House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Waxman (D) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Markey (D) have issued a notice announcing that they will be holding four days of hearings on the discussion draft of "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" (ACES). The hearings will examine the views of the Administration and a broad range of stakeholders on the discussion draft.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted the remarks of USDA Secretary Vilsack at the recent G8 Agricultural Ministerial meeting. Among other things, Vilsack stated, "A successful conclusion to the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Round would reduce and eliminate tariffs and other barriers, as well as market-distorting subsidies for agricultural goods. We strongly encourage countries to lift trade-restrictive policy measures, such as export restrictions." (Remarks, dated 04/18/09, available at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/04/0117.xml.)
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India for the period of December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007.
The International Trade Administration is initiating an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative and new shipper reviews:
According to a Port of Long Beach press release, on April 15, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the Federal Maritime Commission's request for a preliminary injunction against the Los Angeles/Long Beach Clean Trucks Program (LA/LB CTP).
CBP has posted April 15, 2009 versions of five "pending release" editions of existing Importer Security Filing transaction sets. According to CBP sources, these pending transaction sets will become effective no sooner than May 18, 2009. CBP will notify the trade approximately one to two weeks in advance via a CSMS message when a definitive date is determined. The transaction sets are:
Alaska Airlines said preliminary results of a test of its satellite wireless service on one of its planes in the past month were “overwhelmingly positive.” The wireless signal is produced with satellite technology created by Row 44 of Westlake Village, Calif.
The Office of Textiles and Apparel has posted to its Web site monthly reports containing official February 2009 trade data from the Census Department for U.S. imports and exports of textiles and apparel.