The Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved (5-0) a new federal safety standard for infant bath seats. The federal standard for infant bath seats is the first mandatory standard issued by CPSC as required under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for a range of infant and toddler durable products. Revised draft rule on the standard available here.

In remarks before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on May 18, 2010, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk discussed the pending free trade agreements and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, among other things.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has issued a notice which outlines the procedures it will follow in considering requests from interested parties to impose U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement safeguard actions (in the form of higher duty rates) on textile and/or apparel products from Oman.

The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping determination that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (A-570-945).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updated its list of meetings between CPSC and industry stakeholders that are open to the public, unless otherwise stated (partial list):

The Bureau of Industry and Security has sent on interim final rule to revise the submission procedures and reporting requirements for encryption items to the Office of Management and Budget for approval.

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances in the antidumping duty investigation of certain magnesia carbon bricks from China (A-570-954).

The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated a version of its list of Mexico (May 13, 2010) establishments eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S. (List, updated 05/13/10, available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Mexico_establishments.pdf)

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain welded stainless steel pipes from Korea (A-580-810) for the period of December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2008.