The International Trade Administration published notices in the June 26 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration removed three products from the scope of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from Japan (A-588-833) in the final results of its changed circumstances review. The partial revocation was pursuant to a request by U.S. importer of subject merchandise Suruga USA Corp. that the ITA revoke, in part, the AD order with respect to three types of stainless steel bar that are subject to the AD order (one Grade 304 product and two Grade 440C products). Therefore, the ITA will instruct CBP to end the suspension of liquidation for the three products and release any cash deposit or bond collected on entries of these products, effective Feb. 1, 2010. The ITA also modified the language of the scope of this order to reflect this partial revocation.
On June 25 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of June 18-24, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 25 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails June 25 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for June 26:
The June 27 “Go Global” seminar in Glen Ellyn, Ill., hosted by the Census Bureau and the Small Business Administration. will be postponed until the Fall of 2012, Census said. An AES broadcast message will be sent when the details are solidified, it said. For more information regarding this seminar, contact Ms. Karen Shannon at karen@m-palm.com.
The Bureau of Industry and Security submitted its proposed “Commerce Control List clean-up rule” to the Office of Management and Budget for approval June 23. Also on that date, BIS submitted its proposed rule to move some launch vehicles, missiles, rockets, and military explosive devices from the U.S. Munitions List to the CCL. OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has 90 days to review the proposed rules, which may be extended on a one-time basis by 30 days.
The Court of International Trade remanded, in part, the final results of the 2008-09 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Thailand (A-549-821) in order for the International Trade Administration to reconsider its use of zeroing (on voluntary remand), as well as for the ITA to reconsider its cost adjustment for an input sourced from an affiliated supplier. CIT affirmed the ITA’s final results in all other respects.