The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has posted questions and answers from its first informal online chat session regarding the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, in which it discusses additional information on U.S. intentions for the TTP.

Various U.S. government agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):

On May 20, 2010, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced the elimination of the paper Form I-94W for authorized travelers from nations participating in the Visa Waiver Program, streamlining secure travel for visitors to the U.S. by consolidating the collection of traveler information and enhancing security by automatically providing DHS with important passenger information prior to departure.

Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have confirmed that APHIS will be enforcing its requirement for plant material quantities to be reported on the Lacey Act declaration using standardized metric units (such as kg, m, m2, and m3), for both paper and electronic Lacey Act Amendment declarations.

FSIS has provided updated information for the export of U.S. meat and poultry to the following countries:

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The State Department has posted information on some of the commitments the U.S. has made regarding its declaration with Mexico to develop a 21st Century Border. One is that CBP will support Mexican Customs in its establishment of a Customs training academy. See notice for commitments CBP has already undertaken.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a proposed rule that would establish a publicly available consumer product safety information database.

President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum on fuel efficiency standards, an initiative that will build on his goal to move towards improved fuel economy for vehicles, on May 21, 2010.