Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

1. Senate is Considering its Own Version of the Safe Port Act

2. TSA Selects 8 Vendors for Final Round for TWIC Management Contract

Shippers NewsWire reports that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected eight vendors to the final round for the contract to manage the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. (SNW dated 09/08/06 news, www.americanshipper.com.)

3. 19^th Annual BIS Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a press release stating that its Update 2006 Conference on Export Controls and Policy will be held on October 15-17, 2006 in Washington, D.C. Links are provided detailing the agenda, registration process, etc. (BIS announcement of Update 2006, available at http://www.bis.doc.gov/SeminarsAndTraining/update2006/index.htm)

4. Chicago CBP Issues Pipelines on Customs Broker Exam, Candles from China, Etc.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Port of Chicago has issued the following Pipelines:

Customs Broker Examination (Pipeline 06-16, dated 08/11/06) (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/06/06 news, 06060625, for BP announcement of exam and information on materials required, application deadline, etc.)

New Requirements Concerning Cash Deposits on the Entry of Petroleum Wax Candles and Blended Wax Candles from China Under Anti-Dumping Case A-570-504 (Pipeline 06-17, dated 08/15/06)

Termination of Customs Examination Station (CES) Designation Award for Garrison C.F.S., Inc. located at 5400 West 47th Street, Forest View, Illinois 60638 (Pipeline 06-18, dated 08/22/06)

Copies of these Pipelines are available by email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com

5. USDA/FDA Public Meeting on Upcoming Session of Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a notice announcing that USDA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on September 12, 2006 in College Park, MD to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 28th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on October 30 - November 3, 2006. (FSIS notice, FR Pub 08/22/06, D/N FSIS-2006-0023, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-13851.pdf)

6. U.S. and Kuwait Sign Open Skies Aviation Agreement

The State Department has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. and Kuwait have signed an Open Skies air transport agreement. According to the State Department, this agreement provides for open routes, capacity, frequencies, designations, and pricing, as well as opportunities for cooperative marketing arrangements, including code-sharing, and all-cargo seventh freedom rights. (State Department press release, dated 08/30/06, available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/71673.htm)

7. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions

The FTZB has issued the following notices of recent FTZ actions: