The Department of Defense has adopted as final, without change, a November 23, 2009 interim rule which amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add Taiwan as a designated country under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is correcting two errors in its June 4 Federal Register notice of final determination that Sweden is the country of origin of a lift unit for an overhead patient lift system for purposes of government procurement. CBP corrects the misuse of a word in the Dates section, and the omission of the determination date. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/07/10 news, 10060723, for BP summary of CBP's original determination.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final determination (HQ H089762) that Canada is the country of origin for GTX Mobile+ hand held computers1 for purposes of U.S. government procurement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has submitted its information collection request on the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Comments on the information collection are due by July 12, 2010.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice that lists those applying for ocean transportation intermediary licenses as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF OTI, as follows:
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled "Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents in Tobacco Products as Used in Section 904(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act." Comments are due by September 8, 2010.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces that, effective June 10, 2010, it is recognizing the Arica Province in Chile as a pest-free area for Ceratitis capitata, Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly). Accordingly, APHIS is recognizing the Republic of Chile as a pest-free area for Medfly and has added it to the list of pest-free areas.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of sweet limes from Mexico into the continental U.S., in which APHIS has concluded that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the pest risk. Comments are due by August 9, 2010.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued two notices that either reissue or revoke an ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license, as follows:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is changing its policy, effective July 12, 2010, on the retention of supporting documents and use of electronic mobile communication/tracking technology in assessing motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle driver compliance with the hours of service (HOS) regulations.