The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May15 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by May 23 on Federal-Mogul’s Section 337 patent complaint on windshield wiper blade imports. According to the May 9 complaint, imports of Trico wiper blades from Mexico are infringing Federal-Mogul’s patents related to a separate spoiler for wiper blades that is interchangeable to fit different vehicles. The spoiler prevents lifting of the windshield wipers from airflow when driving at higher speeds, which results in poor wiping performance. Federal-Mogul is requesting cease and desist and limited exclusion orders.
Black Hills Media filed a complaint May 13 with the International Trade Commission, alleging Section 337 violations by imports of digital media devices from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Toshiba and Sharp that infringe its patents. The products at issue are consumer electronics devices, including TVs, Blu-ray players, home theater systems, tablets, and mobile telephones, that infringe Black Hills Media’s patents related to sharing of media, such as songs, across electronic devices, the complaint said. Black Hills Media is requesting cease and desist orders and limited exclusion orders barring import and sale into the U.S. or any foreign-trade zone.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find a zero AD rate for the Shanghai Wells Group .As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from Shanghai Wells without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rate is effective May 16, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hand trucks and certain parts thereof from China (A-570-891). The agency calculated an AD rate of 9.21 percent for New-Tech Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., a slight decrease from the preliminary rate. Commerce rescinded the review for WelCom Products, Yangjiang Shunhe, and Tuhuan Tongsheng, so subject merchandise from those companies will continue to enter at rates calculated in previous reviews. The new rate is effective May 16.
The Commerce Department initiated an antidumping duty investigation on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China (A-570-989), Mexico (A-201-843), and Thailand (A-549-829) on May 13, it said in a fact sheet. Domestic manufacturers Davis Wire Corp. and Insteel Wire Products requested the investigation, which covers high carbon steel wire used as prestressed tendons in concrete railroad ties (see 13042521). They allege dumping margins of 67.43 percent for Chinese exporters, 159.44 percent for Mexican exporters, and 53.72 percent for Thai companies. Imports of subject merchandise in 2012 were valued at $35.6 million from China, $14.7 million from Mexico, and $373,000 from Thailand.
On May 14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration released a new tool to help owners and operators of food facilities -- ranging from production and manufacturing to retail and transportation -- develop customized plans to minimize the risk of intentional contamination at their individual food facilities. The Food Defense Plan Builder helps facility operators implement the optional plans through a series of questions about the user’s facility and associated food, FDA said. The plans include a vulnerability assessment, broad and focused mitigation strategies, and an action plan, it said. The content in the tool is based on FDA’s food defense guidance documents, and so are consistent with FDA’s current thinking on the issue, the agency said.
On May 14, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for May 15: