Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
CNN.com reports that the Bush Administration will soon impose economic sanctions against Syria under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, adding that diplomatic penalties are unlikely to be imposed. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/19/03 news, 03121920, for BP summary of the Syria Act.) (CNN.com Pub 03/10/04, available at http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/10/us.syria/index.html)
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1. Bush Administration Expected to Impose Sanctions Against Syria
2. HHS & FDA Announce Crackdown on Products Containing "Andro"
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a press release announcing a crackdown on companies that manufacture, market, and distribute products containing androstenedione ("andro"), which acts like a steroid once metabolized by the body. The FDA has warned manufacturers to stop distributing such products. HHS and FDA's press release contains links to additional "andro" resources. (FDA Press Release 03/11/04, available at http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/hhs_031104.html)
3. Federal Register Publication of Proclamation 7748 on List of GSP Countries
Presidential Proclamation 7758 of March 1, 2004, which deleted ten countries from, and added one country to, the list of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) beneficiary developing countries, was published in the March 4, 2004 Federal Register. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/03/04 news, 04030305, for BP summary of Proclamation 7758.) (FR Pub 03/04/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-5006.pdf)
4. Homeland Security Advisory Council to Hold Partially Open Meeting
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice announcing that the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a partially open meeting on March 31, 2004 in Washington, DC in order to, among other things, receive briefings on the DHS Strategic Plan and DHS Strategic Goals for 2004 (tentative) and receive reports from Senior Advisory Committees and subgroups. (FR Pub 03/12/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-5664.pdf)
5. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued the following notices of recent FTZB actions:
| FTZ Applicant | Company or Action |
| Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (FTZ 33) | Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (FTZ 39) | Turbomeca U.S.A. |
| West Virginia Economic Development Authority (FTZ 229) | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. |
FTZB notices (FR Pubs 02/24/04, 03/01/04 and 03/10/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-3983.pdf
and
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-4495.pdf
and
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-5384.pdf
6. FMC Lists Applicants for OTI Licenses
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice stating that the following companies have filed applications for license as non-vessel-operating common carrier-ocean (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs):
NVOCC-OTIs
Alton Container, Inc. (CA)
Kingsmart Express Container, Inc. (CA)
Amerikan Fracht Inc. (CA)
Concordia Shipping Line Inc. (FL)
Fargo Transportation Service (CA)
Logistics Pan-America Corp. (NY)
Port Asia-USA Cargo Management LLC (CA)
FF-OTIs
Auto City Center Inc. (MI)
Capital Exports, Inc. (VA)
NVOCC/FF-OTIs
Ship Smart, Inc. (NJ)
FMC notice (FR Pub 03/10/04) available at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-5388.pdf