The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new brochure entitled "Traveling Between the U.S. and Canada," which list the website that must be viewed in order to obtain all necessary information: www.fmcsa.dot.gov/intl-programs/canada.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has announced the following entity name change for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name (notice hyperlinked):

Commerce Secretary Locke met with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Sharma at the Commerce Department on June 23, 2010 to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues.The meeting took place on the heels of the U.S.-India CEO Forum, and stressed the importance the two countries place on their bilateral commercial relationship.

The International Trade Administration has issued its June 2010 issue of International Trade Update.

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 Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule, effective June 25, 2010, which modifies the requirements of License Exception ENC (Encryption Commodities, Software and Technology) and the requirements for qualifying an encryption item as mass market, and amends specific license requirements for encryption items.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of five individuals and three entities in Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, effective June 17, 2010.

The Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final rule, effective June 25, 2010, which revises the rules of practice to update the service addresses for certain correspondence to the Office of the General Counsel and a component of OGC, the Office of the Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, and the address for the Public Search Room.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on transportation security. Among other things, the letter states that the GAO will be issuing a report later this year on its evaluation of the extent to which the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program security measures limit access to Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)-regulated facilities and vessels.

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a direct final rule, effective August 23, 2010, to issue significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 17 chemical substances, which requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these substances for a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.