Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
An editorial in The Journal of Commerce opines that information-based risk assessment in the maritime environment is inappropriate due to the chance that a terrorist seeking to pull off a single attack could use the most 'secure' of containers - one belonging to a trusted C-TPAT importer. Instead, Stephen Flynn, senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, states that a three-pronged approach is needed, consisting of smart-box sensors inside the container, nuclear-detection devices at the seaport, and gamma-ray imaging. (JoC ,dated 03/28/05, www.joc.com )
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1. Nukes and Maritime Container Security - Three-Pronged Approach Needed
2. Head of TSA Expected to Leave
According to The Wall Street Journal, Rear Admiral David Stone, the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) since July 22, 2005, has been asked to step aside. The article states that the admiral's expected departure would mark the first move by DHS Secretary Chertoff to put his stamp on the agency. (WSJ, dated 04/08/05, www.wsj.com )
3. Taiwan Reopens Market for Certain U.S. Beef Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a press release stating that Taiwan is lifting its ban on U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age, effective April 16, 2005. (USDA Release No. 0120.05, dated 04/07/05, available at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2005/04/0120.xml )
4. FSIS Meeting on Upcoming Codex Ad Hoc Session on Biotech Foods
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a notice announcing that it held a public meeting in Washington, DC on April 7, 2005 in order to provide information and receive public comments on the U.S.' draft responses to a Codex circular letter (CL 2005/2-FBT) concerning proposals for new work to be undertaken by the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. (D/N 05-008N, FR Pub 04/07/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-7012.pdf)
5. FTC Requests Comments on Certain Deceptive Advertising for TV Pictures
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a notice requesting comments on the overall costs, benefits, and regulatory and economic impacts of its Rule concerning deceptive advertising practices as to sizes of viewable pictures shown on television receiving sets. The FTC states that written comments will be accepted until June 6, 2005. (FR Pub 04/07/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-6960.pdf)
6. FDA to Hold Meeting to Prepare for Int'l Harmonization Conference
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing a public meeting, on April 20, 2005, to provide information and receive comments on the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) in advance of its next Steering Committee and Expert Working Group meetings in Brussels, Belgium on May 9-12, 2005. (FDA notice, FR Pub 04/07/05, D/N 2005N-0119, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-7020.pdf.)
7. ALJ Issues Temporary Denial Order for Ghashim Group et al.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice announcing that an Administrative Law Judge has issued an temporary order denying certain export privileges to Ghashim Group and Mazen Ghashim, and MNC as a related person. (BIS notice, dated 04/07/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-6940.pdf.)
8. BIS Advisory Committees to Hold Partially Open Meetings
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced the following partially open meetings in Washington, DC:
| Committee | Date |
| Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) | 04/27/05-04/28/05 |
| Materials Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) | 04/28/05 |
| Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) | 04/26/05 |
BIS notices (FR Pub 04/11/05) available under 'Industry and Security Bureau' at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a050411c.html