The Foreign Trade Zones Board is issuing the following notices for May 23, 2012:
The President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA) scheduled an open meeting June 4, 2012, in Washington, DC, said the Bureau of Industry and Security. PECSEA advises the Department of Commerce on those portions of the Export Administration Act that deal with U.S. policies of encouraging trade with all countries with which the U.S.has diplomatic or trading relations and of controlling trade for national security and foreign policy reasons. The subcommittee will hear an update on Export Control Reform (ECR), presentations of papers or comments by the public, working group updates, and the deemed export panel. A limited number of seats will be available for the public session.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials further elaborated on the challenges they face due to budgetary constraints at late morning and afternoon sessions of its Industry Day event, held in Washington, DC on May 22, 2012. In the face of such constraints, CBP officials said that cooperation with industry is essential to improve efficiency and lessen the burden on port personnel. A panel on intelligence and targeting said such budgetary constraints have encouraged CBP to use pre-departure initiatives for the same motive. However, an official from the Department of Homeland Security research arm bemoaned the effect of budget woes on the development of revolutionary technology.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 22, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
Mexico’s antidumping investigation of chicken leg quarters from the U.S. is entering its final stage, said the Mexican Secretary of Economy. A public meeting was held on the subject on May 15, during which interested parties could comment on information, data, and evidence presented by their counterparts in the proceedings. Of the 45 companies appearing in the investigation, 33 companies and a representative of the U.S. government attended the meeting. The period for allegations by interested parties ends on May 23, after which the Secretary of Economy will make the final determination in the investigation.
The Labor Department said it accepted and will review a submission by the AFL-CIO and 27 Honduran civil society and worker organizations alleging violations of the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic--Central America--U.S. Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) by the government of Honduras. Labor’s Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) will issue a public report, including findings and recommendations, to the Secretary of Labor within 180 days, unless circumstances require an extension of time.
The International Trade Commission posted Revision 2 of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule containing the rates for the new U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), which is effective for qualifying goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after May 15, 2012.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 22, 2012, 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):
On May 21, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 21, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports: