The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau will hold two Alcohol Industry Federal Compliance Training seminars in Florida on June 15 (Tampa) and June 17 (Fort Lauderdale). Registration is required and space is limited. (Information available at http://www.ttb.gov/pdf/seminars/florida_seminar.pdf)

In its May 5, 2010 open Commission meeting, the Consumer Product Safety Commission unanimously approved publication of four proposed rules in the Federal Register, including the proposed "15 Month" rule¹ on testing and labeling, the related proposed rule on component testing, and proposed “15(j)” rules for drawstrings and hand-held hairdryers.

The Department of Commerce encourages businesses to exhibit at Rebuild Chile 2010, a trade show certified under the DOC Trade Fair Certification Program. The exhibition will be held from June 15-17, 2010 in Santiago, Chile and is the only forum in Chile that targets the rebuilding efforts of the Chilean government's response to the February 2010 earthquake. (release available at http://www.export.gov/eac/show_detail_trade_events.asp?EventID=30896)

On May 3, 2010, APHIS updated its Postentry Quarantine PPQ Manual for State Inspectors. This manual covers procedures for conducting PEQ tasks beginning with the request to approve a growing site and ending with the release or refusal of the plant material. (Manual, updated 05/03/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/domestic/downloads/postentry.pdf)

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (A-570-958).

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

The International Trade Commission is announcing a public hearing on July 7, 2010 in connection with the 14th report to Congress on the economic impact of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) on U.S. industries and U.S. consumers, etc. Pre-hearing comments are due by June 30, 2010, and post-hearing comments are due by July 14, 2010. (ITC notice, FR Pub 05/06/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10688.pdf)

The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN report:

The U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago have reached a new Open-Skies aviation agreement that is more extensive than the prior agreement. Under the new agreement, airlines from both countries will be allowed to select routes and destinations based on consumer demand for both passenger and cargo services, without limitations. (DOT 87-10, dated 05/04/10, available at http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/dot8710.htm)

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