The International Trade Commission has announced that it has changed the date for transmitting its final recommendations to the President in its investigation on proposed Harmonized Tariff Schedule amendments to modify the classification of certain footwear in Chapter 64, in order to take into account various World Customs Organization decisions.
Dish Network’s request for a preliminary injunction that would block a federal statute requiring the direct broadcast satellite service carry significantly more public TV programming in HD fails to meet the necessary criteria, the Department of Justice said in opposing the request. Dish is suing the FCC as the enforcer of the law passed by Congress in May as part of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) (CD May 13 p2). Dish said the statute violates the company’s First Amendment rights by requiring carriage of certain programming. Per the statute, Dish must reach an agreement with public TV stations for carrying the HD programming by July 27 or face an accelerated schedule to add those broadcasters’ streams in that format.
The Department of Energy has issued three notices that it is reopening the comment periods on its framework documents on proposed energy conservation standards for furnace fans and commercial refrigeration equipment; and a preliminary technical support document on walk-in coolers and freezers. Comments are now due by July 27, 2010 for furnace fans; and by July 30, 2010 for refrigeration equipment and coolers and freezers.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The Office of Textiles and Apparel has posted to its website monthly reports containing official May 2010 trade data from the Census Department for U.S. imports and exports of textiles and apparel.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China, and in the antidumping duty investigation for Taiwan.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from Brazil for the period of February 1, 2008, through January 31, 2009.
Comcast made new diversity commitments relating to the NBC Universal deal, including a promise to put $20 million into a venture capital fund. In a letter to Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., and statements Thursday at a House Communications Subcommittee hearing in Chicago, Comcast executives emphasized increasing the presence of blacks and other minorities in employment and programs. The concessions came after criticisms by Rush and other members of Congress, as well as civil rights groups, of a lack of diversity at the two companies. Meanwhile, a new coalition, mostly of long-time foes of the deal, has formed.
GENEVA -- European countries floated common proposals on satellite registration, allocation of IPv6 resources and environmental metrics for possible changes to ITU policies at a quadrennial conference in October. About 30 of the 48 countries in the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations agreed to each of the proposals.