The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of the four individuals in Colombia whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978, "Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers," effective June 22, 2010.
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Sánchez ended a four-day trade policy trip to Peru and Colombia by reinforcing the critical role exports play in supporting economic growth and job creation in the U.S. and abroad. At events in both Lima and Bogota, Sánchez met with American businesses and discussed how increasing trade with Peru and Colombia will help achieve the goals of President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of an individual in Serbia and Montenegro whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13219, "Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans," as amended.
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes revised 2010 assessment of annual needs for the List I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. Comments are due by July 28, 2010.
International Trade Administration announces a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee on July 13, 2010. The agenda for the meeting includes discussion of the current status of Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative; an update on civil nuclear trade policy with India, and the Commerce Department's small modular reactor report.
The Federal Maritime Commission announces that Chairman Lidinsky and Commissioner Dye will address the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, on June 30, 2010, to report on the status of the investigation "Vessel Capacity and Equipment Availability in the United States Export and Import Liner Trades."
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro testified on June 23, 2010 before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on its new safety initiative, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010. CSA 2010 is a risk-based approach for reducing large truck and bus crashes. It will also enable FMCSA and its State partners to address the safety deficiencies of a much larger segment of the motor carrier industry.
On June 24, 2010, in Luxembourg, representatives of the U.S. and the European Union and its twenty-seven Member States signed a “Second Stage” civil aviation agreement, which extends indefinitely and builds on their “Open Skies” agreement that was signed in April 2007. The new agreement also deepens U.S.-EU cooperation in aviation security, safety, competition, and ease of travel. In addition, it contains provisions on night flights and labor standards.
The Treasury Department states that the Office of Foreign Assets Control announced an $860,000 settlement with Agar Corporation, Inc. (ACI), an oil field equipment company, regarding the company's unlicensed export of oil and gas production equipment for use in Sudan in violation of the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations.