CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP Acting Commissioner Ahern testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism on plans for border security and progress to date. (Testimony, dated 06/11/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/congressional_test/border_progress.xml)
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1. Acting Commissioner Ahern Testifies on Border Security
2. June 11th Opening of 180-Day Special Import Quota for Upland Cotton
CBP has posted a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 13,063,117 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.53. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the tariff rate quotas in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
The quota period is June 11 - December 7, 2009; to be counted under this quota, the cotton must be imported during this period and purchased not later than September 8, 2009. The opening date was scheduled for June 11, 2009. (QBT-09-529, dated 06/08/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2009/qbt_09_529.ctt/qbt_09_529.pdf)
3. Updated TRQ/TPL "Threshold to Fill" List
CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching the restraint limit or have filled the in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections - those that are at least 85% filled and those that are closed. (List, updated 06/11/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
4. Information on ACE Field Readiness Coordinator Vicki Yund
CBP has posted information on ACE Field Readiness Coordinator Vicki Yund, who works at the Seattle field office. (Notice, dated 06/10/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/whats_new/vicki_yund.xml)
5. ABI Software Vendors List Updated
CBP's Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface. (List, dated 06/09/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/abi/getting_started/vendor.ctt/vendor.doc)
6. Border Patrol's Weekly Blotter
CBP posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for June 4 - 10, 2009. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week. (Blotter, dated 06/10/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/0604_0610.xml)
7. CBP News Releases
CBP has issued the following news releases:
Tucson Smuggling Attempts Yield Border Patrol Nearly 3 Tons of Dope Worth $4.5 Million
Border Patrol Thwarts Second Big Rig Smuggling Attempt in Less than a Week
CBP Seizes Khat Hidden in Computers
8. CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions
The antidumping and countervailing messages CBP issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.
An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)