The Internatinal Trade Administration has published the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled, flat-rolled carbon quality steel products from Brazil (A-351-828). This review covers sales of subject merchandise made by Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (USIMINAS) and Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (COSIPA) (collectively, USIMINAS) for the period March 1, 2008, to February 28, 2009.
The International Trade Administration has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Turkey (A-489-501). This review covers four producers/exporters. The period of review is May 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is inviting applications from eligible individuals wishing to be included on the North American Free Trade Agreement Chapter 19 roster of individuals to serve on binational panels convened to review final determinations in antidumping or countervailing duty proceedings and amendments to the AD/CV statutes of a NAFTA party, for the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012.
On October 13, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Bersin addressed the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. on issues which included border security and trade facilitation.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain tissue paper products from China for the period of March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009 (A-570-894).
The Congressional Research Service has issued a report to Congress entitled “Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region,” which discusses measures to prevent movement and expansion of Asian carp the Great Lakes region.
Sirius XM faces a multi-state investigation into its telemarketing and other consumer practices, the satellite-radio provider said in an SEC filing Wednesday. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray won’t comment on the disclosure, spokesman Ted Hart said, citing a policy against discussing ongoing investigations. Cordray heads a working group that includes the attorneys general of Arizona, Connecticut, Tennessee, Vermont and the District of Columbia that’s probing Sirius practices on the cancellation of subscriptions, automatic renewal of subscriptions, charging, billing, collecting, and refunding or crediting of payments from consumers and consumer solicitations, the company said in the filing. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is conducting his own investigation, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster “commenced an action against us regarding our telemarketing practices” to residents in the state, Sirius said. Koster won a preliminary injunction against Sirius Oct. 6 for violating Missouri’s no-call laws, his website said. The injunction bars the company from making “repetitive calls to consumers on the no-call list who notified the defendant they rejected the Sirius XM subscription or after their free trial period expired, unless the consumer expressly authorized Sirius XM to call,” his website said. Sirius’s filing said it’s"cooperating with these investigations and believes our consumer-related practices comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.”
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray won’t comment on the Sirius XM disclosure Wednesday that the company faces a multi-state investigation into its telemarketing and other consumer practices, Cordray spokesman Ted Hart told us in an e-mail, citing a policy against discussing ongoing investigations. Cordray heads a working group that includes the attorneys general of Arizona, Connecticut, Tennessee, Vermont and the District of Columbia that’s probing Sirius XM practices on the cancellation of subscriptions, automatic renewal of subscriptions, charging, billing, collecting, and refunding or crediting of payments from consumers and consumer solicitations, the company said in an 8-K filing at the SEC. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is conducting his own investigation, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster “commenced an action against us regarding our telemarketing practices” to residents in the state, Sirius XM said. Koster won a preliminary injunction against Sirius XM Oct. 6 for violating Missouri’s no-call laws, his website said. The injunction bars Sirius XM from making “repetitive calls to consumers on the no-call list who notified the defendant they rejected the Sirius XM subscription or after their free trial period expired, unless the consumer expressly authorized Sirius XM to call,” his website said. Sirius XM is “cooperating with these investigations and believes our consumer-related practices comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations,” the company said in its 8-K.
The Government Accountability Office has issued its report to congressional requestors regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s implementation of the Importer Security Filing (ISF) requirements of the 10+2 interim final rule.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan for the period of May 1, 2008, to April 30, 2009 (A-583-008).