The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a proposed rule to require imports and transfers of infectious biological agents, infectious material, and vectors to be accompanied by a CDC-issued permit. To apply for the permit, importers would need to have certain biosafety measures in place and CDC inspections of importer facilities could be required.
In the October 5, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 41), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke a ruling and similar treatment regarding the classification of homeopathic remedies and a terracotta grill.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a final rule revoking its April 2010 interpretation of the term “unblockable drain” as used in the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB Act).
In the October 5, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 41), CBP published two notices on its revocation and modification of one ruling and similar treatment regarding the classification of a digital recipe reader and five rulings and similar treatment regarding the classification of electric Christmas and Halloween light sets.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's October 5, 2011 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 41) contains 5 notices of ruling actions:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site as of October 5, 2011, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The International Trade Administration is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on silicon metal from China (A-570-806) and stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy (A-475-828), Malaysia (A-557-809), and the Philippines (A-565-801) in their automatic five year sunset reviews of these orders, which are scheduled to be initiated in November 2011.
In the September 28, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 40), CBP published a notice on its modification of two rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of wader tops. CBP also published a notice to correct a typographical error in its proposed revocation of eight rulings regarding hulled pumpkin seeds.
Three Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued statements on their vote on September 28, 2011 to revoke their April 2010 interpretation of “unblockable drain,” as set forth in the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. Nord states that in revoking this interpretation, CPSC goes beyond mere revocation: it directs enforcement staff to deem as noncompliant any pool that complied with the former interpretation but lacks a second device or system to prevent entrapment. She believes this reinterpretation violates basic principles of rulemaking procedures, imposes large costs on pool operators, and detracts from the safety of swimmers. Adler and Tenenbaum state that with this change, they have now implemented the law as Congress intended and are better protecting the public from drowning hazards.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the October 3, 2011 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):