The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene retail carrier bags from Thailand (A-549-821) covering the period August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The International Trade Administration is revoking, in part, the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China (A-570-909) as it relates to imports of four specific types of steel nails, pursuant to the final results of its changed circumstances (CC) review.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
An ITU-R group on terrestrial broadcasting cited “several difficulties” in trying to treat power line telecommunications (PLT) as an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance matter, it told ITU-R groups dealing with spectrum management, terrestrial and science services in a note following a May meeting. The concept of “EMC coordination” in preliminary text for a new ITU-R report on the impact of power line telecommunication systems on radiocommunication systems operating in the VHF and UHF bands above 80 MHz needs to be clarified, the note said. Where frequency bands are shared between radiocommunication services, compatibility requirements are established after carrying out necessary studies, it said. From these, it may be necessary to define a coordination mechanism, to limit interference to acceptable levels, it said. The term “EMC coordination” doesn’t appear to be consistent with the usual philosophy in defining EMC standards and protection requirements for information technology equipment (ITE), which is to ensure that other equipment in the vicinity will not be affected by RF interference conducted along common wiring or that is radiated, it said, and that other electronic or electrical equipment doesn’t likewise interfere. Draft text in the proposed report suggests PLT installations as a class of ITE that, for special reasons, is excluded from normal EMC requirements, it said. “This could have serious implications on the present EMC regime.” An alternative scenario would admit PLT uses RF energy for providing telecom services, with a view toward possibly designating frequency bands for PLT use that wouldn’t adversely impact radiocommunication services, it said. PLT equipment compliant with an agreed ITU standard on International Mobile Telecommunications or 3GPP’s Long Term Evolution use in the 450-470 MHz band would no longer be considered as ITE subject to conflicting EMC standards and legislation, it said.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in a future issue of ITT):
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970).
Peer-to-peer currency Bitcoin could be a step toward a more privacy-protective monetary system or the gateway to massive money-laundering and other crimes, observers said. The project, touted as the world’s first completely distributed digital currency, allows users who download the free, open-source software to carry out transactions without banks or payment processors, its website says. Bitcoin project lead Gavin Andresen was unavailable to comment by our deadline. While it’s too early to know whether the idea will take off, it raises potentially troubling legal and regulatory issues and could prompt government action, observers said.
CBP has posted a memorandum providing proration and liquidation instructions for the 2011 in-quota (low duty) tariff rate quota quantity for tuna and skipjack (tuna), in airtight containers, not in oil, weighing with their contents not over 7 kilograms each, that is not the product of any U.S. insular possession.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in a future issue of ITT):
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of honey from Argentina (A-357-812) for the period of December 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009.