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Antidumping: Polyethylene retail carrier bags from -- Thailand, 37718-37723 [E7-13381]

Federal Register
July 11, 2007 - Ltd., Multibax Public Co., Ltd., Naraipak Co., Ltd., Polyplast (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Sahachit Watana Plastic Ind. ...
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Antidumping: Folding metal tables and chairs from -- China, 37703-37711 [E7-13382]

Federal Register
July 11, 2007 - On September 7, 2004, the Department found that table styles 4600 and 4606 produced by Lifetime Plastic Products Ltd. are within the scope of the order. ...
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Records and reports of listed chemicals and certain machines: Iodine crystals and chemical mixtures containing over 2.2 percent iodine, 35920-35931 [E7-12736]

Federal Register
July 02, 2007 - The 2002 Census indicated that there were 5,039 pet stores that sold aquarium supplies. DEA estimates that between one percent and five percent of pet stores would carry iodine either as crystals or strong tinctures. Although nursery/garden retailers and building supplies/garden retailers sell pet supplies, it is unlikely that any of them carry covered iodine products. ...
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La Seda looks at downstream PET expansion

Modern Plastics
June 29, 2007 - By Matthew Defosse According to press reports from Spain, Spanish PET supplier La Seda de Barcelona S.A. plans to acquire seven PET packaging facilities in Europe from Australia’s Amcor Ltd. Amcor is one of the world’s largest blowmolders of PET packaging; La Seda is the largest supplier of PET in Western Europe. Also for sale in Europe are the two PET preform molding and bottle blowmolding facilities of the world’s second largest PET supplier, M&G Polymers. ...
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Medicare and medicaid: Program issuances and coverage decisions; quarterly listing, 34508-34588 [07-2918]

Federal Register
June 22, 2007 - PET Facility, 1220 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. PET Imaging, 835 Hospital Road, Indiana, PA 15701. NLR PET/CT, 3500 Springhill Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117. ...
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Brazilian company announces 100% ethanol-based polyethylene

Canadian Plastics
June 21, 2007 - ...and points to the extremely positive prospects for the development of plastic products made from renewable raw materials," said Braskem CEO Jose Carlos Grubisich. "This is an area in which Brazil has competitive natural advantages." Start-up commercial production is foreseen for the tail end of 2009, with an expected annual productive capacity of up to 200,000 tons. Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in South America, and the second largest privately-held Brazilian industrial company....
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Tough new mine safety legislation is introduced

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 20, 2007 - Roberts cautioned that they will help only if the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration "embraces that new authority and actually uses it. In the past year, the agency also has instituted a number of safety standards strengthening mine seals, improving training, improving underground communications and setting steeply higher fines for flagrant safety violations. In all, 47 coal miners and 25 workers at non-coal producing metal/non-metal mines perished in 2006. ...
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INHOFE OPENING STATEMENT: HEARING ON “EPA'S RESPONSE TO 9-11 AND LESSONS LEARNED

Senate Committee On Environment & Public Works
June 20, 2007 - Although EPA does not ordinarily administer worker protection regulations, it provided respirators and protective gear for workers at the World Trade Center site. First, the EPA IG report alleged that EPA, OSHA, and the Council on Environmental Quality released misleading information to the public on air monitoring and sampling in press releases. In January 2007, EPA opened the public registration for a new Lower Manhattan Test and Clean Program. ...
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EDITORIAL: An energy bill with no juice

The Boston Globe
June 20, 2007 - ...per gallon standard to 35 by 2020, but would allow the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration to set a lower standard if this were found not to be cost effective. The two Democratic senators from Michigan, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow,......
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Introduction of H.R. 2776the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007

House Committee On Ways And Means
June 20, 2007 - “The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 is a forward-thinking, responsible bill that will help America lead the way in renewable energy policy,” said Chairman Rangel. New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (“CREBs”). The bill authorizes $2 billion of new clean renewable energy bonds for public power providers and electric cooperatives. Labor Standards Labor standards for certain projects financed with tax credit bonds. ...
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