Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-III§47 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
Relevant information
|
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) issued its final rule regarding the establishment of a Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) in December 2016. The Program is set up pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006 to cover imported fish and fish products at particular risk of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. It requires the importers of record to obtain an annual International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP), report data on the harvest of fish and fish products, retain additional supply chain data, and retain the records supporting their import filings for a period of two years. The harvest and landing documentation for U.S. imports (and exports) is filed electronically through the Automated Commercial Environment of the U.S. International Trade Data System (ITDS). SIMP may eventually cover additional seafood products. However, the Program has been introduced for 13 "priority species" identified as particularly vulnerable to IUU fishing or seafood fraud, including tunas (albacore, bigeye, skipjack, yellowfin, and bluefin), swordfish, sharks, Atlantic and Pacific cod, grouper, red snapper, and sea cucumber. Although SIMP is only applicable to imported seafood, similar reporting requirements also apply to domestic capture fisheries and aquaculture. SIMP entered into force for 11 of the 13 species on 1 January 2018. As for the two remaining priority species (abalone and shrimp), the effective date has been delayed for one year, as the enforcement of SIMP for these two species is linked to the establishment of appropriate reporting and/or record-keeping disciplines for the domestic aquaculture production of abalone and shrimp.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-III§48 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
Relevant information
|
Section 607 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (PL 104-43) requires the Secretary of Commerce to provide a biennial report to Congress identifying countries whose fishing vessels are engaged in IUU fishing, or whose fishing activities result in bycatch of certain protected living marine resources, or whose vessels are engaged in shark fishing on the high seas under certain practices. NOAA Fisheries then engages with countries thus identified to seek improvement in their fisheries management and enforcement practices. Following a two-year consultative process, the countries receive either a positive or negative certification that the fishing activities for which they were identified have been adequately addressed. The consequences of a negative certification include U.S. port restrictions and potential import restrictions on certain fish and fish products from the country concerned. [48]
[48] The report to Congress released in January 2017 contained positive certifications for five countries identified in the previous report (Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Portugal). NOAA Fisheries addressed a negative certification in a formal communication to the authorities of Mexico on 18 January 2017. Further evidence of action taken provided by the Government of Mexico resulted in a positive certification announced in April 2018 (Addendum to the Biennial Report), for Mexico's 2015 IUU fishing identification. For the next biennial report (June 2019), consultations are ongoing with Ecuador, the Russian Federation, and Mexico regarding the activities of some of their fishing vessels.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-Table-III.8 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Anti-dumping measure / investigation |
Chemicals |
Relevant information
|
Table 3.8 EAPA investigations (eligible for public disclosure), 2016-July 2018
Investigation/date of initiation Interim measures Final determination
(...)
Choice Refrigerants: Evasion of the AD duty order on Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from China/5 September 2017 Pending. CBP was unable to determine whether the merchandise imported by LM Supply is subject to the AD order. Accordingly, pursuant to the EAPA, it referred this matter to the USDOC for a determination as to whether the merchandise at issue is within the scope of the AD order. Pending a determination on a scope referral to the USDOC.
(...)
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-III§120 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Other |
Relevant information
|
Table 3.11 Items subject to export controls, including licensing
Product category Responsible agencies Legal reference
(…)
Fish and wildlife controls; endangered species Department of the Interior, Chief Office of Management Authority 50 CFR 17.21, 17.22, 17.31, 17.32
(...)
Hazardous waste Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery 40 CFR part 262, subpart E
40 CFR section 263.20
40 CFR section 263.22(d)
|
Keywords
|
Endangered
Hazardous
Waste
Wildlife
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-Table-III.12 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Other environmental requirements |
Chemicals |
Relevant information
|
Table 3.12 CCL and USML
(…)
USML
Category Products
(…)
XIV Toxicological agents, including chemical agents, biological agents, and associated equipment
(…)
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-III§161 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Other environmental requirements |
Not specified |
Relevant information
|
The OPIC is authorized to do business in more than 160 developing and post-conflict countries. (…) The OPIC has a statutory requirement to ensure that its supported projects are established and maintained in accordance with internationally recognized worker rights standards. It has also elaborated an Environmental and Social Policy Statement, designed to ensure that supported projects are environmentally and socially sustainable. [182]
[182] Following a review initiated in 2015, OPIC management approved a revised Environmental and Social Policy Statement on 7 January 2017. (...)
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-III§165 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Tax concessions, Non-monetary support |
Agriculture, Energy, Services |
Relevant information
|
(...) The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) lists all federal financial (and non-financial) assistance programmes – many, if not most, related to public health and safety, the environment, education, infrastructure, community assistance, and research and development - using a five-digit classification to identify and sort around 2,300 programmes. On 23 May 2018, the CFDA was migrated to the website https://beta.SAM.gov, where the search engine is now referred to as "Assistance Listings". According to a database maintained by SelectUSA, some 108 federal programmes and incentives exist specifically to promote small businesses, provide support to existing or prospective exporters, and assist enterprises with regulatory compliance.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-Table-III.16 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
|
Energy, Forestry |
Relevant information
|
Table 3.16 Federal subsidy programmes (non-agriculture), 2015-16
(US$ million)
Programmes Type of subsidy Expenditure
FY2015 FY2016
Energy and fuels
(...)
Renewable Energy Resources Co-financing 105.7 56.7
Energy Conservation Programs – Transportation Sector Co-financing 120.0 127.8
Energy Conservation Programs – Building Technologies Office Co-financing 17.1 19.6
Energy Conservation – Advanced Manufacturing Co-financing 56.0 51.0
(...)
Other energy and fuels
(...)
Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Credit Income and excise tax concession and direct payments 1,940.0 2,680.0
(...)
Credit for Holding New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Income tax concession 100.0 100.0
Credit for Holding Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds Income tax concession 70.0 70.0
(...)
Expensing and Seven-Year Amortization for Reforestation Expenditures Income tax concession 50.0 60.0
|
Keywords
|
Bio
Clean
Conservation
Energy
Forest
Renewable
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-Table-III.18 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Energy |
Relevant information
|
Table 3.18 Government corporations, 2018
Government corporation Legal reference Area of operation
(…)
International Clean Energy Foundation 42 U.S.C. 17352 Foreign assistance for greenhouse gas reduction
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/382 |
S-III§342 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Energy |
Relevant information
|
The United States also utilizes science and technology (S&T) agreements as frameworks for increased international collaboration, by facilitating cooperation between U.S. technical agencies and foreign counterparts, on topics including (…) environment and biodiversity protection, (...) alternative energy.
|
Keywords
|
|
|