The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Aug. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking certain antidumping duty orders in their automatic five year sunset reviews, which are scheduled to be initiated in September. The ITA and ITC will consider revoking the following AD orders:
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission each issued notices initiating five-year Sunset Reviews of the suspending antidumping duty investigations on lemon juice from Argentina (A-357-818) and Mexico (A-201-835)
CBP issued its Aug. 1 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 32), which contains 5 notices of the following ruling actions:
The International Trade Administration published notices in the July 31 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Food and Drug Administration posted warning letters that it has sent to companies from Taiwan, Indonesia, and France, threatening detention without physical examination and/or suspension and revocation of licenses. Indonesian device manufacturer Gooten Innolife Corp. (here) was told that some of its products will remain on detention without physical examination until violations of current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) are corrected, and French drug manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur (here) and (here) was threatened with license suspension and/or revocation for the same reason. The FDA told Indonesian fish processor P.T. Super Saku Bali (here) that its products may be refused entry through detention without physical determination if it doesn’t submit a revised Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan.
Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's web site as of July 18, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued notices that either reissue or revoke1 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses. FMC announces the following reissuances and revocations:
The International Trade Administration issued the initiation and preliminary results of its antidumping duty changed circumstances review of certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China (A-570-827), in response to a request by U.S. importer of subject merchandise ThinkGeek, Inc. that the ITA revoke, in part, the AD order with respect to novelty drumstick pencils. The ITA said the domestic industry has affirmatively expressed a lack of interest in the continuation of the order with respect to this product. Therefore, The ITA intends to revoke, in part, the AD order as it relates to imports of these novelty drumstick pencils.