Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
President Bush has issued a notice that continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order (EO) 13348 blocking the property of certain persons and prohibiting the importation of certain goods from Liberia. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/27/04 news, 04072715, for BP summary of EO 13348 which, among other things, prohibits imports of round logs and timber products from Liberia.) (FR Pub 07/21/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-14555.pdf)
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1. President Continues National Emergency, Sanctions Against Liberia
2. President Assigns "Presidential Review Period" Function in Section 337 Investigations to USTR
President Bush has issued a memorandum that assigns the functions of the President under 19 USC 1337(j)(1), (2), and (4) to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). These provisions concern the President's 60-day review of International Trade Commission (ITC) determinations and remedies in Section 337 investigations. (FR Pub 07/26/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-14889.pdf)
3. ITA Announces Opportunity to Become a District Export Council Member
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing that it is currently seeking expressions of interest from individuals in serving as a member of one of the fifty-nine District Export Councils (DECs) nationwide. The DECs are closely affiliated with the U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEAC) of the U.S. Commercial Service. Applications for nomination to a DEC must be received by the designated local USEAC representative by September 1, 2005. (ITA notice, FR Pub 07/21/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-14376.pdf.)