The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
new shipper review; bonding will no longer be permitted to fulfill AD security requirements.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation (No. 1205-6) on proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS), pursuant to 19 USC 3005.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message announcing that the fax machine at the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) office at the Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, VA has been repaired and is now operational. CBP states that the fax number is (757) 441-3709. (Adm 04-1972, dated 09/09/04, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2004/2004-1972.ADM.)
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administrative message, effective August 26, 2004, the International Trade Administration (ITA) discontinued the suspension of liquidation and cash deposit/bond requirements for countervailing (CV) duty purposes for carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India.
(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent review period.
In its 4th week available, the PS2 version of Madden NFL 2005 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the top- rented videogame in the U.S., Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Sept. 5 showed. Rentrak said the title earned an additional $422,407, for $1.96 million to date. The Xbox version of the game dropped one to #5, earning an additional $198,725 for $939,501 to date. EA had 3 other top 10 PS2 SKUs: NCAA Football 2005 at #3 (up 2, 8th week, $219,304 in the week and $2.55 million to date), NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup at #7 in its first week ($126,041) and Need for Speed Underground at #9 (up one, 42nd week, $122,374 and $10.34 million). Activision had 2 top 10 SKUs: The PS2 version of Spider-Man 2 at #2 again in its 10th week ($311,432 and $5.62 million) and the Xbox version at #8 (down one, $125,991 and $2.62 million). Rounding out the top 10 were one game each from Atari (DRIV3R for PS2 at #4, down one, 11th week, $215,907 and $4.23 million), Take-Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games (Red Dead Revolver for PS2 at #6 again, 18th week, $164,512 and $4.42 million) and Ubisoft (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow at #10, down 2, 5th week, $121,320 and $484,836).
In its first full week available, Mel Gibson’s controversial The Passion of the Christ was the top- rented DVD in the U.S., Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Sept. 5 showed. Rentrak said the movie, released by Fox on home video, earned $6.65 million in the week on DVD, for $6.72 million to date. The only other new top 10 DVD was Paramount’s Twisted, in a tie at #2, which earned $4.8 million in the week and $4.88 million to date. Also earning $4.8 million in the week was last week’s #1-rented DVD, Warner’s Taking Lives ($17.36 million to date).
In its 4th week available, the PS2 version of Madden NFL 2005 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the top- rented videogame in the U.S., Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Sept. 5 showed. Rentrak said the title earned an additional $422,407, for $1.96 million to date. The Xbox version of the game dropped one to #5, earning an additional $198,725 for $939,501 to date. EA had 3 other top 10 PS2 SKUs: NCAA Football 2005 at #3 (up 2, 8th week, $219,304 in the week and $2.55 million to date), NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup at #7 in its first week ($126,041) and Need for Speed Underground at #9 (up one, 42nd week, $122,374 and $10.34 million). Activision had 2 top 10 SKUs: The PS2 version of Spider-Man 2 at #2 again in its 10th week ($311,432 and $5.62 million) and the Xbox version at #8 (down one, $125,991 and $2.62 million). Rounding out the top 10 were one game each from Atari (DRIV3R for PS2 at #4, down one, 11th week, $215,907 and $4.23 million), Take-Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games (Red Dead Revolver for PS2 at #6 again, 18th week, $164,512 and $4.42 million) and Ubisoft (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow at #10, down 2, 5th week, $121,320 and $484,836).
The FCC Thurs. overrode wireless industry objections and approved a rulemaking and spectrum reallocation that will start the ball rolling toward a controversial auction of H-block spectrum, most likely within the next 2 years. The order passed 5-0 despite the vociferous objections of most wireless carriers.