The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated antidumping (AD) duty investigations of certain tissue paper products and certain crepe paper products from China.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting written comments by April 22, 2004 concerning the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) to examine various measures relating to the U.S. antidumping (AD) duty order on gray portland cement and cement clinker (cement) from Mexico.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting written comments by April 6, 2004 regarding the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel concerning measures of the European Communities (EC) affecting the approval and marketing of the products of agricultural biotechnology (biotech products).
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a notice announcing that, following receipt of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), it has instituted an investigation regarding the probable economic effect of the proposed U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and expects to provide its classified report to the USTR by August 19, 2004.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by March 26, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) from Dillard's, Inc. and BWA, Inc.:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Treasury Department has terminated the certificate of authority qualifying Cumberland Casualty and Surety Company (Surety Code 234) as an acceptable surety on federal bonds effective February 24, 2004.
| Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Federal Aviation Administration | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| \"Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\" | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection; House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| US-VISIT: A Down Payment on Homeland Security | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims; House Committee on the Judiciary |
| \"The Department of Homeland Security's Border and Transportation Security (BTS) Budget Proposal\" | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security; House Select Committee on Homeland Security |
CNN.com reports that the Bush Administration will soon impose economic sanctions against Syria under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, adding that diplomatic penalties are unlikely to be imposed. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/19/03 news, 03121920, for BP summary of the Syria Act.) (CNN.com Pub 03/10/04, available at http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/10/us.syria/index.html)
In the March 3 and 10, 2004 issues of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 10 and 11), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking a classification ruling on men's swimwear, (b) revoking two classification rulings on disposable boxer shorts, and (c) revoking two classification rulings on children's animal blankets. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.