The Federal Maritime Commission has issued notices that either reissue or revoke ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, as follows:
The International Trade Administration has issued a proposed rule that would amend 19 CFR 351.222 in order to eliminate the provisions on revoking an antidumping or countervailing duty order with respect to individual exporters or producers that have consecutive years of “zero rate” administrative review margins.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces that as of March 21, 2011, only interstate household goods (HHG) carriers and HHG Freight Forwarders need to have evidence of cargo insurance on file with FMCSA. FMCSA clarifies that non-HHG carriers and non-HHG freight forwarders who have received Notices of Investigation for Revocation of Authority based on the termination of cargo insurance on or after March 21, 2011 need not respond to such letters if they have a service date of February 19, 2011 or after. FMCSA will not revoke the operating authority of non-HHG carriers and non-HHG freight forwarders whose cargo insurance expires on or after March 21, 2011.
The Coast Guard is requesting comments by May 16, 2011 on the Policy Advisory Council (PAC) Decision1 for the voluntary use of TWIC readers. The Decision provides guidance to vessel and facility owners and operators that purchase and install Transportation Security Identification Credential (TWIC) readers and systems as part of their Vessel/Facility Security Plan.
In the March 2, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 10), CBP published a notice that revokes one ruling in order to correctly classify the product described below.
On February 24, 2011, the Surface Transportation Board held a public hearing to review the effectiveness of certain commodity, boxcar, and trailer-on-flatcar/container-on-flatcar (TOFC/COFC) exemptions from STB regulation. STB sought comments on whether the rationale behind any of the exemptions should be revisited and whether the exemptions should be subject to periodic review.
The International Trade Administration is revoking the antidumping duty order on magnesium metal from Russia (A-821-819), pursuant to the International Trade Commission's final sunset review determination.
In the February 23, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 9), CBP published a notice that revokes one ruling in order to correctly classify the product described below.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802) covering the period February 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective March 2, 2011, to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising the Application Processing, Issuance, and Denial provisions concerning BIS's authority to revise, suspend or revoke licenses.