The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that, at the request of the petitioners, it is postponing the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determinations on certain tissue paper products and certain crepe paper products from China until no later than August 25, 2004 (from July 26, 2004).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of sebacic acid from China to determine whether Tianjin Chemicals Import and Export Corporation (Tianjin) has resumed dumping of sebacic acid produced by Hengshui Dongfeng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Hengshui), as alleged by a domestic interested party.
The Journal of Commerce Online reports it will take at least two weeks before the backlog of containers at the Port of Miami is reduced to normal levels following the court-ordered end to a two-week strike by independent truckers. The article adds that on July 15, 2004, the federal judge that granted the temporary restraining order ending the protest will hear arguments by the Port of Miami and others asking for a permanent injunction. (JoC Online dated 07/12/04, www.joc.com.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an amendment to Customs Directive 099 3510-004 (Monetary Guidelines for Setting Bond Amounts) in order to add new guidelines for determining continuous bond requirements for importers of agriculture or aquaculture merchandise subject to antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing (CV) duty cases.
On July 8, 2004, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge made a statement in which he provided an update on the increased risk of a large-scale terrorist attack by al Qaeda this summer.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the interest rates for the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2004 (July 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004) for overpayments and underpayments of Customs duties are:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing the results of several Generalized System of Preferences- (GSP-) related reviews.
(a) CV net subsidy rate of zero; however, suspension of liquidation will continue
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of low enriched uranium from France for one producer/exporter for the period of May 14, 2001 through December 31, 2002.
| Nomination of David M. Stone, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security | 07/13/04 | Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| Home products fire safety issues | 07/14/04 | Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| U.S. Policy toward Southeast Europe, focusing on the Balkans | 07/14/04 | Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Implications of drug importation | 07/14/04 | Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
| The Role of Arms Export Policy in the Global War on terror | 07/14/04 | House Committees on Armed Services and International Relations |
| \"Radio Frequency Identification (REID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer\" | 07/14/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection; House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| \"Facilitating an Enhanced Information Sharing Network that Links Law Enforcement and Homeland Security for Federal, State, and Local Governments | 07/13/04 | Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census; House Committee on Government Reform |
| \"A Review of USDA's Expanded BSE Cattle Surveillance Program\" | 07/14/04 | House Committees on Government Reform and Agriculture |
| Transatlantic Relations: A Post-Summit Assessment | 07/15/04 | Subcommittee on Europe; House Committee on International Relations |
| How trade laws can be changed and barriers lowered to benefit U.S. small businesses | 07/14/04 | House Committee on Small Business |