A potential Indirect Source Rule that the South Coast Air Quality Management District is considering, which would affect the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is necessary to avoid greater disruption from federal action should port emissions remain unaddressed, the district said in an email Sept. 1. It also said it is working with stakeholders to "come up with a proposed regulation that is feasible and can improve air quality without impacting cargo flows."
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Sept. 8 on AD/CVD proceedings:
Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard buy involves a “vertical merger” of the sort that the U.S. antitrust agencies “have rarely sought to enjoin” and have lost “every recent case in which they tried.” So said the Microsoft-Activision 9th Circuit answering brief Wednesday (docket 23-15992) in the FTC’s appeal of U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley’s denial of its preliminary injunction to block the transaction from going through (see 2307110061).
In light of the agreement in principle that Google just reached with 20 named individual consumers and all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, to settle the consolidated Play Store antitrust litigation, the parties want U.S. District Judge James Donato for Northern California in San Francisco to vacate the Nov. 6 trial date and all pretrial deadlines and pending motions, said their stipulation and proposed order Tuesday (docket 3:21-cv-05227).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 7 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from Turkey (A-489-833). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers for subject merchandise from 10 companies under review entered May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of ripe olives from Spain (C-469-818, CBP # C-470-818). Rates set in this review will be used for assessment purposes on subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during calendar year 2021.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on ripe olives from Spain (A-469-817, CBP # A-470-817). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD duty assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico (A-201-836). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from the producers and exporters listed below that was entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Malaysia (A-557-813). The agency preliminarily calculated a 2.12% AD rate for the only company under review, Euro SME Sdn. Bhd. and its affiliate Euro Nature Green Sdn. Bhd. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Euro SME entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Any changes to rates for Euro SME would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, currently due in January.