Governmental Notices for December 9 through 15, 2017

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

CPSC’S Final Rules concerning the Safety Standard for Children’s Folding Chairs and Stools, which will become effective June 15, 2018 and the Revision to Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation, which will be effective on January 12, 2018, unless the Commission receives significant adverse comment by December 28, 2017;

CBP’s Rule regarding Donations of Technology & Related Support Services to Enforce Intellectual Property Rights, its latest Bulletin providing Decision No. 17-18 concerning Technical Amendment to List of User Fee Airports: Removal of Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA and the Addition of Griffiss International Airport, Rome, NY; Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA; Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field, Kennesaw, GA; and Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, Monroe, NC and notices of the Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2018 and a Comment Request regarding the Harbor Maintenance Fee, as well as, the latest ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Notice of the Blocking of Persons and Properties;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC’s Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof and Certain Personal Transporters, Components Thereof, and Packaging and Manuals Therefor and Certain Personal Transporters and Components Thereof;

USTR’s Notice of Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979;

Presidential Administrative Order addressing the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 and the Small Business Administration Report, Submission Delay;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Luggage Locks, Safety Glasses with Vinyl/PVC Temples and Padlocks; and,
Canada’s latest Antidumping and Consumer Alert & Recall notices.

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.