The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is postponing until no later than April 6, 2004 (from February 16, 2004) the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determinations on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico and Turkey.
Thomson offered workers at its Marion, Ind., TV tube plant a one-year extension of a contract that expires in April, including provisions covering a closure, union officials said. A vote on the proposed extension by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1160 was scheduled for Wed. Results weren’t available by our deadline.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation on outboard engines from Japan.
Preliminary views on World Radiocommunications Conference 2007 (WRC-07) on satellite services and high altitude platform stations (HAPS) will be ready for a planned Nov. meeting of the Inter-American Telecom Commission (CITEL), an informal working group (IWG) on the WRC-07, agreed. The IWG on satellite services and HAPS met Wed. at FCC hq to approve terms of reference for WRC-07 and to discuss views on agenda items. The consensus was that views on the 9 relevant agenda items weren’t solid enough to prepare for a spring CITEL meeting. Responding to a question on how solid the views had to be, attorney Stephen Baruch, chmn. of the satellite services IWG, said the views could be altered. At WRC-03, “the preliminary views were maintained all the way to the end of the working group cycle, but these views are alive,” he said. An issue that interested much of the group was agenda item 1.19, which would study spectrum requirements for global broadband satellite systems for possible harmonized fixed satellite service (FSS) bands for Internet applications. The item is the only satellite issue that had no relevant resolution at WRC-03. Other WRC-07 agenda items identified as relevant to the IWG included: (1) A study of current satellite allocations that could support modernization of the civil aviation telecom system (item 1.6). (2) Sharing between mobile satellite service (MSS) and space research services in the 1668-1668.4 MHz band and between MSS and fixed or mobile services in the 1668.4-1675 MHz band (item 1.7). (3) Potential use of the 27.5-28.35 GHz and 31-31.3 GHz and of 47.2-47.5 GHz and 47.9-48.2 GHz bands for HAPS -- systems providing wireless telecom and broadcasting services from aircraft (item 1.8). (4) Sharing between nongeostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) and fixed satellite service (FSS) in the 17.7-19.7 GHz bands (item 1.18) (5) Analysis of compatibility between radio astronomy and active space services (item 1.21). The IWG’s next meeting tentatively is scheduled for March 17.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China are being sold, or are likely to be sold, in the U.S. at less than fair value.
(a) The ITA states that La Pointe & Roy, as both producer and exporter, has a de minimis CV rate of 0.08%. As a result, suspension of liquidation continues, but at a CV cash deposit rate of zero.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is postponing until no later than April 19, 2004 (from February 14, 2004) the preliminary countervailing (CV) duty determination on carbazole violet pigment 23.
The SEC said it had filed an emergency lawsuit against Presto Telecom and its Chmn. Alfred Vassallo to halt an alleged $11 million securities fraud in San Diego. The complaint, filed in U.S. Dist. Court, San Diego, charged that the defendants induced more than 800 people in 42 states to invest in Presto by stating falsely that: (1) The company had significant business relationships with AT&T, Sprint, MCI and Qwest, which it said had expressed interest in buying Presto or in investing in the company. (2) It was a “partner” to and had “alliances” with Cisco Systems and Unisys. (3) The Commerce Dept. was lobbying Mexican telecom regulators on Presto’s behalf, and investors’ funds would be used to build and operate a telecom network in Mexico. However, the SEC alleged, only 16% of investor and company funds were used for equipment and fiber, while Vassallo himself had misappropriated at least $1.2 million for personal expenses. It also alleged Presto had failed to disclose to prospective investors that the license its affiliated entity received from the Mexican govt. in 1998 to operate a commercial telecom network there was the subject of revocation proceedings that started in 2001. The SEC seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions and other relief, including disgorgement and civil penalties against Presto and Vassallo. Meanwhile, it said the court had ordered the freezing of Presto’s and Vassallo’s assets, the appointment of a temporary receiver over the company and other relief. A hearing on whether a preliminary injunction should be issued against the defendants and whether a permanent receiver should be appointed over the company is scheduled for Feb. 9.