The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of certain welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey for the period of January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
Recent fires on commercial airliners have prompted the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DoT) to issue new safety guidelines on packing and handling lithium-ion batteries for notebook PCs and other portable electronic devices. Spare lithium-ion battery packs should be enclosed in plastic bags and packed in carry-ons, never in checked luggage, DoT said. Spares should be packed in their original retail packaging, and loose cells should be wrapped in insulating tape to prevent contact with other metal objects, the department said. Only chargers matched to a specific battery type should be used, and low-price knockoffs should be avoided, it said. Care also should be taken to prevent powerpacks from being crushed, punctured or dropped, DoT said. Fire broke out in an overhead baggage compartment on a JetBlue flight Feb. 10, and a preliminary investigation found that loose batteries may have been the cause, DoT said. And last week, the agency said it received reports that a battery ignited aboard an American Airlines flight from Argentina. In both cases, flight attendants put out the fires and the planes landed safely, DoT said. The agency said it’s talking with battery and device manufacturers on enhanced safety requirements that include improved battery design, testing, labeling, and packaging standards.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam for the period of August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China for the period of February 3, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
The FCC could regulate exclusive deals between cable operators and apartment building owners when the pacts are found to be anticompetitive, under preliminary conclusions of a rulemaking approved by the FCC Thurs. After declining to address the issue as recently as 2003, the FCC reversed course out of concern that such deals slow telco TV and broadband deployment, said staffers and commissioners. Commissioners voted to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on what Media Bureau lawyer Holly Saurer called a tentative finding.
A federal judge again struck down a 1998 online-porn law, the latest chapter in a judicial saga that includes trips to the Supreme Court. The U.S. may appeal again, said sources close to the case. U.S. Dist. Judge Lowell Reed, Philadelphia, permanently enjoined enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) Thurs. for vagueness and excessive reach. The ruling drew praise from Internet privacy groups that took the occasion to criticize the federal govt. for trying to enforce a law they call unenforceable.
The FCC could regulate exclusive deals between cable operators and apartment building owners, when the pacts are found to be anticompetitive, under preliminary conclusions of a rulemaking approved by the FCC Thurs. Hurdles to telco video deals with apartments may slow broadband deployment -- and pay-TV competition -- several commissioners said. They voted to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on what Media Bureau lawyer Holly Saurer called a tentative finding. The FCC will seek comment on whether it should have oversight of pacts between multiple dwelling units (MDUs) and pay-TV providers, Saurer told the meeting. “There is no reason why Americans who happen to live in MDUs should have a narrower range of choice when it comes to video and broadband service than Americans who live in free- standing buildings,” said Comr. Copps. Comr. Tate said the NPRM fulfills Congress’s mandate for the FCC to spur broadband and video deployment. Comr. McDowell said the importance of the rulemaking is highlighted by increased marketing of video, phone and broadband in discounted packages: “I am pleased this item examines building access issues in a platform-neutral manner with respect to all video providers.” - JM
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea for the period of August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty and countervailing (CV) duty administrative reviews: