Boeing is asking for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on 100-seat to 150-seat large civil aircraft from Canada, it said in petitions filed with the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission on April 27. The petition, which targets Bombardier’s CS100 and CS300 passenger aircraft, says the Canadian company’s goal is “muscling its way into the U.S. aviation market by offering its heavily subsidized planes at cut-rate pricing.” Boeing says Bombardier is following the playbook set by Airbus when it “helped drive U.S. competitors Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas out of the commercial airplane market by selling its subsidized aircraft at below-market prices.”
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's industry meetings on internet regulation issues sparked criticism in some quarters about the lack of more disclosure. One veteran public-interest advocate said it was "inconceivable" that certain parties didn't face commission filing duties and called the approach "hypocritical" for an agency touting its transparency. But Pai said he was simply soliciting input without discussing a pending proceeding, and his office said outside parties made filings when their presentations triggered requirements. Others defended the meetings as legal and laudable FCC outreach and Pai's overall approach as highly transparent. Pai unveiled his plan for a rulemaking notice on open internet and broadband reclassification issues in a speech Wednesday (see 1704260054).
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's industry meetings on internet regulation issues sparked criticism in some quarters about the lack of more disclosure. One veteran public-interest advocate said it was "inconceivable" that certain parties didn't face commission filing duties and called the approach "hypocritical" for an agency touting its transparency. But Pai said he was simply soliciting input without discussing a pending proceeding, and his office said outside parties made filings when their presentations triggered requirements. Others defended the meetings as legal and laudable FCC outreach and Pai's overall approach as highly transparent. Pai unveiled his plan for a rulemaking notice on open internet and broadband reclassification issues in a speech Wednesday (see 1704260054).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 17-23:
EU government officials have raised concerns about U.S. oversight mechanisms and surveillance efforts for Privacy Shield, but a European Commission official told us Thursday the upcoming first review should go well if all aspects are addressed "seriously" and "meaningfully." Bruno Gencarelli, head of European Commission's Data Protection Unit, said after a session at the International Association of Privacy Professionals conference in Washington that everyone understands certain offices may not be filled for a certain period during a U.S. presidential transition, but what's important is that "those functions are exercised."
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 10-16:
EU government officials have raised concerns about U.S. oversight mechanisms and surveillance efforts for Privacy Shield, but a European Commission official told us Thursday the upcoming first review should go well if all aspects are addressed "seriously" and "meaningfully." Bruno Gencarelli, head of European Commission's Data Protection Unit, said after a session at the International Association of Privacy Professionals conference in Washington that everyone understands certain offices may not be filled for a certain period during a U.S. presidential transition, but what's important is that "those functions are exercised."
Despite a honey importer's "extensive and commendable" efforts to trace the origin of imported honey, it wasn't enough to reverse a CBP laboratory finding that led to an assessment of antidumping duties, CBP said in a Jan. 26 ruling (here). Lamex Foods, the importer, filed an application for further review of protest after CBP said lab testing of honey from one of the containers at issue showed the honey came from China. Lamex argued that the AD duties shouldn't apply because the honey is from Vietnam, not China.
Rollback of the FCC’s ISP broadband privacy rules is “rapid implementation” of a “no-cops-on-the-beat approach,” which will continue to be the case until the common carrier exemption is lifted, said FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny at a Monday event hosted by New America’s Open Technology Institute and Public Knowledge. Congressional Republicans who voted for the law killing the FCC privacy rules, meanwhile, came under fire at town halls held during the congressional two-week recess. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wants to ensure through legislation the FTC still has authority to act and is introducing the Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act, also known as the My Data Act.
Rollback of the FCC’s ISP broadband privacy rules is “rapid implementation” of a “no-cops-on-the-beat approach,” which will continue to be the case until the common carrier exemption is lifted, said FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny at a Monday event hosted by New America’s Open Technology Institute and Public Knowledge. Congressional Republicans who voted for the law killing the FCC privacy rules, meanwhile, came under fire at town halls held during the congressional two-week recess. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wants to ensure through legislation the FTC still has authority to act and is introducing the Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act, also known as the My Data Act.