Regulatory Digest – September 15, 1017

THE Alliance Contingency Fund 
FMC voted to allow THE Alliance to establish a contingency fund that can be used to help member carriers manage through, and recover from, the insolvency or financial distress of a participating line.

ACE transition delayed 
The date for the transition to ACE as the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for electronic FTZ admission applications is delayed until December 9, 2017.

Automated Driving Systems: A Vision for Safety
NHTSA has released new voluntary guidance based on public comments received on the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy (FAVP) released in September 2016

Rebar from Taiwan
The ITC determines that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Taiwan that have been found to be sold in the U.S.at less than fair value.

ESB rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico and Poland
The ITC determines that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland that have been found to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. 

Tool chests from China
The ITC preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain tool chests and cabinets from China.

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