The State Department announces that the Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct two open meetings on May 28, 2010 in Washington, DC to prepare for the sessions of (1) the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Technical Cooperation Committee; and (2) the IMO Council, both to be held in the United Kingdom in June 2010.

The President has issued an administrative order continuing for one year the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq, which protects the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest. (FR Pub 05/17/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-11884.pdf)

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a press release announcing that effective May 1, 2010, it has strengthened the requirements televisions must meet to earn the Energy Star® label.

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

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The Center for Environmental Health announced it has found high levels of lead in charms sold by Build-A-Bear Workshop, the retailer of stuffed animals for children.

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India (A-533-820) for the period of December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2008.

On May 13, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security announced the fiscal year 2010 Critical Infrastructure and Preparedness grants for nine federal programs, including $14.5 million for the Freight Rail Security Grant Program and $288 million for the Port Security Grant Program. According to DHS, awards will be made on a rolling basis over the summer. (DHS press release, dated 05/13/10. available at http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1273760215810.shtm)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the U.S. is focused on three significant policy areas for the Western Hemisphere: trade and energy security, public security, and inequality and immigration during her May 12, 2010 remarks at the 40th Washington Conference on the Americas. (Remarks, dated 05/12/10, available at http://www.america.gov/st/business-english/2010/May/20100512162128dmslahrellek0.7731134.html?CP.rss=true)

The DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that the Freight Transportation Services Index rose 0.9 percent in March from its February level, rising for the third consecutive month. The March Freight TSI rose 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight index since July 2008. (Press release, dated 05/12/10, available at http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2010/bts022_10/html/bts022_10.html)