The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final rule, effective August 7, 2006, which will amend the regulations of 10 CFR Part 110 that govern the export and import of nuclear equipment and material.
On April 28, 2006, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2006 "Special 301" annual report on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection.
The Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule to amend its domestic quarantine regulations in 7 CFR Part 301 in order to establish a process by which a State or political subdivision of a State could request approval to impose prohibitions or restrictions on the movement in interstate commerce of specific articles, that are in addition to the prohibitions and restrictions imposed by APHIS.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a press release announcing that on April 3, 2006, it launched ePermits, a new Web-based system to streamline the import process.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a news release announcing that it has issued warning letters to two manufacturers and two distributors of unapproved drugs containing steroids.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on the CAFTA-DR tariff rate quotas (TRQs) that have been implemented for the March 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 period for certain "qualifying" agricultural products (except sugar) from El Salvador, the only country to date that the U.S. has implemented the CAFTA-DR for.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site a February 13, 2006 version of its guidance document entitled "Latest News and Developments." According to CBP, this document provides information on the Pilot Bond Centralization Program and current issues, policies, and procedures for processing bond applications. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/08/05 news, 05120805, for BP's summary of CBP's November 29, 2005 version of its "Latest News and Developments" guidance document.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site a February 13, 2006 version of its guidance document entitled "Latest News and Developments." According to CBP, this document provides information on the Pilot Bond Centralization Program and current issues, policies, and procedures for processing bond applications. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/08/05 news, 05120805, for BP's summary of CBP's November 29, 2005 version of its "Latest News and Developments" guidance document.)