The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of 2 individuals and 2 entities in Mexico whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, effective June 9, 2010.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has granted an affirmative finding to the Government of Mexico under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which allows certain yellowfin tuna harvested by Mexican-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under Mexican jurisdiction to continue to be imported into the U.S. The finding is effective April 1, 2010-March 31, 2015, subject to annual review.

The Federal Maritime Commission announces the filing of an amendment to an agreement of the Pacific Maritime Association concerning assessments to pay International Longshore and Warehouse Union employee benefit costs, which revises how the man-hour base assessment will be calculated. Comments are due by June 28, 2010.

The State Department announces that the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua has proposed to extend its agreement with the U.S. concerning the imposition of import restrictions on archaeological material from the pre-Hispanic cultures of Nicaragua, and possible additional restrictions on certain ethnological material.

On June 14, 2010, in San Francisco, California, the U.S. Trade Representative and agency partners across the Obama Administration hosted the first day of the second round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. The round began with a plenary meeting of all negotiators present from the eight TPP partner countries. The opening plenary was an overview of goals for the week’s talks: determining a framework for market access negotiations and the relationship between the TPP agreement and pre-existing FTAs, and defining a path forward on so-called “horizontal” issues including small business priorities, regulatory coherence, competitiveness, supply chains, development, and regional integration. Negotiators also discussed the amount of progress they hope to make this week in order to be in a position to begin drafting text before the third round of TPP talks in October.

The Defense Department has sent to the Office of Management and Budget for approval an interim final rule entitled: Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-039; Buy American Exemption for Commercial Information Technology - Construction Material.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is correcting its June 4, 2010 Federal Register notice of requirements for infant bath seat third-party testing accreditation in order to correct three dates.

According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $40.3 billion in April from $40.0 billion (revised) in March, as exports decreased more than imports.

On June 10, 2010, State Department officials met for the third U.S.-Malaysia Senior Officials Dialogue in Washington, D.C. During the Senior Dialogue, the delegations exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including matters such as trade, security, ASEAN, regional architecture, nuclear non-proliferation, and climate change.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls: