The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” BP’s weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued an April 2010 version of its Lacey Act Primer.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of four individuals in Guatemala whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, effective April 27, 2010. (OFAC notice, FR Pub 05/05/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10481.pdf)
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration is requesting nominations for the Industry Trade Advisory Committees (ITACs). Nominations will be accepted for current vacancies and those that occur throughout the remainder of the charter term, which expires on February 17, 2014. (ITA notice, FR Pub 05/05/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10495.pdf)
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has revised its Guidelines for Completion of Export and Temporary Import License Applications, which now states, among other things, that when completing any online license application and an individual’s name is required, the middle name or initial should be provided. (DDTC notice, dated 05/03/10, available at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/DTRADE/documents/Guidelines_CompletingDSPForms.pdf)
The Department of Defense has released an interim change to Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication No. 1, which adds certain safety requirements for motor carriers authorized to provide Satellite Motor Surveillance for 1.1 to 1.3 Ammunition and Explosives. (DOD notice, FR Pub 05/05/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10511.pdf
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission wil hold an open public hearing on June 9, 2010 in Washington, DC, titled “Evaluating China’s Role in the World Trade Organization over the Past Decade,” which will examine the economic, political and security implications of China’s entry into the WTO and its compliance with WTO rules. (Notice, FR Pub 05/05/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10454.pdf)