Los Angeles Customs' Field Operations has issued a Public Bulletin to notify the trade community of changes for cross-filing statements at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport (LALB) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Copies of LA Public Bulletin LA09-024 are available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty changed circumstances review of steel wire garment hangers from China.
The Copyright Royalty Board’s legitimacy under the Constitution is safe for now. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Live365 to halt the next webcasting rate proceeding. The company had challenged the murky legal authority used to set up the board (CD Sept 2 p8). The order by Judge Reggie Walton said Live365 hadn’t shown it deserves the “extraordinary relief of a preliminary injunction.” Walton said he expects to issue within 30 days an opinion “thoroughly outlining” his reasoning. Whether the board’s judges were appointed in accordance with the Constitution’s Appointments Clause was first raised by would-be royalty collector Royalty Logic. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to rule on that claim, saying Royalty Logic waited too long to raise it in the company’s challenge to the board’s rates. A judge on the appeals court who wasn’t involved in the webcasting challenge has urged his colleagues to consider the constitutional question (CD July 8 p1).
The Copyright Royalty Board’s legitimacy under the Constitution is safe for now. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Live365 to halt the next webcasting rate proceeding. The company had challenged the murky legal authority used to set up the board (WID Sept 2 p4). The order by Judge Reggie Walton said Live365 hadn’t shown it deserves the “extraordinary relief of a preliminary injunction.” Walton said he expects to issue within 30 days an opinion “thoroughly outlining” his reasoning. Whether the board’s judges were appointed in accordance with the Constitution’s Appointments Clause was first raised by would-be royalty collector Royalty Logic. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to rule on that claim, saying Royalty Logic waited too long to raise it in the company’s challenge to the board’s rates. A judge on the appeals court who wasn’t involved in the webcasting challenge has urged his colleagues to consider the constitutional question (WID July 8 p1).
ICANN issued a request for proposals to study the prevalence of Whois “misuse,” such as “harvesting” practices involving Whois contact information. ICANN has developed two studies for surveying registrants about misuse incidents they've experienced and the effectiveness of domain registrars’ anti-harvesting measures, and wants independent research organizations to submit applications to carry out one or both studies. The studies are due to start in the first half of 2010, and a presentation of preliminary findings at the June or December 2010 ICANN public meeting is considered a “key milestone.”
The International Trade Commission has announced the institution of investigations and the commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigations regarding certain sodium and potassium phosphate salts from China.
The International Trade Commission has announced the institution of investigations and the commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigations regarding certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from China and Indonesia.
The International Trade Commission has announced the institution of investigations and the commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigations regarding certain standard steel fasteners from China and Taiwan.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an antidumping duty new shipper review of wooden bedroom furniture from China for the period of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008.
The Port of Long Beach has issued a press release announcing that the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted preliminarily to eliminate a requirement that obligates most importers and exporters to claim cargo and pre-pay a Clean Trucks Program fee on September 14, 2009. The change is designed to end a bureaucratic step that has become unnecessary, but does not impact the programs clean air goals.