The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative reviews of ball bearings and parts thereof from five countries for the period May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009, as follows:
On April 30, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing its March 16, 2010 direct final rule amending the general provisions of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting rule to require the submission of information on the corporate ownership or parent companies of emitting facilities.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking and seeks comments on developing procedures for evaluating imports of fish and fish products with respect to marine mammal bycatch to implement provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
The Agricultural Marketing Service is revising the U.S. voluntary standards for grades of olive oil, effective October 28, 2010, which includes updated terms consistent with objective criteria for determining quality and purity among the grades of olive oil and olive-pomace oil commonly accepted in the U.S. and abroad. (D/N AMS-FV-08-0073; FV-08-329, FR Pub 04/28/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9866.pdf)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective May 28, 2010, which amends the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of commercial shipments of fresh papayas from Colombia and Ecuador into the continental U.S. (D/N APHIS-2008-0050, FR Pub 04/28/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9779.pdf)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announces that it has determined not to list any countries as denying fair market opportunities for U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in foreign government-funded airport construction projects, as it has not received any complaints or other such information. (FR Pub 04/28/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9764.pdf)
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued two proposed rules that would create mandatory safety standards for: (1) toddler beds; and (2) bassinets and cradles.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The International Trade Administration has initiated an anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate (CTL plate) are circumventing the AD duty order on CTL plate from China.