The Fish and Wildlife Service has declared the swale paintbrush (Castilleja ornata) an endangered species, according to a notice in the Federal Register. The dwale paintbrush, a flowering plant, can be found in New Mexico as well as the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Durango. The rule is effective Jan. 6.

The EPA is proposing new reporting requirements for 35 chemicals under significant new use rules. The proposed SNURs would require notification to EPA at least 90 days in advance of a new use by importers, manufacturers or processors, it said in a notice published in the Dec. 2 Federal Register. Importers of chemicals subject to these proposed SNURs would need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements should these proposed rules be finalized, EPA said. Exporters of these chemicals would become subject to export notification requirements. Comments on the proposed SNURs are due by Jan. 2.

CBP released updated guidance this week for exporters of certain used vehicles from the U.S. to Puerto Rico, stressing that even though those shipments don’t constitute an export, companies must still file certain Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System “for all used self-propelled vehicles.” CBP also said exporters must include the vehicle identification number or product identification number in the EEI and added that “used self-propelled vehicles shipped from the United States to Puerto Rico or from Puerto Rico to the United States are not exempt from being inspected.”

The Census Bureau emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list all species of giraffes as endangered or threatened, following a 12-month study on the issue, it said in a notice.

The Census Bureau on Nov. 17 updated one port of unlading code name and one port of unlading code country in the Automated Export System to fix spelling errors from a previous update (see 2410210006), according to a message emailed to industry. The update includes the correct spellings for the port in Whonnock, British Columbia, and the port in Tolu, Colombia.

Companies using the State Department’s Defense Export Control and Compliance System should take steps to avoid two common “oversights” that Wilmarth & Associates said often cause licensing and registration delays for defense exporters.

The FDA is considering charging fees for including firms on its export lists, which help give foreign governments and other parties information about whether a U.S. food export meets FDA standards or other U.S. regulations. Although the agency doesn’t currently charge firms to be included on export lists for human food, it said Nov. 8 it’s considering charging fees “to offset our costs.”

The Fish and Wildlife Service has put the Ocmulgee skullcap (Scutellaria ocmulgee), a plant species from Georgia and South Carolina, on the endangered species list, it said in a Federal Register notice. The inclusion is effective Nov. 29.

The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is starting to apply “data identification markings” to all documents attached to commodity jurisdiction and advisory opinion submissions, which will identify documents that are “SBU” (sensitive but unclassified) or as “PII” (personally identifiable information). DDTC said the change will “better manage the information being stored and transmitted within” the agency’s Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS). “This will not impact requests in progress,” DDTC said. “If you receive an email from ‘Auto Classification User’, this is a notice that a document you have submitted was updated. No action is required.”