The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated versions of its lists of Brazil (May 6, 2010) and Mexico (May 5, 2010) establishments eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
On May 6, 2010, APHIS updated its Seeds Not for Planting Manual. The manual is used for regulating importations of unprocessed seeds that are imported for consumption and are not intended for planting. (Manual, updated 05/06/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/seeds_not_for_planting.pdf)
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice announcing that it will hold a public meeting to receive oral comments concerning its proposed rule on non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) Negotiated Rate Arrangements (NRAs) on May 24, 2010 in Washington, DC.
The Foreign Trade Zone Board has issued the following notice:
The Environmental Protection Agency is challenging U.S. manufacturers through its Energy Star Challenge for Industry to improve their energy efficiency by 10% within five years. Eight facilities have been recognized by EPA for meeting or exceeding the 10% reduction goal. (News release, dated 05/06/10, available at http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/7f7b31081d0cd27e8525771b00525bb6!OpenDocument)
On May 5, 2010, APHIS updated its Miscellaneous and Processed Products PPQ Manual. The manual is used for regulating imported items that are processed and are not intended for propagation. (Manual, updated 05/05/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/miscellaneous.pdf)
On May 5, 2010, APHIS updated its Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import PPQ Manual. The manual lists by country fruits and vegetables that are admissible into the United States. It includes a description of methods for sampling and inspecting selected fruits and vegetables. It also contains pictorial identification guides, and a glossary for common and scientific names of fruits and vegetables. (Manual, updated 05/05/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/fv.pdf)
Effective May 1, 2010, the Transportation Security Administration increased the percentages of cargo that must be screened prior to being loaded on U.S. and foreign flag passenger aircraft inbound into the U.S.
On May 6, 2010, the Office of Foreign Assets Control designated three Colombian money launderers as drug kingpins due to their significant roles in international narcotics trafficking on behalf of drug trafficking organizations, including the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). OFAC also named 17 other individuals and 12 entities as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs). (Press release, dated 05/06/10, available at http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg691.htm)