The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updated its list of meetings between CPSC and industry stakeholders that are open to the public, unless otherwise stated:
The Coast Guard is correcting the preamble to its June 17, 2010 proposed rule, “Bulk Solid Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code,” to provide correct information with regard to the preliminary environmental analysis checklist.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a final rule, effective June 16, 2010, which amends the Iranian Transactions Regulations to expand the scope of persons determined to be the Government of Iran in Appendix A to 31 CFR Part 560, and adds to the appendix 22 persons, among other things. The Treasury Department also announced new ITR designations, available here.
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued Federal Register notice of its partially open meeting on June 23, 2010, in which FMC is scheduled to consider complaints or inquiries from individual shippers of household goods or private automobiles in open session; and interim report findings on vessel capacity in closed session, among other things.
The Department of Energy is extending the public comment period to July 9, 2010 on its framework document and proposed rule on energy conservation standards for certain small diameter, elliptical reflector (ER), and bulged reflector (BR) incandescent reflector lamps.
The Justic Department announces that Omid Khalili, an Iranian national, has pleaded guilty to attempting to illegally export fighter jet or military aircraft parts from the U.S. to Iran, which are designated as defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List. Khalili faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $1 million fine.
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the Bureau of Industry and Security's final rule to revise the Export Administration Regulations as a result of a systematic review of the Commerce Control List.The revisions in this rule include: (i) Clarifications to Existing Controls; (ii) Eliminating Redundant or Outdated Controls; (iii) Establishing More Focused and Rationalized Controls; and (iv) Adding Additional Controls for Clarity or for Consistency with International Regimes. This rule also makes CCL related changes to other parts of the EAR, including CCL related definitions and license exceptions.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau announces an agreement with the Agricultural Marketing Service, which clarifies and delineates the enforcement responsibilities of each agency with respect to the labeling and advertising of alcohol beverages produced under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, and for other related purposes.
U.S. Trade Representative Kirk met with United Arab Emirates Minister for Foreign Trade, Lubna al-Qasimi. Kirk and Lubna discussed a number of issues important to the bilateral trade relationship, including the potential for increasing the already strong U.S. business presence in the UAE.
Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a podcast in which she and fellow Commissioner Adler discussed their differing views on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as well as how they reached those conclusions.