In United States, the following events have been taken place under the several PGA during the month of May 2015.
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Federal Register | Notice of intent to distribute offset for Fiscal Year 2015: According to the continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, this document is U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) notice of intent to deliver assessed antidumping or countervailing duties (known as the continued dumping and subsidy offset) for Fiscal Year 2015 regarding antidumping duty orders, countervailing duty orders, or findings under the Antidumping Act of 1921. This document gives the guidelines for affected domestic producers, or anyone alleging eligibility to receive a distribution, to file certifications to claim a distribution in relation to the listed orders or findings. |
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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty administrative reviews initiated: The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with April anniversary dates. According to the Department’s regulations, they are initiating those administrative reviews. |
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Vessel entrance or clearance statement: Under Paperwork Reduction Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request through CBP Form 1300 (Vessel of Entrance or Clearance Statement) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. This document is published to get comments from the public and affected agencies. |
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Application for Withdrawal of Bonded Stores for Fishing Vessels: In accordance with the  Paperwork Reduction Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request via Application for Withdrawal of Bonded Stores for Fishing Vessels and Certificate of Use (CBP Form 5125) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This document is released to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. |
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Updated statements for the Export Administration Regulations: This rule updates the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) legal authority paragraphs in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to cite a Presidential notice extending an emergency declared according to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This is a procedural rule that only updates authority paragraphs of the EAR. It does not change any right, obligation or prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR. |
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Prohibition against certain flights within the Baghdad Flight Information Region (FIR): On August 8, 2014, the FAA issued a notice to Airmen (NOTAM) prohibiting flight operations in the ORBB FIR at all altitudes, subject to certain limited exceptions, due to the armed conflict in Iraq. This action changes Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 77, “Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and Airspace of Iraq,” which prohibits certain flight operations in the territory and airspace of Iraq by all United States (U.S.) air carriers. This amendment to SFAR No. 77 includes the flight prohibition set forth in the August 8, 2014, NOTAM into the rule. The FAA is also reviewing the approval process for this SFAR for other U.S. Government departments, agencies, and instrumentalists, to align with the approval process established for other recently published flight prohibition SFARs. This final rule will remain in effect for two years. |
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Technical corrections to the NAFTA uniform regulations: This document sets forth amendments to the Customs and Border Protection regulations that implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The conforming amendments are needed to maintain the United States’ obligations under the NAFTA and to ensure that NAFTA traders operate under a uniform tariff and rules of origin regime. |
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Application for extension of bond for temporary importation: According to Paperwork Reduction Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request through Application for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation (CBP Form 3173) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CBP is requesting that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected on Form 3173. |
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ITC | Decision on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Canada and China: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (‘CACCS’) from China and the antidumping duty orders on CACCS from Canada and China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. |
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53-Foot domestic dry containers from China: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that the establishment of a U.S. industry is not materially injured because of importing 53-foot domestic dry containers from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value. |
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USITC releases sixth annual report on U.S. textile and apparel imports from China: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has published its annual compilation of reports released every two weeks on textile and apparel imports from China. The data in the report are shown on an annual and quarterly basis, by category and by Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 10-digit subheadings. |
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ITA | Basic guide to help SMEs grow their businesses through exports: U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade has announced the release of the 11th edition of A Basic Guide to Exporting to help U.S. businesses, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), interested in boosting their bottom lines by exporting their products and services to overseas markets. |
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