Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
Shippers' NewsWire reports that in his speech accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president, John Kerry opined that the U.S. should not be letting 95% of container ships come into U.S. ports without being physically inspected, and stated that if in office, he would strengthen homeland security by possibly requiring closer scrutiny for more imports of ocean containers. (American Shipper, dated 07/30/04, ShippersNewsWire@americanshipper.com)
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1. Kerry Calls Number of Physical Container Inspections Inadequate
2. APHIS Seek Comments on the Extension of Two Information Collections
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking comments on the extension of the following information collections:
| Information Collection | Comments Due |
|---|---|
| Importation Prohibitions Because of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | 09/20/041 |
| Transportation of Animals on Foreign Air Carriers | 09/07/042 |
1 FR Pub 007/22/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-16707.htm
2 FR Pub 07/08/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-15493.pdf
3. ITA Seeks Comments on Information Collection Submitted to OMB
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following information collection:
| Information Collection | Comments Due |
|---|---|
| Non-Tariff Barriers Survey (ITA 4150P) | within 30 days of 06/23/04 |
FR Pub 06/23/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-14224.pdf
4. CBP Cancels Customs Broker License and Permits Due to Death of License Holder
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the following individual Customs broker license and any and all permits have been canceled due to death of the broker:
| Name | License No. | Port Name |
|---|---|---|
| Emil F. Benja | 02274 | New York |
CBP notice (FR Pub 07/15/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-16043.pdf
5. FMC Lists Applicants for OTI Licenses
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice stating that the following companies have filed applications for license as non-vessel-operating common carrier-ocean (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs):
NVOCC-OTIs
United Globe Cargo Inc. (FL)
Moving Services International, LLC (FL)
Sparrow Freight America, Inc. (CA)
Pacific Global Consolidators, Inc. (CA)
FF-OTIs
Contour Logistics, Inc. (PA)
TRB Group, Inc. dba Unishippers (MO)
D&B Logistics (NC)
NVOCC/FF-OTIs
Caribika Inc. dba Caribika Marine Line (FL)
Sys-tems Logistix, Inc. (OR)
Cargo Specialists, Inc. (CA)
Tronex Logistics, Inc. (FL)
Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics Ltd. (NY)
Sea-Line-Cargo, Inc. (NJ)
Hanjin Logistics, Inc. (IL)
FMC notice (FR Pub 07/15/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-15994.pdf