U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a Frequently Asked Questions document about the Visa Waiver Program. Topics covered include:
CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP has posted updated versions of certain of its Excel workbooks containing historical information and fill rates for TRQs and TPLs.
CBP has posted a Revenue Division telephone directory. The directory includes names, telephone numbers and duties for all Revenue Division Employees. Also included are fax numbers, Help Desk numbers, and the mailing address for the Revenue Division.
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending June 25, 2010.
CBP has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ESAR A2.2 programming issues.
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has issued a memo regarding the recently established tariff rate quotas for certain sugar and sugar containing products from Costa Rica under the DR-CAFTA. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/28/10 news, 10062809, for BP summary of the Proclamation extending/establishing TRQs for certain sugar/products from Costa Rica.)
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is fast-tracking a review of environmental issues to help speed modification or replacement of the Bayonne Bridge, effectively creating a double-track process begun last year with a comprehensive ongoing planning analysis of alternatives to address height concerns. With bigger ships expected to start calling on the region’s port facilities upon expansion of the Panama Canal by mid-decade, the agency is expediting efforts to determine a cost-effective solution to address the low-clearance issues posed by the current height of the span’s vehicular deck.