Ten Federal Agencies Meet on Import Safety on Oct 21
On October 21, 2010, agency heads and other senior leaders from ten federal agencies will meet to focus on protecting the public and the environment from unsafe imports in Dulles, VA.
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The following officials are expected to attend the meeting:
- Alan Bersin, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Cindy Smith, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
- Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Arthur Herbert, Assistant Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
- James Dinkins, Executive Associate Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- David Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- John Oliver, Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 08/25/10 news, 10082514, for BP summary announcing that the interagency import safety conference would be held on Oct 21.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 07/26/10 news, 10072617, for BP summary of CBP Commissioner Bersin’s congressional testimony on plans for a fall conference with other agencies on import safety targeting.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/24/10 news, 10062414, for BP summary of Commissioner Bersin’s remarks at an internal CBP conference where he mentioned plans for a fall conference on how to build a single face for the U.S. government at ports of entry.)