The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 23:

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 21:

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 20:

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 19:

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 15:

The International Trade Administration is proposing to extend until 2017 its program to monitor and require permits from importers of steel products. The ITA Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis system was originally implemented in 2002 as part of a safeguard imposing temporary tariffs on steel products. The safeguard was lifted in 2005, but the monitoring and permitting was extended that year, and again in 2009. The program is currently set to expire on March 21, 2013. The ITA’s proposed rule would extend it for four more years until March 21, 2017. Comments are due by Dec. 13.

Imports were up, but exports increased even more in September, leading to a $2.3 billion reduction in the U.S. goods and services deficit to $41.5 billion, said the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis in their U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Report for September 2012. The report showed that, as compared to revised August 2012 levels, exports were up $5.6 billion to $187 billion, and imports were up $3.4 billion to $228.5 billion. As compared to September 2011 totals, exports increased by 3.5 percent and imports by 1.5 percent. The U.S. trade deficit with China widened to $29.1 billion in September, from a revised $28.7 billion in August.

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 7:

International Trade Administration reauthorized and is requesting nominations for membership on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee, it said in two separate notices set to be published in the Nov. 6 Federal Register. The committee advises the Secretary of Commerce about the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear goods and services. Forty members will sit on the committee, with at least one member representing each of: civil nuclear manufacturing and services companies; small businesses; utilities; trade associations in the civil nuclear sector; and private sector organizations involved in strengthening the export competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear products and services. Nominations are due by Dec. 7.

The International Trade Administration is asking for comments by Nov. 19 on a commercial dialog between the U.S. and the East African Community,¹ following agreement on establishment of the dialog as part of the U.S.-EAC Trade and Investment Partnership in June. The dialog will work to strengthen the U.S.-EAC trade and investment relationship, and support the EAC’s regional integration process. Specifically, the ITA plans to propose the promotion of business opportunities in key growth sectors, such as the energy, transportation infrastructure, information and communication technology, and agribusiness sectors. The ITA will also focus on fostering an open and predictable business climate in the EAC.