Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
American Shipper reports that in a March 8, 2005 letter, the National Council on International Trade Development (NCITD) asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Director of the Office of Trade Relations to invigorate CBP's export department and fill the vacant export program officer position at CBP Headquarters. (American Shipper, dated April 2005, www.americanshipper.com.)
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1. NCITD Asks CBP to Address Export Shortcomings
2. ITC to Review AD Injury for India, Thailand Shrimp (due to Tsunami)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release stating that it will conduct changed circumstances reviews of its January 2005 final affirmative antidumping (AD) injury determinations regarding imports of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India and Thailand in light of the December 2004 tsunami. The ITC notes that this decision to proceed is not predictive of the outcome of these reviews. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/08/05 news, 05020830, for BP summary of earlier ITC notice. (ITC press release, dated 04/25/05, available at http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2005/er0425cc1.HTM )
3. USTR Seeks Comments on Interim Environmental Review of Oman FTA
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) seeking comments on the interim environmental review of the proposed U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The interim environmental review is available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Agreements/Regional/MEFTA/asset_upload_file138_7630.pdf. Comments are requested by May 31, 2005. (FR Pub 04/25/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-8223.pdf)
4. CBP Seeks Comments on Information Collection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking comments by June 24, 2005 on the following information collection for which it intends to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for extension: Alien Crewman Landing Permit (Form CBP-95A and 95B). (FR Pub 04/25/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-8175.pdf)