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6 Nov 2009
U.S. Executive Calendar

Date

Action

03/11/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain activated carbon from China

03/11/09

Deadline to submit requests to make oral presentations at 10 November CPSC hearing on the establishment of a public consumer product safety incident database

04/11/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of certain oil country tubular goods from China

04/11/09

Comments due on EPA proposal to amend labelling requirements for hearing protection devices

04/11/09

CPSC hearing on draft technical guidance for industry on unblockable drains

05/11/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of chlorinated isocyanurates from China

06/11/09

Preliminary injury vote scheduled in USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain standard steel fasteners from China

06/11/09

Preliminary injury vote scheduled in USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from China

06/11/09

Preliminary injury vote scheduled in USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain sodium and potassium phosphate salts from China

10/11/09

CPSC hearing on the establishment of a public consumer product safety incident database

10/11/09

Comments due to EPA on proposed 90-day notification for imports of elemental mercury used in flow metres, natural gas manometers and pyrometers

13/11/09

Preliminary injury vote scheduled in USITC AD injury investigation of seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China

13/11/09

Comments due to FSIS on the conditions under which it will permit the voluntary claim “natural” to be used in the labelling of meat and poultry products

16/11/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA scope review of the AD duty order on petroleum wax candles from China

17/11/09

Comments due on CPSC rulemakings on bath seats and infant walkers

23/11/09

Final determination due in ITA CV investigation of certain oil country tubular goods from China

23/11/09

Pre-hearing briefs due in connection with USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain oil country tubular goods

25/11/09

Deadline to submit requests to appear at hearing in connection with USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain oil country tubular goods

30/11/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China

30/11/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China

30/11/09

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of fresh garlic from China

30/11/09

Pre-hearing conference in connection with USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain oil country tubular goods

01/12/09

Hearing in connection with USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain oil country tubular goods

01/12/09

Entry into force of new FDA testing requirements for bottled water

03/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of pre-stressed concrete steel wire strand from China

05/12/09

Comments and statements due in USITC expedited AD sunset review of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol from China

07/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA CV investigation of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China

07/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of woven electric blankets from China

07/12/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of pure magnesium from China

07/12/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of tapered roller bearings and parts thereof from China

07/12/09

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of silicon metal from China

08/12/09

FDA to consider exercising enforcement discretion through this date on new requirement for food facilities to report possibly adulterated food in electronic FDA registry

08/12/09

Post-hearing briefs due in connection with USITC AD and CV injury investigations of certain oil country tubular goods

10/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA CV investigation of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from China

10/12/09

Comments due on DOL’s initial determination to include certain products, including mainland Chinese bricks, cotton, electronics and toys, on an updated list of products requiring federal contractor certification because the DOL believes they might have been mined, produced or manufactured by forced or indentured child labour

15/12/09

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of cased pencils from China

15/12/09

Comments due on the adequacy of the responses to the USITC notice of initiation of sunset review of the AD duty order on preserved mushrooms from China

16/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA CV investigation of magnesia carbon bricks from China

16/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China

16/12/09

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of honey from China

17/12/09

Final results due in ITA AD new shipper review of chlorinated isocyanurates from China

22/12/09

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of carbazole violet pigment 23 from China

23/12/09

Deadline for USITC to issue its report on the use of the First Sale Rule

28/12/09

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of certain steel grating from China

28/12/09

Final results due in ITA AD changed circumstances review of certain activated carbon from China

28/12/09

Comments due in relation with CPSC rulemaking process on recreational off-highway vehicles

31/12/09

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of hand trucks and parts thereof from China

31/12/09

Deadline for manufacturers of certain parts of bicycles, jogger strollers and bicycle trailers covered by the enforcement stay of CPSIA lead limits to submit a comprehensive plan to CPSC describing how and when they intend to reduce the lead exposure from each covered part whose measured lead content exceeds 300 ppm

01/01/10

Entry into force of California’s ban on the sale and manufacture of certain general purpose lights containing certain hazardous substances

01/01/10

Entry into force of new energy conservation standards for liquid-immersed and medium-voltage, dry-type distribution transformers

01/01/10

Entry into force of regulations authorising health claims on the relationship between calcium and vitamin D and osteoporosis

01/01/10

Entry into force of new ENERGY STAR requirements for commercial solid door refrigerators and freezers

01/01/10

Entry into force of Minnesota ban on the sale by manufacturers and wholesalers of BPA-containing empty bottles and cups to be filled with food or liquid that are designed or intended by manufacturers to be used by children under three years of age

01/01/10

Entry into force of Vermont ban on the use of lead-containing wheel weights in state vehicles

01/01/10

Entry into force of Vermont ban on the sale of solder or flux for plumbing containing more than 0.2 percent lead or plumbing fixtures whose vetted surfaces contain more than a weighted average of 0.25 percent lead

04/01/10

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of wire decking from China

05/01/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain polyester staple fibre from China

05/01/10

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of magnesia carbon bricks from China

10/01/10

Preliminary results due in ITA AD new shipper review of certain steel nails from China

26/01/10

CBP to fully enforce interim final rule requiring importers and carriers to electronically submit additional information on cargo brought into the U.S. by vessel

30/01/10

Entry into force of new ENERGY STAR standards for computer monitors and other displays between 30 and 60 inches diagonal

31/01/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of wooden bedroom furniture from China

01/02/10

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of wooden bedroom furniture from China

08/02/10

Pre-hearing briefs due in USITC AD sunset review of chloropicrin from China

10/02/10

Deadline to submit requests to appear a hearing in connection with USITC AD sunset review of chloropicrin from China

11/02/10

CPSC to begin enforcing CPSIA’s requirement that regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger, be tested and certified regarding their conformity with certain standards, including lead content and flammability

