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Volume 16, Issue 133
Monday, July 6, 2009
 In this issue...
U.S. Signs Mutual Recognition Arrangement with Japan on Cargo Security Programs
The U.S. and Japan signed June 26 a mutual recognition arrangement that recognizes the compatibility between their respective cargo security programs, according to a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Full Article...

Recent Actions Seek to Reduce Air Pollution from Cargo Ships
The Environmental Protection Agency announced July 1 the next step in its ongoing effort to reduce harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels.
Full Article... Source Document 1... 

DOC: New Edits in Automated Export System; Professor Sentenced for Export Violations; Australia Group Changes; Puerto Rico FTZ Application

New AES Edits to Take Effect Oct. 1.
Full Article...

Tennessee Professor Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Export Control Violations.
Full Article...

Final Rule Implements Australia Group Decisions.
Full Article... Source Document 1... 

Request for Manufacturing Authority at Puerto Rico Subzone.
Full Article... Source Document 1... 

DHS: Clarification on Uniform Rules of Origin; Foreign Air Carrier Info Collection

Clarification on Timeline for Uniform Rules of Origin.
Full Article...

TSA Invites Comments on Foreign Air Carrier Information Collection.
Full Article... Source Document 1... 

AD/CV Notices: PET Film; Piston Inserts; Shrimp; Hand Trucks; Fish
The ITA and ITC have recently taken AD and CV actions regarding the following products.

  • PET film, sheet and strip from Korea

  • Ni-resist piston inserts from Korea and Argentina

  • Warmwater shrimp from Thailand

  • Hand trucks from China

  • Frozen fish fillets from Vietnam

  • Full Article... Source Document 1...  Source Document 2...  Source Document 3...  Source Document 4...  Source Document 5...  Source Document 6... 

    ITC: New AD Investigation of Woven Blankets; Section 337 Action on Integrated Circuit Devices

    New AD Investigation of Woven Electric Blankets from China.
    Full Article... Source Document 1... 

    Section 337 Action on Encapsulated Integrated Circuit Devices.
    Full Article... Source Document 1... 

    Chinese National Sentenced to 22 Months for Night Vision Exports to China
    The Department of Justice announced July 1 that a Chinese national has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for conspiring to export military-grade night-vision technology to China.
    Full Article...

    CIT Says DOC Erred in Excluding “Dusted” Shrimp from AD Duty Orders
    The Court of International Trade has overturned the Department of Commerce’s decisions to exclude “dusted shrimp,” a frozen product consisting of shrimp coated with flour, from the scope of its antidumping duty orders on shrimp from five countries.
    Full Article... Source Document 1... 

    OPIC Agreement Aims to Promote Investment in Georgia
    The Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Investment Risk Management Agency of Georgia have concluded a memorandum of understanding aimed at encouraging U.S. investment in that country.
    Full Article...

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