Mexico's Diario Oficial of Nov. 1, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will release its 2012 Report to Congress on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 538, Washington, D.C. USCC said this year’s report will cover recent developments in the U.S.-China trade relationship; the role of state-owned enterprises in China; the U.S.-China trade and investment relationship; recent developments in China’s military; China’s cyber capabilities; developments in China’s nuclear and strategic abilities; China in the South China Sea; Taiwan; Hong Kong; China in Europe; China’s demand and control of global resources; China’s efforts to become a more innovative society; and the Chinese political transition. At the release event, USCC’s chairman and vice chairman will discuss USCC’s findings and recommendations and answer questions from the audience.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Nov. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration is tolling all Import Administration deadlines for two days as a result of the closure during Hurricane Sandy, it said in a memo dated Oct. 31. The day on which any submission to the Import Administration is due should be calculated under the regulations as usual, except with the addition of two days (including weekends and holidays), it said.
On Oct. 31 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
GAO Faults FDA Third-Party Certification Plans for VQIP, says FDA Should Assess Foreign Food Sectors
FDA plans for third-party certification, which serves as a key component of the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, faces numerous challenges, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Oct. 31. The report, “FDA Can Better Oversee Food Imports by Assessing and Leveraging Other Countries’ Oversight Resources,” recommended instead adapting FDA’s comparability assessment tool, currently in development, to determine whether exported food products are safe for domestic consumption. FDA disagreed with GAO’s conclusions.
On Oct. 31 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 31 - Nov. 1:
The International Trade Administration posted a fact sheet on duty-free access for U.S. exports resulting from the entry into force of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. According to the fact sheet, the TPA immediately eliminated or reduced tariffs on almost all U.S. industrial exports to Panama, with the remaining tariffs to be eliminated over defined time periods.
The Agricultural Marketing Service released the Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report (OSCAR) for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6. The weekly report contains data on container availability for westbound transpacific traffic at 18 intermodal locations in the U.S.1 from the eight member carriers of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA).2 Although the report is compiled by AMS, it covers container availability for all merchandise, not just agricultural products.