According to an Associated Press article, on September 7, 2006, Senators announced agreement on port security legislation which resembles legislation passed by the House of Representatives in May 2006. Since September 7, 2006, the Senate has been considering its own version of H.R. 4954, the Safe Port Act. (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/18/06 news, 06051810, for the final part of BP's summary of the House's passage of H.R. 4954.)(Associated Press article, dated 09/07/06, available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ports_security;_ylt=AiR59Lax2VqUX19Hc94WH6ms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an updated list of ports that accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site Amendment 11, dated August 2006, to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site inviting importers, brokers, truck carriers, and software companies and self programmers with capabilities to transmit electronic truck manifest via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or those who are interested in providing this capability, to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference on October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.
The President of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America's (NCBFAA) has issued a letter to the Chair of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Subcommittee in the Office of the U.S Trade Representative (USTR) calling on the administration to work closely with Congress to ensure a timely, long-term renewal of the GSP beyond its December 31, 2006 expiration date. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/11/06 news, 06081110, for BP summary of USTR's request for comments on changes, etc. to the GSP program.)(NCBFAA letter, announcement dated 08/31/06, available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for rail carriers, which are effective as of August 29, 2006.
Regulated carriers can report subscribers transmitting apparent child porn without violating requirements that they protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI), the FCC said. Reports go to the CyberTipLine run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The FCC made the clarification in the order released late Wed. on its own initiative, it said.
Regulated carriers can report subscribers transmitting apparent child porn without violating requirements that they protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI), the FCC said. Reports go to the CyberTipLine run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The FCC made the clarification in the order released late Wed. on its own initiative, it said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for foreign manufacturers, which are effective as of August 29, 2006.
In June 2006, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council adopted guidelines for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program, as part of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework).