlhausen spoke Tuesday on an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation panel.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 22-28:
The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (here), signed into law Feb. 24, includes an overhaul of current law on drawback, including provisions for substitute drawback at the eight-digit level and a uniform five-year deadline for claims. It also increases the de minimis limit to $800, exempts container residue from duties, and eliminates an exemption from import bans on goods produced with forced labor. Finally, the law holds CBP to stricter reliquidation timelines, and fixes legislation enacted last year that would have resulted in higher tariffs on recreational performance outerwear.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 15-21:
Customs brokers play a central role in the Energy Department’s plans to require submission of “certifications of admissibility” data elements in the Automated Commercial Environment at time of entry for products such as consumer electronics that are subject to energy efficiency standards (see 1602100012), said DOE officials at a Friday workshop at DOE's Washington headquarters. A key to the agency’s proposal is that it will prompt brokers to ask their importer clients whether products included in a given entry are subject to energy efficiency standards, forcing the importer to consider whether testing and certification are required, the officials said.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will venture to Capitol Hill next month amid a fierce debate surrounding the government push to force Apple to unlock one of its devices and ongoing consideration of whether and how to tweak the wiretap law known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) as a way to address broader encryption concerns. Hill observers expect Wheeler to get questions about CALEA and the FCC’s perspective on tweaking it, a topic that also came up during a November oversight hearing following the deadly attacks in Paris.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will venture to Capitol Hill next month amid a fierce debate surrounding the government push to force Apple to unlock one of its devices and ongoing consideration of whether and how to tweak the wiretap law known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) as a way to address broader encryption concerns. Hill observers expect Wheeler to get questions about CALEA and the FCC’s perspective on tweaking it, a topic that also came up during a November oversight hearing following the deadly attacks in Paris.