The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews for the following periods:

The Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) has issued a proposed rule that would amend requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) for the transportation of lighters and lighter refills, as well as the testing, certification, and recordkeeping associated with lighter design samples. Written comments on the proposed rule are due by November 15, 2004.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a press release announcing that it began an Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of explosives detection devices at several commercial air cargo-handling facilities during the week of August 23, 2004, in an effort to enhance the inspection of break-bulk cargo.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued an appendix to a notice of final results of administrative review¹, which states that it has determined that U.S. antidumping (AD) law (19 USC 1677a(c)(2)(A)) does not intend countervailing (CV) duties to be deducted from U.S. prices ² when calculating AD margins (rates).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final and temporary regulations, effective September 28, 2004, relating to the entry of taxable fuel (gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene) into the U.S. The IRS states that these final and temporary regulations affect enterers of taxable fuel, other importers of record, and certain sureties.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of brake rotors from China for the period of April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances reviews of the AD duty orders on industrial nitrocellulose (INC) from Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. As a result, the ITA is revoking the AD duty orders effective July 1, 2003 for Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom and effective August 1, 2003 for France.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing that it is accepting applications from persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who cut and sew men's and boys' worsted wool suits and suit-like jackets and trousers in the U.S. for an allocation of the 2005 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing that the Container Security Initiative (CSI) is now operational at 25 ports in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site its "critical list" of textiles and apparel subject to import quotas with entered quantities 85% or more filled as of August 23, 2004. CBP states that this "critical list" may be used by CBP as a reference for releasing quota merchandise "off line" when the Automated Commercial System (ACS) is down for longer than four hours. CBP notes that textile and apparel merchandise for Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) countries cannot be released "off line" until it is processed through quota. CBP further notes that if the system is down for more than 24 hours, Headquarters Quota Branch should be contacted for further instructions. CBP also states that merchandise subject to tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), which are filled, may be released if entered under the "over quota" (high) rate of duty. (CBP's critical list, dated 08/23/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/textile_critical_list/)