The State Department has issued a notice stating that there will be a public meeting of a Study Group of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law on April 20, 2004. The study group will consider the draft instrument on the International Transport Law under negotiation at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. (Public Notice 4656, FR Pub 04/09/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-8109.pdf)

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has issued an amending supplement (No. 4, dated August 2003) to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (ENs). (Although not binding on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the ENs are followed by CBP whenever possible.)

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of stainless steel wire rod from South Korea for the review period of September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2002.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) from Mexico and Turkey is being, or is likely to be, sold at less than fair value in the U.S.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined, effective April 9, 2004, that certain viscose rayon filament yarns, classified in HTS 5403.41.0000, for use in apparel articles, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).

On April 2, 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its third version of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and responses regarding the inbound portion of its final rule requiring the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (sea, air, rail, or truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing that the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will hold an open meeting on May 14, 2004 in Denver, CO. According to the notice, the ETTAC will discuss environmental technologies trade policies and programs. (FR Pub 04/08/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7705.pdf)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice announcing that it is reopening until May 14, 2004 the comment period for its interim final rule on prior notice of imported food shipments.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that at the request of the petitioners¹, it is postponing until no later than June 17, 2004 (from April 28, 2004) its preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on wooden bedroom furniture from China.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.