The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 29:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is issuing a final rule lifting the trade restrictions on importing bigeye tuna from Bolivia and Georgia, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Aug. 29. The action implements a recommendation from the 2011 meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. It also changes the regulations containing species-specific harmonized tariff codes to be consistent with recent changes adopted by the U.S. International Trade Commission, effective Sept. 28. The earlier prohibited imports were to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated catches of tuna by large-scale Bolivian and Georgian longline vessels. At its 2011 annual meeting, ICCAT decided Bolivia and Georgia vessels were no longer diminishing the effectiveness of conservation and management measures.

The International Trade Administration issued its quarterly update to its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty that were imported during the period April 1, 2012, through June 30, 2012.

The International Trade Administration announced a medical/healthcare industry trade mission to Brazil May 21-24, 2013, in conjunction with Hospitalar 2013, the region’s major healthcare trade show, which attracts a high number of visitors from Mexico, Central and South America, as well as attendees from Europe, Asia and Africa. The trade mission is intended to include representatives from a variety of U.S. medical/healthcare industry manufacturers (equipment/devices, laboratory equipment, emergency equipment, diagnostic, physiotherapy and orthopedic, healthcare information technology, and other allied sectors), service providers, and trade associations, the ITA said. Mission participants will have tabletop exhibits at the ITA booth at Hospitalar and prearranged one-on-one appointments at the tables to introduce the participants to end-users and prospective partners whose needs and capabilities are best suited to each U.S. participant’s strengths. Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude by March 8, 2013. The ITA said it will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis.

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

The National Marine Fisheries Service will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean in compliance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) by Spanish-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under Spanish jurisdiction to be imported into the U.S., it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Aug. 20. The decision on the annual renewal is effective from April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. Further information: Sarah Wilkin, 562-980-3230.

A new pilot institute for manufacturing innovation will be established in Youngstown, Ohio, and will focus on additive manufacturing, announced the Commerce Department. The institute will form part of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), announced in March, which will consist of up to 15 manufacturing innovation institutes around the country to be regional hubs of manufacturing excellence.

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

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 13:

The November 2012 trade mission to South Africa and Zambia will now include as targeted sectors the water sector (water supply, sanitation, and drainage systems) and architecture, construction and technical assistance services related to development of water sector infrastructure, said the International Trade Administration. Because of this change, the ITA said it is will delay its period for selection decisions until Aug. 24 (the decision-making process was originally set to begin in May).