A public notice on the FCC’s quadrennial media ownership review asked more than two dozen questions in what officials inside and outside the commission said was another step toward opening a formal proceeding (CD Oct 7 p6). The notice was issued by the Media Bureau Wednesday in advance of workshops with academics, broadcasters and public interest groups it will hold Nov. 2-4 on the subject. Comments on the notice, due Nov. 20 (Docket No. 09-182), and discussion during the meetings should focus on the questions listed in the document, it said.

The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of certain standard steel fasteners from China and Taiwan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

The International Trade Administration has initiated an antidumping duty investigation to determine whether imports of certain sodium and 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 frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released a preliminary comparison of the pending U.S.-Korea (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement with the recently initialed European Union-Korea FTA.

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium for the period of May 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the Semi-Annual Report concluding that no major U.S. trading partner met the currency manipulation standards during the most recent reporting period. However, the report notes that the U.S. will continue to work with China both in the G-20 and the bilateral Strategic and Economic Dialogue to pursue policies that permit greater flexibility of the exchange rate and lead to more sustainable and balanced trade and growth. (Report, posted 10/15/09, available at http://www.treasury.gov/offices/international-affairs/economic-exchange-rates/)

The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from China and Indonesia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of purified carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.

The International Trade Commission has issued a notice of an earlier-than-expected transmittal of its report to Congress regarding the use of the ''first sale rule'' for customs valuation of U.S. imports. As ITC received the final report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 25, 2009, it now expects to deliver its report to Congress by December 23, 2009. (Investigation No. 332-505, FR Pub 10/15/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-24793.pdf)