In the October 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 41), CBP published a notice revoking a ruling and treatment as follows:

The Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Commerce Department have each issued press releases announcing that the U.S. - Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) has entered into force on October 12, 2006.

In the October 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 41), CBP published a notice revoking a classification treatment as follows:

In the October 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 41), CBP published a notice proposing to modify one classification ruling and revoke treatment as follows:

In the October 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 41), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling and treatment as follows:

The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have issued various notices, each initiating automatic five-year Sunset Reviews on the above-listed antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing that it is revoking the countervailing (CV) duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from the United Kingdom (ITA case C-412-815, CBP case C-412-209).

The Journal of Commerce Online reports that the Secretary of Homeland Security has said that federal security officials will have "zero tolerance" for port terminal operators who violate cargo search requests. The article notes that new port security funding legislation gives DHS the authority to go after terminal operators who intentionally or mistakenly allow suspicious cargo to leave the docks. (JoC Online, dated 10/03/06, www.joc.com.)

American Shipper's Shippers' NewsWire reports that a trade association has condemned a deal worked out last week between the Bush administration and two senators who have held up legislation to grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam. In exchange for the senators' removal of their hold, the Bush administration will work to ensure that the U.S. textile industry is not harmed when Vietnam joins the WTO, by for example, considering self-initiating an antidumping (AD) case for garments. (The U.S. must remove its quotas on Vietnamese textiles and apparel when Vietnam joins the WTO if PNTR has been granted to Vietnam, among other things). (AS, dated 10/02/06, www.americanshipper.com )

CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site: