| Proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for border security and enforcement and immigration services | 03/30/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; Senate Committee on Appropriations |
| Aviation security | 03/30/04 | Subcommittee on Aviation; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| Science and Technology | 03/30/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| U.S. Coast Guard | 03/31/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection | 04/01/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| \"U.S.-China Trade: Preparations for the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade\" | 03/31/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection; House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| \"A Review to Assess Progress with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's Targeting Program for Sea Cargo\" | 03/31/04 | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| \"A System Rued: Inspecting Food\" | 03/30/04 | Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization; House Committee on Government Reform |
| Mark up of: H.R. 3978, Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organizations Reform Act and H. Res. 576, Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to improve its protection of intellectual property rights | 03/31/04 | House Committee on International Relations |
| Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Radiological Threats to the Homeland | 03/30/04 | Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
| \"Homeland Cybersecurity and DHS Enterprise Architecture Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 2005\" | 03/30/04 | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science and Research and Development; House Select Committee on Homeland Security |
A U.S. Federal Government Web site, www.regulations.gov, has been established to allow interested parties to find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that at the request of the petitioner, International Imaging Materials, Inc. (IIMAK), it has further postponed the final antidumping (AD) duty determination on wax and wax/resin thermal transfer ribbons from South Korea until no later than March 29, 2004 (from March 22, 2004).
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted to its Web site a letter to inform manufacturers, importers and distributors of imported candy that the FDA intends to publish at a future date a guidance document that will reduce its guidance level for considering enforcement action against candy products containing lead.
In the March 24, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 13), CBP issued notices (a) proposing to modify two classification rulings on metalized polyester embroidery thread and decorative wired trim, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on satellite radio receiver sets. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that a group of specialists believe the U.S. sanctions against Myanmar (formerly Burma) haven't achieved their aims and have been counterproductive in moving that country toward democracy. The Seattle-based Myanmar specialists have issued a report which concludes that U.S. sanctions aren't working because of Myanmar's growing ties with China, India, and its Southeast Asian neighbors. (WSJ Pub 03/25/04)
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 International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy, concluding that Tyco Adhesives Italia S.p.A. (Tyco) is the successor-in-interest to Manuli Tapes S.p.A. (Manuli)
On May 20, 2003, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a proposed rule to require imported solid wood packing material (SWPM) to be either heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide, as well as marked, prior to importation, in accordance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15 entitled "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade." ISPM 15 was approved by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) on March 15, 2002.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of magnesium metal from Russia.