The Energy Department is proposing to update energy efficiency test procedures required for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines. Under the proposed rule, the new test procedures would be required 180 days after publication of a final rule. Comments are due Oct. 26.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Aug. 8 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 Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from South Korea (C-580-837). The agency assigned zero percent CV duty rates to six companies, so CV duties will not be assessed on importers of subject merchandise from these companies entered between January 2012 and December 2012. Future entries from these companies will not be subject to an CV cash deposit requirement until further notice.
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Aug. 7 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:
On Aug. 7 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 issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Aug. 6 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
A New York seafood importer faces import alert and possible seizures after the Food and Drug Administration found it to be in violation of seafood hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) regulations, according to an agency warning letter dated July 22. FDA says it refused admission of an entry imported by H.A.R. Maspeth Corp. after routine sampling detected salmonella. A subsequent inspection found that the company isn’t taking action to ensure the dried squid it imports is processed in accordance with seafood HACCP rules, said FDA. The agency warned H.A.R. Maspeth that if the violations aren’t corrected, the company’s seafood imports may be detained without physical examination or seized. FDA also said it may assess fees to cover the costs of any reinspection to verify compliance.
On Aug. 7 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced Special Import Quota #25 for upland cotton that will be established on Aug. 14, allowing importation of 14,741,821 kilograms (67,709 bales) of upland cotton. It will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Nov. 11, and entered into the U.S. by Feb. 9, 2015. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally-adjusted average rate for the period March through May, the most recent three months for which data are available.