Public Policy Archive » May, 2011

Public Policy - May, 2011

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• Pentagon, Others Adopt Rule On Tax Haven Contractors
• Chinese Currency Policies Escape Manipulator Tag
• NHTSA Opens Probe Into DRV Wheel Defects
• Doha Round To Focus On 3rd World Aid, Lamy Says
• House Bill Seeks To Overhaul Export Controls
• Idaho Unions Fight New Contracting Labor Laws
• Sprint Asks FCC To Nix AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Offer
• EU Pushes Changes To Antitrust Probes
• Calif. Diesel Engine Rules Not Preempted: 9th Circ.
• House Passes $690 Defense Bill Over Veto Threats
• FCC Wants Info About AT&T, T-Mobile Spectrum Claims
• GOP Moves To Bar Contractor Contribution Disclosures
• Irving Oil Must Give Up Gas Terminals, Pipeline: FTC
• Senate Committee OKs 5 Energy Policy Bills
• Texas Legislature Sends Tort Reform Bill To Governor
• Ohio House Approves Bill To Allow Drilling In Parks
• High Court Approves Ariz. E-Verify Law
• WTO Panel Backs Canada On US Beef Labeling Rules
• S. Korea Fines Oil Refiners $400M For Collusion
• China Reviews Duties On US, Japanese Catechol
• US OKs Contracting Posts For Foreign Workers
• GOP Bill Seeks To Curb Federal Enviro Lawsuits
• Germany Vows Tighter Merger Control For Gas Industry
• Locke Vows To Tackle US-China Trade Paradigm
• Texas Senate OKs Fracking Chemical Disclosure Bill
• Hatch Warns Obama Not To Hold Up FTAs For Aid Plan
• OSHA Fines AMD $1.2M For Asbestos Exposure
• Credit Suisse, Merrill Fined $7.5M For Subprime Wrongs
• NASA Seeks Anchor Tenancy Contracts For Space Goods
• US, Mexico Finalize Telecom Equipment Testing Pact
• Texas Senate OKs Bill To Reform State-Backed Insurer
• Sens. Grapple With OTC Derivatives Reform
• Sanofi Paid Doctors To Help Delay Lovenox Generic: Sens.
• House Panel Approves 2 Bills Targeting EPA Rules
• US Seeks Congress' Help In Fighting Improper Payments
• House Bill Takes Aim At NLRB's Boeing Complaint
• French Finance Chief Seeks IMF Job
• FAA Needs Controls To Stop Contract Overpayment: Report
• DOJ Backs Proposed Overseas Contractor Legislation
• White House Won't Back Alternate Jet Engine Program
• USTR Rep Says FTA Deals Contingent On Worker Aid
• US Unveils Enhanced Fuel Economy Labels
• FDA Issues Class 1 Recall Of Beckman Blood Analyzer
• FDA Warns Retailers Over Illegal Tobacco Marketing
• Nev. Law Bans Transgender Workplace Discrimination
• 2nd House Committee OKs Delay For Swap Rules
• US Moves Toward Alternative-Fueled Federal Fleet
• Tort Costs Make US Cos. Less Competitive: Panel
• White House Cracks Down On Misuse Of Federal Cash
• Lawmakers, GAO Target Contractors' Tax Debt
• US Sanctions Venezuela, Others Over Iran Trade
• Leap Wireless Bashes AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Bid
• NY Health Chief Issues State Ban On Bath Salts
• Sen. Seeks Review Of SEC Oversight Of SAC Capital
• Protectionism Sparks New G-20 Trade Barriers: Report
• Coalition Asks DC Circ. To Nix Vt. Nuclear Plant Renewal
• UK Lawmakers Say There's No Need To Ban Fracking
• Texas Challenges EPA's Greenhouse Gas Findings
• Lawmakers Ask ITC To Probe Foreign Jet Competition
• House Republicans Slam Obama Energy Efforts
• DOI Seeks To Streamline Oil Royalty Regulations
• Calif. Regulator To Probe Life Insurance Payments
• Interior, Commerce Join Forces On Offshore Energy Issues
• Texas Senate Committee Passes 'Loser Pays' Bill
• NY AG Expands Power Over Gov't Spending Corruption
• New Regs Focus On Accommodating Disabled Workers
• EPA Upholds Permit For Mass. Wind Farm
• Sens., Govs. Seek To Tie Trade Pacts With Labor Program
• US Presses To Open Chukchi Sea For Drilling
• Nuveen Agrees To $3M FINRA Fine Over Illiquid Bonds
• Longtop CFO Jumps Ship As SEC Launches Probe
• China Intensifies Rare Earth Export Policies
• Honda Recalls Some 2012 Civics Over Fuel Line Defect
• ITC Opens Probes Into Chinese Steel Cylinder Imports
• US To Appeal In Fight To Delist Flying Squirrel
• EU To Impose Ban On Cadmium In Jewelry, Plastics
• UAE Nail Imports May Harm US Producers, ITC Says
• FTC Clears $1.7B Valero Buy Of Chevron's UK Refinery
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Gas Drilling In Ozark Forest
• American Reveals DOJ Probe Of Airline Ticket Sales
• Verizon Appeals FCC Data Roaming Rule To DC Circ.
