On May 9, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries for May 3-9:
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is revising the U.S. Standards for Wheat to change the definition of contrasting classes in Hard White wheat so Hard Red Winter wheat and Hard Red Spring wheat are no longer contrasting classes. The grade limits will remain unchanged, GIPSA said. The agency declined to implement its proposal to reduce grade limits for shrunken and broken kernels (SHBN) in U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2 wheat (see 12041037). The change is effective May 1, 2014.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for May 10:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 9, 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 Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a proposed rule that would amend its regulations on certificates of compliance. The proposed update to 16 CFR 1110 would clarify certification requirements in light of new regulations on testing and labeling, including for component parts. It would also require direct filing of product safety certificates for imported products with CBP at the time the entry is filed, although it leaves many specifics to be determined by CBP. Comments on the proposal are by July 29.
CBP is beginning work on implementation of online bulletin notices of liquidation, and the elimination of posting at the customhouse, the agency said. The move is long-overdue and would make keeping up with liquidation easier for importers and service providers, said industry lawyers. The idea, which was suggested by a CBP Branch Chief, was one of four finalists for the government’s Securing Americans Value and Efficiency (SAVE) award. CBP has formed an implementation team that includes the official that came forward with the idea, said an agency spokeswoman.
The Commerce Department published notices in the May 9 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 8 (country of manufacture in parentheses):
On May 8 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: