The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875) for the period of April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing the initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of high pressure steel cylinders from China.
The State Department has issued its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules, which is required under Executive Order 135361 and is part of the President’s plan to create a “21st-century regulatory system.” The State Department's initial list of candidate rules for review includes many ITAR-related rules, so that the Department can simplify the regulatory structure for exporters of defense articles and services.
The International Trade Administration is publishing a notice on the following AD/CV proceeding (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in a subsequent ITT article):
The Department of Homeland Security has issued its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations, which is required under Executive Order 135361 and is part of the President’s plan to create a “21st-century regulatory system.”
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 31, 2011 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
On May 26, 2011, Senator Wyden (D)1 introduced S. 1133, the Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention Evasion (ENFORCE) Act, a bipartisan measure to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to quickly investigate allegations of antidumping and countervailing duty evasion in order to counteract the effects evasion has had on domestic manufacturing. A similar measure is expected in the House.
On May 26, 2011, the White House held a conference call to provide an update on the President’s plan to create a “21st-century regulatory system.” The plan involves agency reviews of existing regulations to determine whether they should be modified, expanded or repealed to make their regulatory program more cost effective and less burdensome in achieving regulatory objectives. During the call, the White House announced that 30 agencies have now identified their “Preliminary Plans for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice of its intent to distribute assessed antidumping or countervailing duties for fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (the Byrd Amendment).
The Commerce Department has issued its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules, which focuses on those bureaus with the greatest regulatory activity: the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the International Trade Administration (ITA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The complete preliminary plan is available here.