CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has posted an updated version of its fact sheet on the benefits of ACE for sureties. The list of benefits has been updated to state that sureties can run a custom bond report as well as created customized reports and to state that sureties can query a bond by "Bond Number," "Bond Activity Code," or "Bond Status." The additional information section has also been updated to state that additional information is alsoavailable on the ACE training and Reference Guides pages on www.cbp.gov/modernization. (Fact sheet, dated 02/03/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ace_factsheets/ace_overview/sureties_fact_sheet.xml)
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1. CBP Posts Updated Fact Sheet on Surety ACE Benefits
2. Preliminary Injunction on FY 2008 CDSOA Shrimp Distributions
CBP has issued a notice stating that on November 13, 2008, at the request of twelve plaintiffs in case number 08-00394, the Court of International Trade issued a temporary restraining order preventing CBP from making timely distribution of CDSOA funds available in FY 2008 for certain frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn from Ecuador, Brazil, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and China (case numbers A-331-802, A-351-838, A-533-840, A-549-822, A-552-802, and A-570-893).
The temporary restraining order has been converted to a preliminary injunction, and will remain in effect until 5:00 p.m. on April 15, 2009 or until the CIT rules on the merits of the case, whichever date is sooner. CBP is prevented from making distributions until the case is resolved. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/19/08 news, 08121935 4, for previous BP summary on this issue.) (Notice, dated 01/29/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/add_cvd/cont_dump/warm_water_shrimp.xml)
3. 2009 Broker Licenses Web Page
CBP has created a Web page providing links to 2009 Federal Register notices regarding the cancellation of customs broker licenses. (Web page available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/broker/rcr_blperm_frn/rcr_2009_lp.xml)
4. Documents Posted to Air/Sea Passenger User Fees Web Site
CBP has posted multiple documents to its Air/Sea Passenger User Fees Web Page. The documents are:
Air/ Sea Passengers User Fee Collection Information
Company Profile Sheet
Payment Methods
Air Carrier Worksheet
Vessel Carrier Worksheet
Railroad Carrier Worksheet
(Documents available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/air_sea_fees/)
5. Other CBP Messages and Postings
Charlotte seizes illegally imported coral. CBP has issued a news release announcing that agriculture specialists at Charlotte Douglas International Airport made three separate seizures of prohibited coral species during the month of January. (News release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/02042009.xml)
Marijuana concealed in donkey yard statues seized. CBP has issued a news release announcing that the multi-agency Los Angeles Border Enforcement Security Task Force (LA BEST) recently broke up a marijuana smuggling scheme where marijuana was concealed inside a shipment of some 200 cement yard statues shaped like donkeys. The probe into the smuggling scheme began after CBP officers discovered the marijuana-laden donkeys inside a 40-foot seagoing container following its arrival at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. (News release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/02042009_2.xml)
Atlanta seizes illegally imported tortoise meat. CBP has issued a news release announcing that agriculture specialists at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport recently seized tortoise meat and eggs from an international traveler. (News release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/02042009_3.xml)
Texas seizes cocaine in stone shipment. CBP has issued a news release announcing that officers at the Cargo Facility at Veterans' International Bridge discovered nearly $18 million in cocaine hidden within a commercial shipment of cantera stone being imported into the U.S. (News release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/02042009_4.xml)