The Federal Maritime Commission approved a confidential settlement between U.S. carrier Network Shipping and several produce importers and exporters, the agency said Feb. 20. The importers and exporters -- including Coast Citrus Distributors, which does business as Olympic Fruit & Vegetable; Amazon Produce Network; Refin Tropicals; JW Fresh; Sembríos De Exportación Sembriexport; and Bresson -- accused the carrier in August of failing to provide chassis for certain shipments, causing $2 million in damages and costs (see 2308070050).
The National Marine Fisheries Service released a final rule Feb. 20 to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. New import and export restrictions established by the final rule take effect March 22.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 20 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Taiwan-based Cooler Master and its U.S. subsdiaries CMI USA and CMC Great USA seek a Section 337 import ban on imports of liquid coolers for electronic components in computers that Cooler Master says infringe it patents, the International Trade Commission said in a Feb. 20 notice. In a complaint filed a week earlier, Cooler Master said SilverStone, Enermax and Apaltek are importing liquid coolers that copy its “novel” and “relatively simple” designs for liquid coolers. It also said they’re infringing a patent related to ornamental LEDs on the liquid coolers. Cooler Master seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against SilverStone, Enermax and Apaltek. Comments are due to the ITC by Feb. 28.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 20 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on finished carbon steel flanges from India (C-533-872). It said it made no changes to its preliminary results, and set new CV duty cash deposit rates for 38 exporters. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021.
EPA will give importers and manufacturers additional time to submit reports on polymers manufactured under an exemption from the Toxic Substances Control Act. The agency is extending the deadline to March 31, after technical difficulties affected a switch to electronic submission procedures, giving importers and manufacturers only days to submit reports prior to the original Jan. 31 deadline. The extension will “allow manufacturers additional time to submit their reports and accompanying claims to EPA using the electronic reporting tool,” the agency said.
On Feb. 16, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Feb. 20:
The Bureau of Industry and Security sent a final rule for interagency review that could make changes to the exclusion process for Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. BIS sent the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Feb. 15, about six months after it published proposed changes aimed at improving the accuracy and efficiency of exclusion requests and objections (see 2308250035).