Some new FCC radio rules took effect Tuesday, with approval by the Office of Management and Budget of Forms 301 and 340, the commission said in the Federal Register (http://xrl.us/bk2ikn). The rules are part of the commission’s order (CD March 4 p10) making it harder for radio stations to move into urban areas, and those with applications to change cities of license “may expect to receive ‘deficiency letters’ in the not-too-distant future,” said the blog of the Fletcher Heald law firm.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a final rule, effective August 18, 2011, which determines that children’s upper outerwear in sizes 2T to 12 or the equivalent, which have neck or hood drawstrings, and in sizes 2T to 16 or the equivalent, which have waist or bottom drawstrings that do not meet specified criteria, present substantial product hazards and are subject to immediate reporting requirements, recalls, and will be refused admission into the U.S. See below for information on determining size equivalents to 2T to 16 and a CPSC comment that equivalently sized products that are ambiguously labeled or not clearly marketed for adults should comply.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced decisions not to initiate two “Section 301” investigations1. The decisions are in response to separate petitions filed in May 2011 requesting investigation of alleged: (i) misconduct by the Government of Israel during the negotiation in the 1980s of the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement; and (ii) expropriations without adequate compensation by the Dominican Republic, resulting in an alleged breach of the Dominican Republic’s obligations under the DR-CAFTA2, etc.
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments and information about preventive controls and other practices used by facilities to identify and address hazards associated with specific types of food and specific processes. The information FDA receives will inform its development of guidance required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on preventive controls for facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold human food or animal food/feed.
Despite significant strides, the videogame industry still faces several challenges, including piracy and a Canadian tariff that the Entertainment Software Association said “would expose publishers to additional royalties” for music used in games when they're distributed online, said its annual report released Wednesday. The report was released a week after the Supreme Court handed the game industry a major victory, ruling 7-2 that California’s violent videogame law was unconstitutional (CED June 28 p1).
Despite significant strides, the videogame industry still faces several challenges, including piracy and a Canadian tariff that the Entertainment Software Association said “would expose publishers to additional royalties” for music used in games when they're distributed online, said its annual report released Wednesday. The report was released a week after the Supreme Court handed the game industry a major victory, ruling 7-2 that California’s violent videogame law was unconstitutional (WID June 28 p2).
Other details disclosed in Zynga’s S-1 filing at the SEC on Friday (CED July 5 p3) included that its CEO, Mark Pincus, received a base salary of $301,154 and $135,000 bonus in 2010, along with additional compensation of $84,085.
Other details disclosed in Zynga’s S-1 filing at the SEC on Friday (WID July 5 p3) included that its CEO, Mark Pincus, received a base salary of $301,154 and $135,000 bonus in 2010, along with additional compensation of $84,085.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comments on regulatory options -- such as de minimis exceptions for small amounts of plant materials and composite plant materials -- that could be used to address problems that have arisen with the implementation of the Lacey Act declaration requirement for imported plants and plant products.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a final rule that creates a new “Substantial Product Hazard List” and names as the first product on the list, any hand-supported hair dryer without UL-compliant integral immersion protection. Effective July 28, 2011, these non-compliant hair dryers must be immediately reported to CPSC, are subject to recall, and will be refused admission into the U.S. A similar rule for drawstrings in children’s upper outerwear is expected.