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 Foreign Agricultural Service announced that 13 U.S. companies will meet with over 170 Georgian businesses in a Trade and Investment Mission to Tbilisi, Georgia, July 12-15. The primary aim of the mission is to facilitate trade and investment particularly in agricultural processing equipment, inputs, livestock genetics, ready-to-eat products, meat and poultry, and grain and feed sectors.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued an updated version (July 7, 2010) of its list of Canadian firms eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
The International Trade Administration announces that the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board will hold a meeting to discuss topics related to the travel and tourism industry on July 26, 2010. The agenda for the meeting includes discussion efforts in the Gulf region and other topics.
The Office of the U.S.Trade Representative is providing notice of country-by-country allocations of a second additional fiscal year 2010 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for imported raw cane sugar in the amount of 272,155 metric tons raw value in specified amounts to 25 countries. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/08/09 news, 10070804, for previous BP summary.)
The International Trade Administration requests input regarding foreign or domestic policies or conditions that impede U.S. environmental technology exports to China, with emphasis on water management, to guide the Environment Working Group of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in its October 2010 Environmental Industries Forum agenda, etc.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a pest risk analysis which evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental U.S. of fresh leaves of perennial wall rocket from the United Kingdom. Comments are due by September 7, 2010.
On July 2, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Canadian Border Agricultural Clearance Manual. This Manual serves as a guide for authorized Federal officers at ports of entry along the Canadian Border.