The Government Accountability Office has issued a report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on efforts to quantify the economic effects of counterfeit and pirated goods.
The Congressional Research Service regularly publishes comprehensive reports for Members of Congress on global issues affecting trade and finance. The following are highlights of a CRS report on the U.S. trade and investment relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The following summary provides details of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s draft proposed rule on the conditions under which CPSC would accept the results of component tests, instead of tests of an entire consumer product, to meet the testing and certification requirements of the CPSA, as amended by the CPSIA.1
The Office of Textiles and Apparel has posted to its website monthly reports containing official February 2010 trade data from the Census Department for U.S. imports and exports of textiles and apparel.
The Department of Energy has issued a proposed rule that would significantly revise its test procedures for battery chargers and multiple voltage external power supplies.
The Department of Homeland Security has released its Open Government Plan to enhance transparency, public participation, and collaboration as part of the Administration’s Open Government Initiative. The plan, which is part of DHS’s effort to utilize public feedback to better share information, calls for reducing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request backlogs, maintaining an open dialogue with the public, and expanding its Virtual USA1 framework.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that certain potassium phosphate salts from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that wire decking from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (A-570-949).
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that certain steel grating from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (A-570-947).