The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a proposed rule that would amend its regulations on certificates of compliance. The proposed update to 16 CFR 1110 would clarify certification requirements in light of new regulations on testing and labeling, including for component parts. It would also require direct filing of product safety certificates for imported products with CBP at the time the entry is filed, although it leaves many specifics to be determined by CBP. Comments on the proposal are by July 29.
CBP is beginning work on implementation of online bulletin notices of liquidation, and the elimination of posting at the customhouse, the agency said. The move is long-overdue and would make keeping up with liquidation easier for importers and service providers, said industry lawyers. The idea, which was suggested by a CBP Branch Chief, was one of four finalists for the government’s Securing Americans Value and Efficiency (SAVE) award. CBP has formed an implementation team that includes the official that came forward with the idea, said an agency spokeswoman.
CBP plans to hold another Webinar focused on developing continuing education requirements for customs brokers on June 6, the agency said in a CSMS message. CBP will answer questions and give further clarifications on the initiative. CBP recently outlined plans for customs broker continuing education rules that would require brokers to complete 40 hours of education every three years to maintain an active license (see [Ref:13050222).
CBP made available a list of questions and answers from the agency's May 2 webinars describing early plans for potential continuing education requirements for customs brokers (see 13050222). The Q&A is (here).
CBP made available two transcripts from the agency's May 2 webinars describing early plans for potential continuing education requirements for customs brokers (see 13050222). The transcript for the morning webinar is (here) and the afternoon transcript is (here).
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The Federal Maritime Commission’s proposal to extend exemptions for foreign-based nonvessel-operating common carriers that agree to negotiated rate agreements will boost economic efficiency and increase competition, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) said April 29. The NVOCC rate tariffs are a “throwback, a burdensome regulatory requirement that has no redeeming public benefit,” NCBFAA said in comments submitted on the proposed rule. The proposal was issued in February (see 13022514).
Customs brokers won't be required to fulfill planned continuing education requirements ahead of the next triennial report in 2015, meaning the earliest such requirements could be required is for the 2018 report, said Elena Ryan, director of Trade Facilitation and Administration at CBP, during a Webinar on the subject. Brokers would be required to certify 40 hours of continuing education every three years as part of their triennial reports under a CBP framework that the agency is considering, she said. The framework is part of CBP's 'Role of the Broker' effort, a review and update to regulations for customs brokers.
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