12/02/10

Pre-hearing conference in connection with USITC AD sunset review of chloropicrin from China

18/02/10

Hearing in connection with USITC AD sunset review of chloropicrin from China

23/02/10

Preliminary determination due in ITA AD investigation of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from China

28/02/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of axes/adzes from China

01/03/10

Post-hearing briefs due in USITC AD sunset review of chloropicrin from China

01/03/10

Preliminary results due in ITA AD administrative review of frozen warmwater shrimp from China

31/03/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain tissue paper products from China

31/03/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of sodium hexametaphosphate from China

01/04/10

Start of fourth phase of import declaration enforcement schedule under Lacey Act

19/04/10

Final results due in ITA AD changed circumstances review of saccharin from China

30/04/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain activated carbon from China

30/04/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of magnesium metal from China

30/04/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China

01/05/10

Entry into force of new ENERGY STAR requirements for TVs

31/05/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of pure magnesium from China

25/06/10

FDA rule on dietary supplements – deadline for compliance for businesses employing no more than 19 full-time employees

30/06/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain polyester staple fibres from China

30/06/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of chlorinated isocyanurates from China

30/06/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain polyester staple fibres from China

30/06/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of folding metal tables and chairs from China

30/06/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of silicon metal from China

30/06/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of tapered roller bearings and parts thereof from China

01/07/10

State-wide ban to enter into force in Washington state on the sale and distribution of dishwasher detergent with a phosphorous content level of 0.5 percent or more by weight

01/07/10

Entry into force of Vermont ban on the sale or distribution of products containing penta- or octa-PBDEs, as well as mattresses, mattress pads and upholstered furniture containing deca-PBDEs (except for inventory purchased prior to 1 July 2009)

31/07/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of persulfates from China

31/07/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of saccharin from China

31/07/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China

31/08/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain steel nails from China

31/08/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of floor-standing metal-top ironing tables from China

31/08/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of laminated woven sacks from China

31/08/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of light-walled rectangular pipe and tubing from China

31/08/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of polyethylene retail carrier bags from China

31/08/10

Final results due in ITA CV administrative review of laminated woven sacks from China

30/09/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain lined paper products from China

30/09/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tyres from China

30/09/10

Final results due in ITA AD administrative review of freshwater crawfish tail meat from China

30/09/10

Final results due in ITA CV administrative review of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tyres from China

07/10/10

Entry into force of new energy conservation standards for non-standard size commercial packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps

01/12/10

Deadline for qualifying manufacturers of youth ATVs, off-road motorcycles and snowmobiles covered  by the enforcement stay of CPSIA lead limits to request an extension of the stay

01/01/11

Entry into force of Minnesota ban on the sale by retailers of BPA-containing empty bottles and cups to be filled with food or liquid that are designed or intended by manufacturers to be used by children under three years of age

01/01/11

Entry into force of Washington state legislation requiring persons who replace or balance motor vehicle tyres to replace lead wheel weights with environmentally preferred wheel weights on all vehicles

01/01/11

Entry into force of Maine legislation prohibiting the use of lead- and mercury-containing wheel weights when a motor vehicle tyre is replaced or rotated

01/01/11

Entry into force of Vermont ban on the sale of lead-containing non-residential paints and primers

05/01/11

Entry into force of FDA final rule amending the colour additive regulations to require that cochineal extract and carmine be declared by name on the label of all food and cosmetic products that contain these colour additives

10/01/11

Entry into force of new DOE energy conservation standards for water-cooled and evaporatively-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a cooling capacity at or above 240,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h

01/05/11

CPSC to begin enforcing the CPSIA lead content limits with respect to certain component parts and materials of youth all-terrain vehicles, off-road motorcycles and snowmobiles

01/07/11

CPSC to begin enforcing the CPSIA lead content limits with respect to certain parts of youth bicycles, jogger strollers and bicycle trailers

14/08/11

Entry into force of ban on products designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger and containing more than 100 parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of the product, unless the CPSC determines that this standard is not feasible for a product or product category

01/09/11

Entry into force of Vermont ban on the use of lead-containing wheel weights in all new motor vehicles

01/01/12

Entry into force of FDA prohibition on sales of over-the-counter epinephrine metered dose inhalers containing an ozone-depleting substance

01/01/12

Entry into force of California’s ban on the sale and manufacture of high intensity discharge lamps and compact fluorescent lamps greater than nine inches in length containing certain hazardous substances

01/01/12

Entry into force of Maine ban on the sale of new motor vehicles equipped with lead- or mercury-containing wheel weights

01/01/12

Entry into force of new energy conservation standards for commercial ice-cream freezers, self-contained refrigerators, freezers, refrigerator-freezers without doors, and remote condensing refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers

02/03/12

Entry into force of new DOE energy conservation standards for commercial packaged boilers

09/04/12

Entry into force of new DOE energy conservation standards pertaining to the cooking efficiency of residential gas kitchen ranges and ovens

01/05/12

Entry into force of additional ENERGY STAR requirements for TVs

01/07/12

Entry into force of Vermont ban on the sale or distribution of televisions or computers with a plastic housing containing deca-PBDEs (except for inventory purchased prior to 1 July 2009)

14/07/12

Entry into force of new energy conservation standards for certain general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps

31/08/12

Entry into force of new energy conservation standards for beverage vending machines

08/10/12

Entry into force of new energy conservation standards for standard size commercial packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps

01/01/14

Entry into force of California’s ban on the sale and manufacture of state-regulated general service incandescent lamps and enhanced spectrum lamps containing certain hazardous substances

19/11/15

Entry into force of revised energy conservation standards for gas furnaces, mobile home gas furnaces, oil-fired furnaces and gas- and oil-fired boilers