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How the world navigates the IPv4 “exhaustion mess” will “set the direction of the next few decades of the Internet,” said Geoff Huston, chief scientist for Asia Pacific regional Internet registry APNIC. This is a “major pivot point” for the ongoing tension between carriage and content in communications, he told us. So far, the Internet has “bred massive content industries at the expense of the fortunes of the carrier folk,” but if Internet companies persist in using IPv4, carriers may find themselves in a new role -- brokering Internet Protocol addresses between content providers and users, he said.
How the world navigates the IPv4 “exhaustion mess” will “set the direction of the next few decades of the Internet,” said Geoff Huston, chief scientist for Asia Pacific regional Internet registry APNIC. This is a “major pivot point” for the ongoing tension between carriage and content in communications, he told us. So far, the Internet has “bred massive content industries at the expense of the fortunes of the carrier folk,” but if Internet companies persist in using IPv4, carriers may find themselves in a new role -- brokering Internet Protocol addresses between content providers and users, he said.
Fiddling with 2008 amendments to the Lacey Act was characterized as both a danger -- weakening sound environmental policy that has benefited the U.S. hardwood industry -- and a necessity, to reduce the extensive time and financial burdens on business and governments, a group of industry representatives told a House Natural Resources Subcommittee May 16. All of the witnesses at the second half of the hearing said they recognized the crucial mission and honorable intentions of the Lacey amendments (see 13051625 for more on the first half of the hearing, which featured testimony from federal officials). And a majority argued for changes to the act, mostly to protect legitimate wood importers.
CBP rescheduled its Webinar on the Centers of Excellence and Expertise and the role of customs brokers for 11 a.m. on May 28, the agency said in a CSMS message. The Webinar was previously scheduled for May 21. Registration isn't required, said CBP. A link to the webinar will be (here).
CBP posted the April 3, 2013, customs broker exam (here) and answer key (here).
CBP plans to host a Webinar on the Centers of Excellence and Expertise and the role of customs brokers at 1 p.m. on May 21, the agency said in a CSMS message. Registration isn't required, said CBP. A link to the Webinar will be available (here).
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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.