The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 29:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is issuing a final rule lifting the trade restrictions on importing bigeye tuna from Bolivia and Georgia, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Aug. 29. The action implements a recommendation from the 2011 meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. It also changes the regulations containing species-specific harmonized tariff codes to be consistent with recent changes adopted by the U.S. International Trade Commission, effective Sept. 28. The earlier prohibited imports were to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated catches of tuna by large-scale Bolivian and Georgian longline vessels. At its 2011 annual meeting, ICCAT decided Bolivia and Georgia vessels were no longer diminishing the effectiveness of conservation and management measures.

The International Trade Administration announced a medical/healthcare industry trade mission to Brazil May 21-24, 2013, in conjunction with Hospitalar 2013, the region’s major healthcare trade show, which attracts a high number of visitors from Mexico, Central and South America, as well as attendees from Europe, Asia and Africa. The trade mission is intended to include representatives from a variety of U.S. medical/healthcare industry manufacturers (equipment/devices, laboratory equipment, emergency equipment, diagnostic, physiotherapy and orthopedic, healthcare information technology, and other allied sectors), service providers, and trade associations, the ITA said. Mission participants will have tabletop exhibits at the ITA booth at Hospitalar and prearranged one-on-one appointments at the tables to introduce the participants to end-users and prospective partners whose needs and capabilities are best suited to each U.S. participant’s strengths. Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude by March 8, 2013. The ITA said it will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis.

The International Trade Administration issued its quarterly update to its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty that were imported during the period April 1, 2012, through June 30, 2012.

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 21:

The National Marine Fisheries Service will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean in compliance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) by Spanish-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under Spanish jurisdiction to be imported into the U.S., it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Aug. 20. The decision on the annual renewal is effective from April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. Further information: Sarah Wilkin, 562-980-3230.

A new pilot institute for manufacturing innovation will be established in Youngstown, Ohio, and will focus on additive manufacturing, announced the Commerce Department. The institute will form part of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), announced in March, which will consist of up to 15 manufacturing innovation institutes around the country to be regional hubs of manufacturing excellence.

The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 15:

The International Trade Administration pushed back the dates for the upcoming oil and gas trade mission to Israel to by one day to Oct. 28-Nov. 1 to “accommodate schedules and traditions,” it said in a Federal Register notice set for publication Aug. 14. The ITA changed the agenda accordingly, which now includes visits to the ports of Ashdod and Haifa, among other things.

The International Trade Administration announced a multi-sector trade mission to India and Sri Lanka Feb. 3-9, 2013, to introduce U.S. firms to South India’s and Sri Lanka’s rapidly expanding markets for infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare, and environmental and information technologies. The mission will tour three cities, Chennai, Cochin (Kochi) and Colombo, where participants will receive market briefings and participate in customized meetings with key officials and potential partners, the ITA said. Trade mission participants will also have the option to participate in additional stops in Bangalore and Hyderabad, where Commercial Service offices can arrange meetings with private sector developers/partners and state/local government officials. Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no later than Nov. 30. The ITA said it will begin to review applications and make selection decisions beginning in December 2012.