The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a notice seeking comment on the possible modification or termination of its April 2009 imposition of a 10% additional duty on imports of softwood lumber from certain Canadian provinces, as Canada is taking steps to address the situation through the imposition of a 10% export charge.

The Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a report entitled “FDA Transparency Initiative: Draft Proposals for Public Comment Regarding Disclosure Policies of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,” as part of Phase II of its Transparency Initiative.

The following summary provides details of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed rule that would establish a publicly available and searchable database on CPSC’s Web site on the safety of consumer products and other products or substances regulated by CPSC, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).

The Food and Drug Administration requests comments on the draft second edition of its guidance, “Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry as Established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (Edition 2),” which provides further information to the industry in complying with RFR requirements and on the new Safety Reporting Portal.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued its proposed “15 Month Rule¹” on Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) testing and labeling for product certification, one of the agency’s most important CPSIA rulemakings. The proposed rule would create a new 16 CFR Part 1107 to establish requirements for:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued proposed rules that would designate certain children’s upper outerwear with drawstring violations and handheld hairdryers without immersion protection to be substantial product hazards under section 15 (j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a frequently asked questions document regarding containers considered to be instruments of international traffic (IIT) that are imported into the U.S. with residual chemicals, cargo, goods, etc.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a proposed rule to list largetooth sawfish (Pristis perotteti)¹ as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, which would prohibit its import, export, use in foreign commerce, or take¹.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations governing medical device establishment registration and device listing. Comments on FDA’s proposed rule are due by June 24, 2010.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that ABI Importer/Bond Query (Application Identifier KI) queries will now return results for new bond activity codes.