Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Canada Border Services Agency has announced its goal of introducing a modernized Partner in Protection (PIP) program by June 30, 2008. Membership applications to the current PIP program will only be accepted until March 31, 2008. After that date, no applications will be accepted until June 30, 2008, when the modernized PIP program takes effect. (Canada's PIP program is similar to the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.) (CBSA announcement, updated 03/07/08, available at http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/security-securite/pip-pep/menu-eng.html)
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1. Canada to Introduce Modernized PIP on June 30, 2008
2. CBP Adds SAT to List of Designated Landing Locations for Certain Aircraft
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule, effective April 7, 2008, amending 19 CFR Part 122 by adding the San Antonio International Airport (SAT), located in San Antonio, Texas, to the list of designated airports at which certain aircraft arriving in the continental U.S. from certain areas south of the U.S. must land for CBP processing. (CBP final rule, USCBP-2007-0017; CBP Dec. 08-01, FR Pub 03/07/08, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4578.pdf)
3. State Dept Designates Haqqani as Global Terrorist
The State Department has issued a notice designating Sirajuddin Haqqani (aka Sirajuddin Haqani, aka Siraj Haqqani, aka Siraj Haqani, aka Saraj Haqqani, aka Saraj Haqani) as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" pursuant to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended. (Public Notice 6123, FR Pub 03/07/08, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4527.pdf)
4. International Law Committee to Hold Open Meeting
The State Department has issued a notice announcing that the Advisory Committee on International Law will hold an open meeting on March 28, 2008 in Washington, DC. It is anticipated that the agenda of the meeting will cover a range of current international legal topics, including issues in treaty practice; the U.S. and the International Law Commission (ILC); United Nations targeted sanctions; and the proposed executive agreement with Iraq. (Public Notice 6108, FR Pub 03/07/08, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4525.pdf)
5. DHS' National Infrastructure Advisory Council to Hold Open Meeting
The Department of Homeland Security's National Infrastructure Advisory Council will hold an open meeting on April 8, 2008 in Washington, DC. Among other things, the meeting will address issues relevant to the protection of critical infrastructure as directed by the President. (DHS notice, D/N DHS-2008-0029, FR Pub 03/10/08, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4713.pdf)
6. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The FTZB has issued the following notices of recent FTZ actions:
FTZs 265 & 64 (D/Ns 12-2008, 11-2008, and 10-2008, FR Pub 03/07/08) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4553.pdf |
7. President Continues National Emergency with Respect to Iran
On March 11, 2008, the President issued a notice continuing for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran that was originally declared in Executive Order 12957. (Presidential documents, FR Pub 03/13/08, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-1032.pdf(