As the 15 percent List 4A Section 301 tariffs took effect Sunday on $52 billion worth of TVs, Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches and other Chinese-sourced consumer tech goods, CTA renewed its call for congressional legislation to rein in presidential authority to wage tariff actions. The U.S. president “does not have unilateral authority on trade,” said CTA CEO Gary Shapiro.
Nazak Nikakhtar is no longer the acting Commerce Department undersecretary for industry and security, a position she held as she awaited confirmation from the Senate, a Commerce spokesperson said. Nikakhtar is no longer performing that duty and is now focused solely on her role as assistant secretary for industry and analysis. Her nomination has not yet been officially withdrawn.
The FCC Public Safety Bureau activated the disaster information reporting system for all of Puerto Rico in response to Tropical Storm Dorian, said a public notice Tuesday. “Tropical storm conditions including heavy rain, gusty winds and high surf are expected in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday where warnings have been posted,” said a warning on the National Weather Service homepage Wednesday. “After passing north of Dominican Republic Thursday, Dorian may reach Hurricane strength on its way toward the Bahamas and possibly Florida.” DIRS reports are requested from all communications providers that serve Puerto Rico starting Thursday, the PN said. The White House approved a declaration of emergency in Puerto Rico Tuesday. The Public Safety Bureau also issued a PN on how communications providers in areas affected by Dorian can contact FCC bureaus and submit special temporary authority requests. The FCC activated DIRS for the entire U.S.Virgin Islands Wednesday.
Size matters when considering safe harbor protections for voice service providers' blocking of robocalls. Parties squared off before the FCC about how broad or narrow such protections should be in docket 17-59 replies posted through Friday. There's disagreement on creation of a critical calls list. Some questioned the need for a secure handling of asserted information using tokens (Shaken) and secure telephone identity revisited (Stir) mandate since industry is implementing it fine.
The U.S. and Japan agreed to a trade deal that will see Japan buy more U.S. agricultural goods, including beef, pork, dairy and corn, the countries announced during the G-7 summit in France.
Size matters when considering safe harbor protections for voice service providers' blocking of robocalls. Parties squared off before the FCC about how broad or narrow such protections should be in docket 17-59 replies posted through Friday. There's disagreement on creation of a critical calls list. Some questioned the need for a secure handling of asserted information using tokens (Shaken) and secure telephone identity revisited (Stir) mandate since industry is implementing it fine.
The U.S. and Japan agreed to a trade deal that will see Japan buy more U.S. agricultural goods, including beef, pork, dairy and corn, the countries announced during the G-7 summit in France.
In six days, a huge swath of imports from China are supposed to have 15 percentage points added to their tariff rates. But with no Federal Register notice yet, CBP cannot implement it. Three days ago, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said that notice would be published "as soon as possible," and the media relations office did not respond to inquiries on Aug. 26 about when it might come. "Our customs men and women are scrambling after a tweet like this to figure out what is policy, how do you advise clients, what do you tell them what the costs are going to be?" said Phil Levy, chief economist for Flexport, a freight forwarder. Because of how Trump phrased the tweet, Flexport employees weren't even sure if the Dec. 15 deadline was still true.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., plans to introduce legislation in September or October on strategies websites use to “glue” children to devices, said Senior Policy Adviser Joseph Wender Thursday. Markey, who will prioritize two other privacy-related legislative items after congressional recess, is having ongoing conversations with lawmakers about co-sponsoring the Kids (Kids Internet Design and Safety) Act, Wender told us after a Family Online Safety Institute event.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., plans to introduce legislation in September or October on strategies websites use to “glue” children to devices, said Senior Policy Adviser Joseph Wender Thursday. Markey, who will prioritize two other privacy-related legislative items after congressional recess, is having ongoing conversations with lawmakers about co-sponsoring the Kids (Kids Internet Design and Safety) Act, Wender told us after a Family Online Safety Institute event.