The International Trade Administration has issued the following notices:
The Department of Health and Human Services is requesting comments by May 13, 2011, to assist it in developing a preliminary plan to review its existing regulations to determine whether any regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed, pursuant to Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review1."
On April 4, 2011, Federal Maritime Commissioner Michael Khouri spoke at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Annual Conference, where he discussed the Commission’s ongoing inquiry of the EU’s elimination of antitrust immunity, its investigations of household goods movement and vessel and equipment capacity, and the possibility of extending negotiated rate arrangement (NRA) benefits to certain foreign NVOs.
The International Trade Administration has issued the following notices:
The U.S. is “well-equipped and has the infrastructure to collect, manually repair and refurbish, and mechanically process the exponentially increasing volume” of used and end-of-life electronics generated in the country, a study said. The survey by International Data Corp. was commissioned by the Institute of Scarp Recycling Industries (ISRI). The $5 billion-a-year electronics recycling industry is being “driven by commercially generated electronics scrap,” ISRI said, releasing preliminary findings of the study.
The House issued a sharp rebuke to FCC net neutrality rules, passing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act Friday afternoon. As expected, the 240-179 vote split the parties. Six Democrats voted for HJ Res 37, and two Republicans voted against it. While the bill passed the House with relative ease, the road ahead looks difficult. The resolution next moves to the Democratic-controlled Senate, and the Obama administration has threatened to veto if it gets any further. The House failed to demonstrate Friday that the body has a two-thirds majority necessary to override a veto.
The House issued a sharp rebuke to FCC net neutrality rules, passing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act Friday afternoon. As expected, the 240-179 vote split the parties. Six Democrats voted for HJ Res 37, and two Republicans voted against it. While the bill passed the House with relative ease, the road ahead looks difficult. The resolution next moves to the Democratic-controlled Senate, and the Obama administration has threatened to veto if it gets any further. The House failed to demonstrate Friday that the body has a two-thirds majority necessary to override a veto.
According to Xinhuanet, Peru and Mexico signed an agreement on April 6, 2011 aimed at providing tax benefits to boost bilateral trade. According to remarks by Peruvian President Alan Garcia, the deal is "a preliminary step toward a larger agreement," as they intend to include Chile and Colombia in the deal. The Mexican Secretary of Economy has posted limited information on its "Economic Complementation Agreement" with Peru here.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of orange juice from Brazil (A-351-840) covering the period March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of 1--hydroxyethylidene--1, 1--diphosphonic acid (HEDP) from China (A-570-934) covering the period April 23, 2009 through March 31, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.