The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing the preliminary antidumping duty determination on small diameter graphite electrodes from China by 50 days to August 14, 2008.
Short-range devices are causing more inference problems in industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequencies, particularly 900-928 MHz, 2,400-2,483.5 MHz and 5,725-5,850 MHz, according preliminary studies and anecdotal evidence, Canada said in a June 10 report to an ITU-R group on spectrum engineering techniques. The concern is that short-range device emissions will cause harmful interference to users in the ISM bands and radio services outside the bands, Canada said. Operators and users can’t claim protection from interference, Canada said. Some channels in the 902 to 928 MHz band in a large urban area were fully saturated during a 24-hour period, according to preliminary measurements by Industry Canada. Canada has begun a measurement program to better understand the phenomenon. Potential solutions include greater use of cognitive radio equipment, using spectrum below 2.4 GHz or global or regional solutions, Canada said.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing its final antidumping duty determinations on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from China, Brazil and Thailand until no later than September 17, 2008.
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 Air Force is paying Boeing and Lockheed Martin $75 million each to continue preliminary work on the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), it said. The companies will develop “system definition and design concepts” for possible alternatives, TSAT Digital Core and TSAT Lite, the Air Force said. The Air Force has been reviewing the TSAT program and is widely expected to scale the program back when its review is complete.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from France for the period of March 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message which states that at approximately 11:56 EDT on June 9, 2008 Automated Commercial Environment users began experiencing slow responses impacting CBP and Trade users. Service was expected to be restored at 13:30 EDT. CBP notes that updates will follow if necessary. (CSMS 08-000101, dated 06/09/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17109&page=&srch_argv=08-000101&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby.)
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India for the period of December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006.
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China. The ITA has also determined that East Pipe has received countervailable subsidies.
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping duty determination that circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.