Geoffrey Powell, vice president of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, will be among the panelists on Pest Exclusion and Outreach at the July 17-18 APHIS Agriculture Stakeholder Conference. As a member of Treasury’s COAC group, Powell chaired an Agriculture Subcommittee that addressed some of the needs of APHIS stakeholders and will speak on how that subcommittee worked with APHIS/CBP to reach out to the stakeholders via on-line questionnaires on topics such as visibility of data, exam issues, and delays to cargo, among others, NCBFAA said.
President Barack Obama signed HR-4348, which extends funding for surface transportation programs for two years, during a July 6 ceremony with construction workers, the White House said in a press release. The legislation includes some new financial requirements for domestic transport brokers but largely exempts brokers dealing with international trade.
July 2-13 WCO Knowledge Academy for Customs and Trade, WCO Headquarters, Brussels -- http://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=40460&
President Barack Obama will sign HR-4348, which would extend funding for surface transportation programs for two years, during a July 6 ceremony with construction workers, the White House said in a press release. The legislation includes some new financial requirements for domestic transport brokers but largely exempts brokers dealing with international trade.
CBP released its Trade Newsletter for the 2012 third quarter. The newsletter provides an update on its recent ruling on the treatment of post-import adjustments, the Simplified Entry pilot, progress on ACE, the Centers for Excellence and Expertise, collaboration between CBP and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the update to 19 CFR Part 111 broker regulations.
The Congressional approval June 29 for HR-4348, which would extend funding for surface transportation programs for two years, means some new regulations for domestic transport brokers but largely exempts brokers dealing with international trade, said a top lobbyist who worked on the legislation for customs brokers. The National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) and other trade groups were able to mitigate the legislative language and effect on customs brokers, said Jon Kent, a lobbyist with Kent & O'Connor who works on the behalf of NCBFAA, in an interview. President Obama is expected to sign the bill.
New company members of the National Custom Brokers and Forwarders Association of America include: Regular members EH Harms USA, Inc., Baltimore, Md., Gava International Freight Consolidators, Bensenville, Ill., HOC USA, Inc., Tonawanda, N.Y., OTX Logistics, Miami Beach, Fla., and NorthStar Shipping & Trading, Houston, Texas; Affiliate members Amber Road, East Rutherford, N.J., Interstate Personnel Global Logistics Division, Torrance, Calif., and Veroot, Medina, Ohio.
The Federal Maritime Commission granted an extension of the deadline for comments on its inquiry into whether it should develop and publish freight rate indices. The comments had been due July 9, but the FMC extended the comment period to Aug. 8.
The customs broker’s license examination scheduled for October 2012 will be on Wednesday, Oct. 3, said CBP in a notice in the Federal Register July 3. While usually scheduled for the first Monday in October, this year the first Monday coincides with the observance of the religious holiday Sukkot, said CBP.
The House and Senate voted June 29 to approve HR-4348, a transportation bill that will continue funding surface transportation programs for two years. The legislation will next go to President Obama, who is expected to sign the measure. A deal was reached recently as part of a conference to iron out differences between separate legislation. The bill includes new financial requirements for brokers, but exempts federally licensed customs brokers who are already subject to other federal financial requirements.