The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that at the request of the petitioners, it is postponing the preliminary countervailing (CV) duty determinations on bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate resin from India and Thailand until no later than August 21, 2004 (from June 17, 2004).
The State Department's Washington File reports that on June 7, 2004, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling that required the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct an environmental study on the impact that Mexican trucks would have on air quality if permitted to operate in the U.S. In response, DOT Secretary Mineta stated that the Supreme Court decision opens the way for DOT to continue working with Mexican authorities to move forward with long-haul bus and truck operations. (Washington File article dated 06/07/04, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=June&x=20040607153418ASrelliM0.1072199&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and responses (dated May 21, 2004) labeled as pertaining to the "Vessel Mode" of transportation, for the inbound ocean portion of its final rule on the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (ocean, air, rail, and truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S.
On June 6, 2004, President Bush issued Executive Order (EO) 13343 which states that all executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies shall be closed on June 11, 2004, as a mark of respect for Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the U.S. According to a press release issued by the Office of Personnel Management, Friday, June 11, 2004 has been named a "National Day of Mourning." EO 13343 states that the above provision does not apply to those offices and installations, or parts thereof, in the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or other departments, independent establishments, and governmental agencies that the heads thereof determine should remain open for reasons of national security or defense or other essential public business. (EO 13343, dated 06/11/04, available at www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/print/20040606-3.html.)
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.
The House Ways and Means Committee has issued an advisory stating that it will hold a hearing on June 16, 2004 on the implementation of the U.S.-Australia free trade agreement (FTA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and responses (dated May 21, 2004) labeled as pertaining to the "Vessel Mode" of transportation, for the inbound ocean portion of its final rule on the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (ocean, air, rail, and truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, effective July 6, 2004, which amends 21 CFR Parts 1, 10, and 16 to provide procedures for the administrative detention of an article of food, if an officer or qualified employee of the FDA has credible evidence or information indicating that such article presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.
On June 4, 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted a notice to its Web site containing its 62nd update to its lists of names and addresses of certain foreign companies convicted, penalized, and/or excluded from entry because of the illegal transshipment of textile products, etc.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that, at the request of the petitioner, it is postponing the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on outboard engines from Japan until no later than July 16, 2004 (from June 16, 2004).