U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that it will be holding a Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) anti-terrorism training seminar on March 1-3, 2006 in Costa Mesa, CA. CBP states that participation in this seminar is limited to certified C-TPAT members only.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a press release announcing that its U.S.-VISIT program has completed installation of biometric entry capabilities at 104 land border ports, as mandated by Congress. DHS states that biometric entry capabilities are now deployed at all fixed ports of entry open to U.S.-VISIT travelers. (DHS press release, dated 12/30/05, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5314.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site its answers to questions submitted by the trade community at its November 2005 Trade Symposium.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice reminding travelers that the December 31, 2005 deadline for implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative has been eliminated. According to CBP, this change will simplify the implementation process and provide a longer lead-time for travelers to come into compliance with the requirements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site regarding calendar year 2006, and the use of "user fee" transponders to replace the user fee decals for commercial vehicles arriving at land border ports of entry.
Cable channel TV Land is offering full length episodes of its show, Sitdown Comedy with David Steinberg, as downloads for iPod play, Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg reported Wed. The network is making video or audio available. There’s also an RSS link and a direct click to iTunes.
Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 was named Game of the Year and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was named Best New Hardware by online game enthusiast site GameSpot. Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler’s Green for Xbox from Brainbox Games was named “Flat-Out Worst Game.” SWAT 4 from Vivendi Universal Games won for “Most Despicable Product Placement.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted new information to its Web site on its series of 2006 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Enrollment Seminars for the Mexican and Canadian Highway Carrier and Manufacturing sectors of C-TPAT.
The FCC wants comments by Jan. 5 on a transfer of cable landing licenses and other authorizations resulting from a proposed acquisition of Teleglobe International Holdings by Indian telecom company VSNL Telecom. The merger application is conditioned on compliance with a national security agreement negotiated with the Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Homeland Security, Dept. of Justice and FBI, the FCC said. Replies are due Jan. 12.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site notes from the Trade Support Network's Plenary Session that was held on September 26-29, 2005.