• US Trade Rep Calls For New Approach To Doha Round
• EU Targets Romania In Probe Over Russian Air Deals
• US Mandates Health Insurance Rate Hike Reviews
• Md. Mandates Holocaust Disclosures For SNCF
• GAO Denies Raytheon's Homeland Security Bid Protest
• SEC Enforcement Chief Exalts Partnership Programs
• Mass. Brewer Bill Would Curb Competition, FTC Says
• Bill To Probe Sealed Product Liability Deals Advances
• Senate Panel Greenlights Stiffer CWA Penalties
• Obama's SEC Nominations Include WilmerHale Atty
• DOD Steps Up Oversight Of Contractor Business Systems
• Senate Rejects GOP Bill To Expand Offshore Drilling
• Mont. May Hear Public Trust Challenge To CO2 Regs
• WTO Concludes Some Airbus Subsidies Illegal
• France Unveils Guidance On Antitrust Fines
• SEC Seeks To Strengthen Rating Agency Conflict Rules
• Senate Fails To Pass Bill Cutting Oil Co. Tax Breaks
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Logging Runoff Permit Challenge
• Chesapeake Settles Pa. Water Pollution Claims For $1M
• Sens. Demand Probe Into Price-Fixing By Oil Refiners
• Salazar Pushes For Drilling Permit, Safety Reform
• UK Proposes Cutting Carbon Emissions By Half
• BAE To Pay Record $79M Fine For Export Violations
• UK Watchdog To Probe Competition In Auditing Sector
• EU Raids Shipping Cos. Over Cartel Worries
• Ford Freestyles Probed Over Reports Of Sudden Lunges
• Lawmaker Seeks Ban On Contractor Political Disclosures
• GAO Criticizes FDA Inspection Of Imported Seafood
• EPA Pushes Back Date For Boiler Emissions Standards
• Cuomo Taps Aide As NY Financial Services Regulator
• Green Group Fights Endangered Species MDL Settlement
• Wal-Mart Threatens To Drop $2.3B Bid For Massmart
• China, EU Go Head-To-Head Over Anti-Subsidy Duties
• White House Won't Pass Trade Deals Without TAA Boost
• EPA Cites 7 Cattle Feedlots For CWA Violations
• Spain Hits Endesa, Others With €60M Antitrust Fines
• S&P Offers To Cap Licensing Fees To Settle EU Probe
• ITC Votes To Probe Steel Wheels From China
• House Panel OKs Flood Insurance Reform Bill
• EU Launches Probes Of Indian Steel Fastener Exports
• Kids' Marketing Guidelines Put Heat On Food Industry
• FCC Should Reform Merger Reviews: House Panel
• EPA Seeks Fracking Waste Info From Pa. Gas Cos.
• OMB Official Skirts Contributions Disclosure Proposal
• I'm Glad High Court Nixed Cipro Cert Bid: FTC Commish
• Obama Seeks To Simplify Export Control Reforms
• US Nears Deal With Mexico On Cross-Border Trucking
• Commerce Revokes Duties On Gluten-Free Italian Pasta
• Farmer Groups Press Lawmakers On Trade Pacts
• House Votes For Major Ramp-Up Of Offshore Drilling
• Sens. Push CFTC To Rein In Oil Futures
• Texas House Passes Fracking Fluid Disclosure Bill
• Senate Dems Challenge Oil CEOs On Tax Incentives
• House Passes Bill To Speed Up Offshore Permitting
• Democratic Sens. Pitch $5B Infrastructure Bank
• Obama Nominates Reid Aide For CFTC Post
• EU Lawmakers Tentatively Back India, Japan FTAs
• India, NZ Aim To Ink FTA Within 10 Months
• AFL-CIO Keeps Up Fight Against US-Colombia Trade Pact
• Post Office Warns It Could Become Insolvent
• T-Mobile Tie-Up Won't Hurt Competition, AT&T CEO Says
• J&J Recalls HIV Drug Over Odor-Causing Chemical
• J&J Unit Sets Funds Aside For Risperdal Settlement
• GAO, OMB Target Duplicative US Spending At Hearing
• No Clear Alternative To Nevada Nuclear Dump: GAO
• EU Proposes Overhaul Of Duty Preference Scheme
• ITC Backs Full Review Of Brazil OJ Dumping Duties
• Money Market Industry, Regulators Mull Systemic Risk
• US Seeks To Use Montreal Protocol For GHG Emissions Cuts
• Commerce Finds Chinese Cos. Dodged Hanger Duties
• FTC Orders Texas Doctors Group To Stop Rate Talks
• Financial Crisis Study Reveals Systemwide Breakdown
• Regulators Step Up Inspections At Ala. Nuclear Plant
• Texas House Advances 'Loser Pays' Tort Reform Bill
• FDIC Chairwoman Bair To Make Exit In July
• US Treasury To Create Insurance Advisory Committee
• IRS Delays Rule To Withhold 3% From Gov't Contracts
• Chinese Steels Rods, Valves Were Dumped, US Says
• FTC Clears Alliance Data's $356M Aspen Merger
• China Renews Duties On Neoprene Imports
• Sen. Seeks Reports On SAC Capital Trading Activity
• House Republicans Want Details On NLRB's Boeing Suit
• Mass. Constitution Protects Legal Immigrants: Court
• Airline Ticket Agents Fined For Code-Share Violations
• Pentagon Ups Scrutiny Of Personal Services Contracts
• GE To Fund Alternative Fighter Jet Engine Work
• UK Taps New Antitrust Chief Amid Agency Merger Plans
• DOC To Probe Ferrovanadium Dumping Duty Evasion
• FTC Clears $338M Baxter-Prism Pharmaceuticals Deal
• Irish Watchdog Backs Opt-Out For Private Cartel Cases
• US Could Pay Big Without Yucca Alternative: GAO
• EU Maintains Duties On Chinese Furfuraldehyde
• Enviros Slam Gray Wolf Delisting As Unconstitutional
• JPMorgan, SEC In 'Advanced' Talks Over CDO Settlement
• Sens., Cos. Call On US To Enforce Trade Laws
• Consumer Group Wants FTC Probe Of Google Gov't Services
• Rec Groups Join Suit Over Idaho Forest Trails
• US Mulls Expanding Trade Pact On Tech Goods
• House Passes Bill To Compel Offshore Lease Sales
• S. African Watchdog Creates Specialized Cartel Unit
• US Seeks Stricter Regulations For Bus Cos.
• Vt. Passes Bill To Make Entergy Pay In Nuke Plant Fight
• FCC Chief Says Antitrust Laws Won't Keep Internet Open
• ICE Unit Plays Ball In EU Antitrust Probe Over CDS
• Australian Apple Industry Seeks Regs Over NZ Imports
• China's Top Court Set To Boost Anti-Monopoly Suits
• House Panel Asks NRC Chief To Unveil Yucca Secrecy
• House Panel Approves Bills To Modify Consumer Watchdog
• Obama, States Seek To Speed Renewables To Market
• FDA Gains More Power Over Potentially Unsafe Food
• Sens. Float Right-To-Work Bill In Wake Of Boeing Suit
• Fla. Law Gives Driver Error More Weight In Auto Suits
• Wolf Delisted Again In Great Lakes, Northern Rockies
• House Committee OKs Bill To Delay New Swap Rules
• More Cleanup Needed At Mont. WR Grace Site: EPA
• S. Korea Ratifies EU Free Trade Deal
• SEC, CFTC Want Budget Hikes To Implement Dodd-Frank
• Enviros Launch Climate Change Suits Against US, States
• Ala. Advances Bill To Nix Weight Gain Litigation
• Trade Agreements Ready For Congress, USTR Says
• Fla. House Passes Gutted Judicial Reform Amendment
• FDA Recalls Grape Tomato Salad Over Salmonella Risk
• Pay-For-Delay Deals Hit 7-Year High In 2010: FTC
• US To Review Dumping Duties On Japanese Cement
• EPA Toughens Rules For Fossil Fuel Power Plants
• US Regulators Clamp Down On Illegal STD Drugs
• EPA, Corps Say New Rules Will Boost CWA Protections
• OUII To Reduce Role In ITC 337 Cases
• Puma Agrees To Clean Up Caribbean Petroleum Blast Site
• DOJ Clears Path For Perdue, Coleman Merger
• Fla. Senate Rejects Plan To Split State's Top Court
• China, Russia Still Weak On IP Enforcement: USTR
• Commerce Seeks More Cooperation In US-EU Trade Regs
• ITC To Review Chinese Canvas Duties
• DOI Eyes Remote Monitors For Offshore Oil, Gas Rigs
• NHTSA Pulls 288K Honda SUVs Into Safety Probe
• EPA Proposes New Limits For Secondary Lead Smelters
• FTC Clears Pfizer's $2.4B Capsugel Sale To KKR
• Grifols, FTC Ink Deal To Allow $3.4B Talecris Tie-Up
• Private Sector Presses SEC, CFTC On Swap Timelines
• Utah, Alaska Fight DOI Over 'Wild Lands' Policy