The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 17 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 June 25 on a request from RAI and R.J. Reynolds for a Section 337 exclusion order banning all imports of disposable vaporizer devices that infringe on their patents, the ITC said in a notice published June 17. In their June 11 complaint, RAI and R.J. Reynolds identified 42 infringing companies, mostly in the U.S. and China, and requested cease and desist orders against them.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on lightweight thermal paper from China (A-570-920). The agency assigned all three exporters under review -- Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech, Guangdong Polygon New Materials, and Henan Jianghe Paper -- to the China-wide entity, with an AD rate of 115.29%. Any changes to cash deposit rates for Guangdong Guanhao, Guangdong Polygon and Henan Jianghe would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review, currently due in October. If the three companies continue to get the China-wide rate in the final results, Commerce will assess AD duties at 115.29% on importers of subject merchandise from each company entered between Nov. 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (C-570-980). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is extending until Aug. 1 the comment period on proposed amendments to revise existing product safety standards for bassinets and cradles (see 2404150038), the agency said in a notice released June 17, the original comment deadline. CPSC said the extension will "ensure that the rule addresses identified hazards and that these sleep products for young infants provide the highest level of safety feasible."
On June 14, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The FDA issued a final rule revising requirements related to current good manufacturing practice (CGMP), certification, and post-marketing safety reporting and labeling that apply to certain medical gases, it said in a notice released June 17. The final rule also establishes regulations regarding the certification of designated medical gases, and it satisfies the medical gas rulemaking requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, the FDA said. The rule is effective Dec. 18, 2025, although certain amendments won't go into effect until Feb. 2, 2026.
The House of Representatives last week approved a proposal that would require the administration to write a report to help Congress better understand U.S. reliance on Chinese-made ocean shipping containers, a situation highlighted by supply chain constraints that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit on June 14 denied Albion Engineering Co.'s expedited motion to stay an injunction pending the appeal of Newborn Bros. Co.'s suit against Albion for unfair competition (Newborn Bros. Co. v. United States, 3rd Cir. # 24-1548).
Washington state importer Tip the Scale, doing businesses as L & D Kitchen and Bath, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on June 14 for "making false declarations" on the "species and harvest location" of timber it used in its wooden cabinets and vanities, DOJ announced.