The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service launched a new website that gives importers another option for filing Lacey Act Declarations electronically, the agency said Sept. 3. The Lacey Act Web Governance System (LAWGS) (here) allows importers and their customs brokers to log into APHIS systems and enter their PPQ Form 505 directly. The new system is not intended to replace filing of Lacey Act Declarations in the Automated Broker Interface, but is instead intended to give remaining paper filers an electronic option. LAWGS will eventually replace all paper submissions, said APHIS.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of Sept. 3 lists trade-related notices as follows:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Sept. 3 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):
The following new requests for antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings were filed with the Commerce Department during the week of Aug. 25-31:
The Commerce Department will require cash deposits of antidumping duties on alloy steel wire rod from China, after finding dumping by Chinese exporters in a preliminary determination announced Sept. 2 in a fact sheet. The agency calculated AD duty cash deposit rates of 106.19%-110.25%. Commerce found "critical circumstances" in that some Chinese exporters increased exports of subject merchandise before the preliminary determination in an attempt to get as much product in as possible before duties were imposed, so Commerce will make suspension of liquidation and AD duty cash deposit requirements retroactive 90 days for all exporters except Hunan Valin, Shagang, and Rizhao. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for Hunan Valin, Shagang, and Rizhao will take effect upon publication of Commerce’s preliminary determination in the Federal Register. ITT will have more details upon publication.
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Sept. 2 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:
The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing significant new use rules (SNURs) it set for six chemicals in July (see 14070719 and 14070810). EPA had issued the SNURs in a direct final rule without a notice and comment period, but is withdrawing them effective Sept. 8 after it was notified that several parties intended to submit adverse comments. The agency will now issue the SNURs as proposed rules and allow for a formal comment period, it said.
On Sept 2 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 Aug. 25-31, 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:
On Sept. 2 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: