The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On May 28, 2010, APHIS updated the Manual for Agricultural Clearance. The manual provides CBP personnel working at airport and maritime locations with the guidelines, directions, and policy for clearing carriers and passengers/crew and controlling garbage and cargo.
On May 21, 2010, the Foreign Agricultural Service has issued a Commodity Intelligence Report containing 2010/11 Crop Production Forecasts and Analyst Reports for Ukraine grain and oilseeds.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 31, 2010, APHIS updated its Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual. The manual provides the background, procedures, and reference tables for regulating the fresh, cut portion of the plant when it is imported for decoration or ornamentation, and for protecting plants that are threatened with extinction due to trade in those plants or their derivatives.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated version of its list of Brazil (May 28, 2010) establishments eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted a new guidance regarding requests for reconsideration and/or clarification of a proviso imposed on a DSP license.
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain steel grating from China.
The Office of Management and Budget has approved a Bureau of Industry and Security proposed rule to add certain standards and procedures for assigning priority ratings to purchase orders or contracts and for allocating materials, services, and facilities to promote the national defense.