The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain steel grating from China (C-570-948).
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Indonesia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Vietnam are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
At the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, PortCheck is preparing to introduce a simplified cargo claiming system to reduce the administrative and economic burdens of the Clean Trucks Program (CTP). The system will be developed, tested and operational by November 15, not November 1 as previously announced. Under the new system, cargo owners using exempt clean trucks to move local or intermodal rail cargo will no longer be required to claim cargo or pay the Clean Trucks Fee (CTF) in advance; only cargo owners using older, non-compliant trucks will be required to do so. Currently, all cargo, including intermodal cargo, must be claimed through PortCheck. (PierPass press release, dated 10/29/09, available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com.)
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China.
The FCC’s monthly meeting will again be devoted to broadband, according to the preliminary agenda for the Nov. 18 session. The only item scheduled for a vote is an order on the siting of wireless service facilities. It’s stated goal is to promote broadband services by reducing delays in construction “while also preserving local zoning authority.” The order may require zoning authorities to respond to tower companies’ applications for upgrades in 90 days and for new towers in 150, analyst Paul Gallant of the Washington Research Group wrote. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has said he will soon move to impose a time limit on municipal decisions (CD Oct 8 p2). Commission staff will report at the meeting on where work stands on the National Broadband Plan, the agenda said. “The presentation will include an analysis of the major gaps in broadband in America.”
On October 29, 2009, Secretary of State Clinton announced a breakthrough in negotiations in Honduras. According to the Secretary, there will be elections held on November 29, 2009 and the U.S. will work with the people and government of Honduras to realize the full return of democracy and a better future for the Honduran people. (Press release, dated 10/30/09, available at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/131078.htm.)
Lawyers for CTX Technology, DPI Inc., Fujitsu General America, ToteVision and ViewSonic contacted the Washington Department of Ecology in March asking the state to change its “E-Cycle Washington” program “to find a more cost-effective means for the recycling of electronics,” department spokesman Miles Kuntz told us in an e-mail Wednesday. But the manufacturers “did not threaten a lawsuit and there are no ongoing activities or communications on this subject,” though they did argue that E-Cycle Washington violated the Constitution “by imposing a significant financial burden on out-of-state economic interests,” Kuntz said.