In the March 15, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 12), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke two classification rulings on beef jerky. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
On March 23, 2006, President Bush signed onto law H.R. 1053, a bill that authorizes the President to extend permanent normal trade relations (NTR) status to the Ukraine. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/13/06 news, 06031399 3, for previous BP summary on H.R. 1053. (White House announcement, dated 03/23/06, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060323-1.html.)
The Washington File reports that U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, speaking to a group of community bankers on March 14th, criticized congressional interest in an automatic 45-day security investigation of any foreign investment that could affect "economic security." According to the article, the investigation would be in addition to the usual, 30-day review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS). (Washington File Pub 03/14/06, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=March&x=20060314180240berehellek0.9729883&t=xarchives/xarchitem.html)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor."
In the March 15, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 12), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke two classification rulings on HyperD chromatography sorbents. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
In the March 15, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 12), CBP issued a notice modifying one classification ruling and revoking two classification rulings on certain textile braids with metallic strip. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is revoking in part the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain cased pencils from China with respect to the pencils described below.
In the March 15, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 12), CBP issued a notice revoking a classification ruling on microwave popcorn. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
Effective May 1, 2005, the International Trade Administration (ITA) is revoking the countervailing (CV) duty order on brass sheet and strip from France as it has determined in the final results of a full sunset review that revocation of the CV duty order would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy.
The Department of Transportation's (DOT's) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a notice denying two petitions for reconsideration of an October 2005 final rule that amended regulations pertaining to the importation by registered importers (RIs) of motor vehicles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicles safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards.