The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Vietnam is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (A-552-811). The ITA found preliminary AD rates of zero to 27.96%, which are effective June 1, 2012. U.S. Customs is expected to implement these AD cash deposit/bond requirements soon.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a notice of its intent to distribute assessed antidumping or countervailing duties for fiscal year 2012 pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (the Byrd Amendment). Certifications to obtain a continued dumping and subsidy offset under a particular order or finding must be received by July 31, 2012.
The European Commission Monday will propose measures to boost online trust and convenience by making electronic identification (eID) and e-signature rules more uniform across Europe, EC sources said Wednesday. The two-part plan would extend existing national eID systems for public services that require formal electronic identification across Europe, and will standardize e-signature and e-authentication rules, they told reporters at a briefing where they spoke on the condition they not be named. Competitiveness ministers Wednesday urged the EC to submit the proposal by June. Despite that, the sources said, they expect some concerns from governments worried about the potential burden of accepting eID services from other countries, and from some EU lawmakers who might be troubled by perceived privacy issues.
The European Commission Monday will propose measures to boost online trust and convenience by making electronic identification (eID) and e-signature rules more uniform across Europe, EC sources said Wednesday. The two-part plan would extend existing national eID systems for public services that require formal electronic identification across Europe, and will standardize e-signature and e-authentication rules, they told reporters at a briefing where they spoke on the condition they not be named. Competitiveness ministers Wednesday urged the EC to submit the proposal by June. Despite that, the sources said, they expect some concerns from governments worried about the potential burden of accepting eID services from other countries, and from some EU lawmakers who might be troubled by perceived privacy issues.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 29, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration issued the initiation and preliminary results of its antidumping duty changed circumstances review of stainless steel bar from Japan (A-588-833), in response to a request by U.S. importer of subject merchandise Suruga USA Corp. that the ITA revoke, in part, the AD order with respect to three types of stainless steel bar that are subject to the AD order at issue (one Grade 304 product and two Grade 440C products). The ITA said the domestic industry has affirmatively expressed a lack of interest in the continuation of the order with respect to this product. Therefore, The ITA intends to revoke, in part, the AD order as it relates to imports of the connector described above from China.
The scope of the antidumping duty order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875) was amended by the International Trade Administration in the final results of an AD changed circumstances review, to exclude a certain brake fluid tube connector. The review, initiated in response to a request by Ford Motor Co., also revokes the AD order, in part, retroactive to April 1, 2011, for the particular brake fluid tube connector removed from the scope. The connector is a “joint block” for brake fluid tubes and is made of non-malleable cast iron to Society of Automotive Engineers (SEA) automotive standard J431. The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate without regard to antidumping duties, as applicable, and to refund any estimated antidumping duties collected for all unliquidated entries of the connector, made on or after April 1, 2011.
While the legal battle pitting TV broadcasters against Dish Network’s ad-skipping technology focuses on alleged copyright infringement, it also will hold implications for future retransmission consent agreements, broadcast lawyers said. The DBS company and the Big Four broadcast networks filed litigation against each other late last week in U.S. District Court in New York.
While the legal battle pitting TV broadcasters against Dish Network’s ad-skipping technology focuses on alleged copyright infringement, it also will hold implications for future retransmission agreements, broadcast lawyers said. The DBS company and the Big Four broadcast networks filed litigation against each other late last week in U.S. District Court in New York
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) threw its considerable weight behind spectrum sharing, approving a spectrum report Friday that stresses the importance of sharing. The report recommends that President Barack Obama issue a memorandum saying it’s U.S. government policy to share underutilized government spectrum and ordering agencies to identify 1,000 MHz of spectrum that could be shared with the private sector. PCAST didn’t release the report, but the details were presented at a meeting in Washington.