The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 11 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 20 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of urinary splash guards infringe patents held by For Kids By Parents Inc., it said in a notice to be published Dec. 12. According to the complaint, For Kids By Parents is seeking a permanent general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against 10 Chinese companies to bar "from entry into the United States all urine splash guards and components thereof that infringe" the complainant's patents. The P-flector product is used to protect a person's clothing and the floor from splash back around bathroom toilets.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 11 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 31 chemical substances, it said in a notice. The rule is effective Feb. 10. The SNURs require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture, import or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity designated as a new use in the SNUR, EPA said.
On Dec. 10, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Dec. 11:
A discussion draft modifying a carbon border tax bill narrows the product list, removing fossil fuels, chemicals and other goods that were original targets of the Senate bill, which was introduced a year ago (see 2311030006).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 10, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP posted the following documents for the Dec. 11 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting: