The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for March 13:
The Commerce Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) approved minor additions and technical corrections to its list of recommendations for NAFTA updates to be sent to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and subsequently to the U.S. trade representative. The ACSCC approved the recommendations during a March 8 conference call. Express Association of America Executive Director Mike Mullen successfully pushed that the phrase “government-wide” be added to ACSCC’s recommendation for NAFTA renegotiations to cover “trusted traveler/trusted trader” programs for NAFTA negotiations. The ACSCC also accepted Mullen’s suggestion to write in a request for Ross to share the recommendations with the USTR, in addition to the Transportation, Labor and Defense secretaries. One of the main bullet points in the recommendations calls for the U.S. to craft policy allowing it to “win at trade,” so sending the list to USTR makes sense, Mullen said. ACSCC also voted to send an introductory letter to Ross with minor revisions (see 1703030040). ACSCC Chairman Rick Blasgen said the committee’s NAFTA Task Force is working on recommendations for specific areas Ross should cover in NAFTA renegotiations, but added that they are not ready for release. Inside U.S. Trade recently reported (here) that Ross is aiming for around March 15 to submit its formal notice for NAFTA renegotiations to Congress.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for March 7:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for March 6:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for March 2:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for March 1:
The Senate confirmed Wilbur Ross on Feb. 27 to serve as commerce secretary, as several Democrats joined their Republican colleagues in casting affirmative votes. Several Republicans, including Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D. (here), released statements supporting Ross. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said in a statement that Ross understands the importance of a strong domestic steel industry. “Mr. Ross will play a key role in the overhaul of U.S. trade policy President Trump has promised and I will press him and the Administration to strengthen enforcement against those who cheat our trade laws.” During his Senate Commerce confirmation hearing, Ross stated his intent to explore renewal of Commerce Department self-initiated antidumping and countervailing duty cases (see 1701180053).
The Commerce Department published notice in the Feb. 27 Federal Register 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 Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Feb. 27
The Commerce Department has announced the following trade missions (here):