On September 8, 2010, APHIS updated the Manual for Agricultural Clearance. The manual provides CBP personnel working at airport and maritime locations with the guidelines, directions, and policy for clearing carriers and passengers/crew and controlling garbage and cargo.
The Foreign Trade Zone Board has issued the following notice:
FSIS has provided updated information for the export of U.S. meat and poultry to the following country:
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
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):
The Federal Trade Commission has sued Lights of America, Inc., a California-based light bulb manufacturer and its principals to stop them from misleading consumers by exaggerating the light output and life expectancy of its Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs.
The Department of Energy is issuing a supplement to its proposed rule to adopt test procedures for measuring the energy consumption of walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, in order to solicit comments on several alternative proposed options. Comments on this supplemental notice are due by October 12, 2010.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is changing the date of its public hearing on the country practice petitions that have been accepted for the 2009 Generalized System of Preferences Annual Review to September 28, 2010 (from September 24).
The Defense Department has submitted an interim final rule on "Certification Requirement and Procurement Prohibition Relating to Iran Sanctions" to the Office of Management and Budget for approval.