The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which contains certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulatory rulemakings (rulemakings).
Notable CROSS rulings
The Washington File reports that officials from the U.S. and Thailand will meet in Montana in July 2005 to continue negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. According to the Washington File, this will be the fourth round of U.S.-Thai negotiations. (Washington File Pub 05/05/05, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=May&x=20050505164421TJkcolluB0.1105768&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice entitled "Getting Started with EDI for ACE Electronic Truck Manifest."
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice announcing the availability of a March 2005 version of its Compliance Policy Guide (Guide or CPG) on the FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) strategy for enforcing the requirements of the interim final rule for submitting prior notice (PN) for imported food.
The Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a follow-up audit of the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA's) cross border trucking provisions.
Shippers NewsWire reports that the American Institute for Shippers' Associations (AISA) and the International Shippers Association have withdrawn their petitions requesting the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to review the Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC's) decision that restricted the right of shippers' associations to enter into non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) service arrangements. According to the article, the CAFC petitions were premature, as the FMC has not yet ruled on certain petitions the associations have filed with the FMC. (SNW dated 02/03/05, www.americanshipper.com.)
Shippers NewsWire reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun to expand its cargo security strategy beyond weeding out high-risk international shipments to include a domestic component designed to provide comprehensive supply chain security from point of origin to final destination. According to the article, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is developing domestic security policies to prevent truck, rail, barge or air modes of transport within the U.S. from being used to attack critical transport networks or transfer a mass destruction weapon to high-value targets, and is taking its cues from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). (SNW dated 01/19/05, www.americanshipper.com.)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which contains certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulatory rulemakings (rulemakings).
In the December 15, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 51), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on tungsten carbide rods, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on radio alarm clocks incorporating a CD player. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued an interim rule which, effective January 1, 2005, amends the user fee regulations at 7 CFR Part 354 by adjusting the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) services for fiscal years (FYs) 2005 through 2010.