The following are highlights of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s April 15, 2010 open meeting to discuss the draft proposed “15 Month Rule” on testing and labeling and the related draft proposed rule on component testing. The meeting included CPSC staff presentations on the requirements of the drafts followed by questions by the Commissioners.
The International Trade Commission has released the public version its report on the likely impact on U.S. industry, imports, and consumers of the removal of HTS subheading 9404.30.80 (sleeping bags, not containing 20% or more by weight of feathers and/or down, referred to as non-down sleeping bags) from duty-free status with respect to all GSP beneficiary countries.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has delayed its vote on the draft proposed "15 Month" rule on testing and labeling and the related draft proposed rule on component testing from April 21 until April 28, 2010.
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration is issuing a correction to its amended final countervailing duty determination for circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe (line pipe) from China.
In March 2010, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative transmitted to Congress its 2010 Report on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures. The report is a new, specialized report dedicated to describing significant barriers to U.S. food and farm exports.
The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have announced additional changes to strengthen the Energy Star program. These new changes, some of which are effective immediately, will transform Energy Star from a self-certification program that uses an automated approval process for some products to one that requires testing, review, and approval of all products before they are allowed to use the Energy Star label.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain digital set-top boxes, pursuant to a complaint (Inv. No. 337-TA-712).
The Government Accountability Office has issued a briefing to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on rare earth materials in the Department of Defense supply chain, as required by The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.