CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) commodity report as of February 13, 2006. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 02/13/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly TRQ Commodity Report as of February 13, 2006
2. Various Postings on CBP's Web Site
Remote Location Filing contacts. CBP has posted an updated list of remote location filing (RLF) contacts. This list provides the port code, coordinator's name, phone number, and fax number for each of the ports listed. (Revised RLF contact list, posted 02/06/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_summary/remote_location_filing/RLF_coordinator_list.ctt/RLF_coordinator_list.xls.)
ACE Resource Contact Guide. CBP has posted an updated Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) resource contact guide, current as of February 2006, which includes CBP email addresses and phone numbers to contacts for information or assistance on various (listed) issues regarding ACE. (Guide, dated February 2006, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_resource_guide.ctt/ace_resource_guide.pdf.)
CBP organization chart. CBP has posted a February 10, 2006 chart that depicts the high-level organizational structure of CBP. (Organizational chart, dated 02/10/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/organization/orgcha1.ctt/orgcha1.pdf.
Memphis, TN Import Specialist team assignments. CBP has posted a list of import specialist team assignments for Memphis, TN that are effective February 1, 2006. (List, dated 02/01/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/communications_to_trade/katrina/special_team_memphis.ctt/special_team_memphis.doc.)
Focused Assessment points of contact. CBP has posted an updated list of contact parties for the Focused Assessment (FA) program. (FA contact list, dated 02/01/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/regulatory_audit_program/rad_program/focused_assessment/fap_poc.xml.)
CBP ensures pest-free flowers for Valentine's Day. CBP has issued a press release announcing that its agriculture specialists are making sure that flowers ordered this Valentine's Day are free from insects, pests, and diseases that could harm the agricultural and floral industries in the U.S. (CBP press release, dated 02/10/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/02102006.xml.)