CBP is alerting traders, including those participating in the rail electronic export manifest pilot, that they may soon start seeing new ACE errors if they don’t input necessary Facilities Information and Resource Management System (FIRMS) codes for certain in-bond shipments, the agency said in a pair of Aug. 6 CSMS messages.
Ecuador on Aug. 1 hosted the first in-person meeting of trade ministers of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, at which Western Hemisphere countries adopted a “Declaration on Good Practices for Pre-Arrival Processing” and made other trade commitments.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has added the longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), a fish species found off the Pacific Coast, to the list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The designation, and resulting import and export restrictions, will be effective Aug. 29, it said in a notice.
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a voluntary labeling program for wireless consumer “Internet of Things” products that have been certified and tested to meet FCC IoT cybersecurity standards, the commission said in a final rule released July 29.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is temporarily adding two benzimidazole-opioids -- N-desethyl isotonitazene and N-piperidinyl etonitazene -- to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a temporary scheduling order. The listing takes effect July 29, and will be in effect for up to three years.
The EPA is finalizing amendments to hazardous waste manifest regulations and to hazardous waste electronic manifest (e-Manifest) regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), it said in a notice in the Federal Register. The agency says these actions should increase the utility of the e-Manifest system, reduce administrative burden and improve tracking of hazardous waste shipments.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has given two South American bird species endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The final rule protecting the sira curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) and southern helmeted curassow (Pauxi unicornis) is effective Aug. 26, FWS said in a notice. Both species of large, ground-dwelling birds are found on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains, in narrowly defined areas in Peru and Bolivia.
The Census Bureau emailed tips last week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
CBP sent a proposed rule for interagency review to mandate electronic export manifest for cargo traveling by rail. The rule, sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs July 10, would propose to identify the parties eligible to transmit the export information, describe the time frames during which the information is due before the train's departure, and “identify an initial filing that must occur 24 hours prior to departure from the port of export while requiring that remaining data be transmitted at least two hours prior to such departure.” CBP in June said it was making progress on rules to eventually mandate EEM for vessel, air and rail cargo, and was still on track to deploy a truck EEM portal later this year (see 2406250070).
CBP is aiming to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in September that could eventually mandate electronic export manifest for cargo traveling by vessel, according to its spring 2024 regulatory agenda. The rule would “identify the parties eligible” to transmit advance vessel EEM information along with their responsibilities and the time frames they must follow for transmission of that information before the cargo is loaded or departs. “Requiring this data in advance would significantly improve cargo safety and security while minimizing disruption to the flow of commerce in the sea environment,” CBP said. The agency in June said it is making progress on rules to eventually mandate EEM for vessel, air and rail cargo, and was still on track to deploy a truck EEM portal later this year (see 2406250070).