Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
On October 18, 2007, the President continued for one year the national emergency that was declared on October 21, 1995 by Executive Order (EO) 12978 with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. (FR Pub 10/19/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-5222.pdf)
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1. President Continues Nat'l Emergency w/ Respect to Colombia Drug Traffickers
2. APHIS to Issue Permits for Importation of Ribes Species Fruits from South Africa
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued notice advising the public of its decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental U.S. of Ribes species fruits (i.e., currants and gooseberries) from South Africa, based on the findings of a pest risk analysis. (D/N APHIS-2007-0101, FR Pub 10/19/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-20675.pdf)
3. CPSC, TAP Enterprises Provisional Settlement Agreement, $100,000 Civil Penalty
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued notice of a provisionally-accepted settlement agreement with TAP Enterprises, Inc. dba Cummins Industrial Tools, which contains a civil penalty of $100,000. According to CPSC, this agreement would settle allegations that TAP obtained sufficient information to reasonably support the conclusion that certain air compressors that it imported and sold contained a defect which could create a substantial product hazard or created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death, but TAP failed to immediately inform the CPSC of such defect or risk, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Act. (D/N 08-C0001, FR Pub 10/19/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-5152.pdf)
4. FMC Lists OTI Applications
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice that lists those applying for ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) or NVOCC/ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF OTI, as follows:
| Applications |
| NVOCC OTI applicants: |
| Pacific Groupage Services, Inc. (TX) |
| Cargonline (USA) Inc. (CA) |
| Kardel Enterprises Inc. dba Pakya (FL) |
| Driver's Diversified, Inc. dba Double D Logistics, Inc. (OH) |
| Ocean Star Logistics Inc. (CA) |
| Neptune Shipping Limited dba Novalink Logistics (CA) |
| Pacific Delta Lines, Inc. (CA) |
| United Marine Management (CA) |
| NVOCC/FF OTI applicants: |
| KYN International Inc. (FL) |
| Panorama Services & Travel Corp. (FL) |
| Ambert Inc. dba Afreican Express Lines (NY) |
| Joker Logistics (USA) Inc. (MI) |
| Glovis America, Inc. (CA) |
| FF/OTI applicants: |
| FA Logistics International Corp. (FL) |
| JAV Cargo, Inc. (PA) |
| Manns Freight Systems, Inc. dba Guardian Global Transport (MN) |
| Apac Logistic Transportation (CA) |
| Continuum International Logistics, Inc. (CT) |
| Automated Cargo Transport Service, Inc. dba ACTS (CA) |
FMC notice (FR Pub 10/17/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-20412.pdf