U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Treasury Department has terminated the certificate of authority qualifying Cumberland Casualty and Surety Company (Surety Code 234) as an acceptable surety on federal bonds effective February 24, 2004.
| Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Homeland Security; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Federal Aviation Administration | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; House Committee on Appropriations |
| \"Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\" | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection; House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| US-VISIT: A Down Payment on Homeland Security | 03/18/04 | Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims; House Committee on the Judiciary |
| \"The Department of Homeland Security's Border and Transportation Security (BTS) Budget Proposal\" | 03/17/04 | Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security; House Select Committee on Homeland Security |
In the March 3 and 10, 2004 issues of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 10 and 11), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking a classification ruling on men's swimwear, (b) revoking two classification rulings on disposable boxer shorts, and (c) revoking two classification rulings on children's animal blankets. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
CNN.com reports that the Bush Administration will soon impose economic sanctions against Syria under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, adding that diplomatic penalties are unlikely to be imposed. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/19/03 news, 03121920, for BP summary of the Syria Act.) (CNN.com Pub 03/10/04, available at http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/10/us.syria/index.html)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has recently added certain documents of the World Customs Organization (WCO) to its Web site.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has posted to its Web site its final annual performance plan for fiscal year (FY) 2005, which contains details on the FMC's mission, strategic goals, and a number of related performance goals.
CIT rules in favor of Customs' liquidation of certain roller chain. In Peer Chain Co. v. U.S., the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that Customs correctly assessed $167,111 in antidumping (AD) duties and interest on Peer Chain, an importer of roller chain from Japan, despite the fact that the interest portion of the assessment was caused by the Commerce Department being five years late in notifying Customs (and providing public notice) that a court-ordered suspension of liquidation of the entries had been lifted.
(a) These companies as both exporter and producer have de minimis CV rates (Boccam: 0.41% and Sechoirs: 0.60%) and are excluded from the CV duty order.
According to the ITA, the petitioner, International Imaging Materials, Inc. (IIMAK), alleged that respondents in the three concurrent investigations of TTR (France, Japan, and South Korea) would attempt to circumvent the order by slitting jumbo rolls in third countries. Therefore, the ITA states that IIMAK requested that slitting does not change the country of origin of TTR for AD duty purposes.