Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources, the April 2008 customs broker license exam had a pass rate of 20.5%, with over 1,600 people sitting for the exam. Sources add that the answer key should soon be posted to CBP's Web site, and the letters notifying candidates of their April 2008 exam scores are expected to be mailed out the week of May 7, 2008.
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1. April 2008 Customs Broker Exam had 20.5% Pass Rate
2. Census' Export Compliance Seminars, AESPcLink Workshops
The Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division has posted to its Web site a schedule of upcoming Export Compliance seminars and AESPcLink Workshops for May and June 2008. (Schedule available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/meetingsandpresentations/index.html)
3. Atlanta AES Compliance Seminar, Workshop on June 10-11, 2008
The International Freight Forwarders and Customs House Brokers Association of Atlanta is hosting an Automated Export System Compliance Seminar and an AESPcLink Workshop in Atlanta, GA on June 10 and 11, 2008. Census Bureau and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials will participate as presenters. (Information available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/meetingsandpresentations/index.html)
4. I.E. Canada to Host Conferences on New PIP Program
The Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (I.E. Canada) has posted a list of several conferences that it is hosting from May 26th - June 4th entitled: The New PIP Program and Customs Audit: Are You Prepared?" (List of conferences and registration information available at http://www.iecanada.com/events.html)
5. TSA Updates its TWIC Deployment Plan
The Transportation Security Administration has updated its TWIC deployment plan as of May 1, 2008. (TWIC deployment plan, updated 05/01/08, available at http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/twicquarterlydeploymentschedule.pdf)
6. USDA's ERS Reports on Recent Increase in Food Prices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has posted a report entitled, "Global Agricultural Supply and Demand: Factors Contributing to the Recent Increase in Food Commodity Prices." (Report, dated May 2008, available at http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/WRS0801/)
7. FTC to Host Meeting to Explore Mobile Marketplace Issues
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a press release announcing that it will host a two-day "Town Hall" meeting to explore the evolving mobile commerce marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy on May 6-7, 2008 in Washington, DC. (FTC press release, dated 05/02/08, available at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/mobilemarket.shtm)
8. Committee on Biotechnology and Agriculture to Hold Open Meeting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a notice announcing that the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and the 21st Century Agriculture will hold an open meeting on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC to continue its consideration of potential USDA regulatory and marketing roles in the oversight of transgenic food animals intended for food or non-food uses. (USDA notice, FR Pub 05/05/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-9768.pdf)
9. NAFTA Institute/Supplier Meet the Buyer Trade Conference
The New Mexico International Business Accelerator has announced that the 2008 NAFTA Institute/Supplier Meet the Buyer Trade Conference will take place June 26 and 27, 2008 at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in Sunland Park, NM. (Flyer available at http://www.nmiba.com/NAFTA/nafta.html)
10. FSIS Launches Podcast Service for Consumers, Stakeholders
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a press release announcing that it has launched a series of educational podcasts tailored to address food safety and education issues for consumers and other stakeholders. (FSIS press release w/link to podcasts, dated 04/23/08, available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_042308_01/index.asp)
11. USTR Meets with Indonesia to Discuss TIFA
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a press release announcing that USTR Schwab met with Indonesia's Minister of Trade on May 2, 2008 to discuss the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. They also discussed ways to further build the U.S.-Indonesia economic relations and cooperation on regional issues and the World Trade Organization Doha Round negotiations. (USTR, dated 05/02/08, available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2008/May/asset_upload_file265_14885.pdf)
12. Change in Restrictions for Former ITC Employees Representing a Party in a Five-Year Review
The International Trade Commission has issued a notice that former employees of the ITC may now represent a party in a five-year review conducted under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930, even if they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding underlying original title VII investigation while an ITC employee. (ITC notice, FR Pub 05/05/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-9760.pdf)