The Consumer Product Safety Commission postponed its vote on a draft proposed rule to change product safety certifications of compliance. The vote was originally scheduled for Jan. 16. According to Commissioner Nancy Nord, the rule would require electronic filing of CPSC compliance certificates along with other entry documents, and add new required data elements. It would also require the manufacturer or labeler to file the compliance certificate if the product is directly received by a consumer, she said.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Clenergy (Xiamen) Technology Co.’s solar panel mounting systems fall outside of the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967 / C-570-968), said the International Trade Administration. The mounting systems, as imported from China, are finished goods kits that are excluded from coverage by the scope language of the AD and CV duty orders, it said.
On Jan. 11 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Jan. 11 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is deregulating eight more pests at the port of entry, after the National Plant Board agreed with its proposals to change their status to non-actionable. The eight deregulated pests include (pests marked by an asterisk are still quarantine pests in Hawaii and/or territories):
The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing changes to eight standards for grades of frozen vegetables to revise grade names, certain quality standards, contact information, and typographical errors. Grade standards covered by these proposed revisions are: frozen asparagus, frozen lima beans, frozen speckled butter beans, frozen cooked squash, frozen summer squash, frozen sweet potatoes, frozen turnip greens with turnips, and frozen mixed vegetables. For each of these grade standards, AMS would replace dual grade names with single letter designations, so “U.S. Grade A” or “U.S. Fancy” would become “U.S. Grade A” only; “U.S. Grade B” or “U.S. Extra Standard” would become “U.S. Grade B” only, etc. Comments on the proposed rule are due by March 18.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Jan. 14:
The International Trade Administration’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 20 at 9:30 a.m. ET to discuss ideas for improving the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency exporters in foreign markets. The meeting will take place in Washington, D.C. Requests to attend are due by Feb. 15. Written comments must be also be received by that date to be considered.
The Census Bureau will hold a webinar Jan. 16 from 2-3 p.m. ET on “A Basic Guide to Exporting: How to Avoid Penalties on Export Shipments. The webinar will explore current export compliance practices, provide guidance to the Foreign Trade Regulations, and offer insight on how to avoid CBP penalties. Payment of $15 is required to attend. Registration is available here.