The Commerce Department found most of R.W. Beckett Corporation’s pipe fittings are covered by antidumping duty order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875), in a final scope ruling dated May 14. Of the 76 pipe fittings subject to the scope proceeding, only three were found to be excluded because they were made from aluminum and zinc alloys, instead of cast iron or gray iron.
On May 20 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 May 14-20, 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 and/or surveillance of:
The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to refuse admission of Rubimed’s REBA Feedback Devices, after discovering that the Switzerland-based company does not have a valid approved premarket approval application for the device, the agency said in a warning letter dated May 6. The device will be put on detention without physical examination for the violations, which also include deviations from current good manufacturing practices and failure to comply with Medical Device Reporting requirements, FDA said.
On May 20, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 20 to 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 posted updated versions of several forms, in light of changes made to the board’s regulations in a March 2012 final rule (see 12022903, 12030109, 12030212, and 12030507 for four part summary). Updated forms include:
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a lower court decision affirming the non-individual separate rate calculated for Yangzhou Bestpak in the antidumping duty investigation on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China (A-570-952). The Commerce Department had assigned Yangzhou Bestpak an AD rate based on a simple average of the two mandatory respondents’ AD rates. One of the mandatory respondents had a de minimis AD rate, while the other had been assigned an adverse facts available rate because of noncooperation, which meant Yangzhou Bestpak’s simple average AD rate was half of the AFA rate, despite the company’s cooperation.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 20, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Federal Trade Commission published in the Federal Register its proposed rule to amend its Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations on textile labeling (see 13050625 for details). The proposal would amend provisions on fiber content disclosures to adopt a revised ISO standard and loosen disclosure requirements for hang-tags. The proposed rule would also add language clarifying that the country of origin for labeling purposes is determined under customs laws and regulations. Comments on the proposed rule are due by July 8.