U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Treasury Department has terminated the certificate of authority qualifying Cumberland Casualty and Surety Company (Surety Code 234) as an acceptable surety on federal bonds effective February 24, 2004.
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| Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Federal Aviation Administration | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| \"Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\" | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection; House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| US-VISIT: A Down Payment on Homeland Security | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims; House Committee on the Judiciary |
| \"The Department of Homeland Security's Border and Transportation Security (BTS) Budget Proposal\" | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security; House Select Committee on Homeland Security |
(a) For a company previously found to be entitled to a separate rate and for which no review was requested, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the most recent review of that company.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a notice announcing that, following receipt of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), it has instituted an investigation regarding the probable economic effect of the proposed U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and expects to provide its classified report to the USTR by August 19, 2004.
The State Department has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. has signed an Open Skies civil aviation agreement with Madagascar. According to the press release, this agreement provides for open routes, capacity, frequencies, designations, and pricing, as well as opportunities for cooperative marketing agreements, including code-sharing. The press release also states that the agreement includes all-cargo seventh freedom rights, allowing airlines to perform international cargo operations with no connection to their homeland. (State Department press release, dated 03/10/04, available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2004/30328.htm.)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting written comments by April 22, 2004 concerning the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) to examine various measures relating to the U.S. antidumping (AD) duty order on gray portland cement and cement clinker (cement) from Mexico.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by March 26, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) from Dillard's, Inc. and BWA, Inc.:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated antidumping (AD) duty investigations of certain tissue paper products and certain crepe paper products from China.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to implement its requirement that advance electronic information be presented for inbound air cargo through its CBP-approved data interchange system, which is currently the Air Automated Manifest System (AMS).