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ITA Final Rule Extends Steel Permit and Monitoring Program Four More Years
February 15, 2013 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The ­International Trade Administration issued a final rule adopting its proposal to extend until 2017 its program to monitor and require permits from importers of steel products. Under the program, steel import licenses, issued through the online SIMA licensing system, are required by CBP for filing entry paperwork for imports of certain steel mill products into the U.S. Import data collected through the issuance of the licenses are aggregated weekly and posted on the publicly available Steel Mill Import Monitor.

CITA Adds Certain Composite Fabric to non-Commercially Available List in Unrestricted Quantities
February 14, 2013 by Tim Warren|Commerce Dept.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements determined that certain three-layered composite fabric is not available in commercial quantities in Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement countries, and is adding the fabric to the CAFTA-DR to the list at Annex 3.25 of the agreement in unrestricted quantities. This fabric may now be sourced from outside CAFTA-DR countries for use in CAFTA-DR qualifying textile and apparel products. VF Corp. asked for the commercial availability determination, and no interested parties responded to the request. Specifications for the fabric are as follows:

ITA Sets Meeting of Supply Chain Committee for March 12
February 14, 2013 by Tim Warren|Commerce Dept.

The International Trade Administration set a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness for March 12 in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be open to the public. The committee will discuss organizational and administrative issues including ethics and privacy requirements, and select a chairperson for the committee. The Committee will also consider current issues impacting the U.S. supply chain, which include trade and competitiveness, freight movement and policy, information technology and data requirements, regulatory issues, and finance and infrastructure. A full agenda will be here. Comments for consideration at the meeting are due by March 5.