Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that on July 15, 2004, a federal judge extended until September 3 the temporary injunction barring a boycott by truckers at the Port of Miami. According to the article, the judge had granted the injunction during the week of July 5, 2004 after three port terminals argued that the boycott was causing irreparable harm to their business. (JoC Online, dated 07/15/04, at http://www.joc.com/20040715/sections/ocean/w54324.asp )
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1. Judge Extends Miami Truck Boycott Ban
2. U.S. Court Rules Against New Trucker Duty Hour Rules
According to a Reuters article, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against federal regulations that allowed truck drivers to be on the road longer without taking a break (11 hours instead of 10 hours), ruling the government failed to consider the impact on drivers' health. The article adds that the court sent the regulations back to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for reconsideration. (Reuters, dated 07/16/04, available at http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5695709 )
3. San Diego Airport is TSA Test Bed for Explosive Trace Detection Portals
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a press release stating that it will begin an operational test and evaluation of an explosive trace detection portal at a passenger security checkpoint at San Diego International Airport. (TSA, dated 07/14/04, available at http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?theme=44&content=09000519800b827d&print=yes)
4. Labor Dept Seeks Comments on Labor Rights in Eleven Countries
The Labor Department's International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) has issued four notices requesting public comments by 5 p.m. on August 9, 2004 to assist the Secretary of Labor, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and the Secretary of State in preparing reports regarding labor rights in Panama; Thailand; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Andean countries); and Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland (the five member countries of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)) and describing the extent to which these eleven countries have in effect laws governing exploitative child labor. (FR Pub 06/23/04, available under "Labor Department" at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a040623c.html)
5. BIS' Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced that the Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will hold a partially open meeting on July 21-22, 2004 in Washington, DC in order to, among other things, receive a summary of the Wassenaar Arrangement inter-sessional meeting on semiconductor manufacturing equipment. (FR Pub 07/06/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-15139.pdf)