CBP clarified agency regulations "to include updated and more narrowly tailored authorities to permit the collection" of Employer Identification Numbers or Social Security numbers as part of regulatory audits, said CBP in a notice (here). The clarifications accompany a separate notice on the Regulatory Audit Archive System (RAAS) System of Records (here). "This system of records allows DHS/CBP to collect and maintain records on individuals subject to regulatory audits of customs brokers, importers, and other parties involved in international trade activities," it said. "CBP is updating this system of records notice to reflect changes to its authorities, category of records, and routine uses."
China Customs forms have new fields for trade region, country of origin/final destination, special relation confirmation, price impact confirmation, and royalty payment confirmation, according to a directive of the General Customs Administration (GAC) of China cited by global logistics company Expeditors (here). The forms also no longer have fields for foreign exchange permit number, customs remarks, release date, declaration form print date, and broker contact information, said the company. Those changes and others went into effect March 30, two days after GAC published Announcement No. 20 (here), which ordered revisions to China’s Import/Export Declaration Form. They are the first revisions to the form since 2008, said the company.
Despite some brief “system slowdowns” for ACE users following the March 31 mandatory use dates for most entry summaries and certain PGA entries in ACE, the issues “have been resolved,” said a CBP spokeswoman. CBP "regrets" the issues and has its "technical teams operating 24/7” to increase “monitoring of ACE system performance to address any additional need for faster response times while maintaining the security and integrity of the system,” she said.
The FTC and other federal civil law enforcement agencies shouldn't stand in the way of changes that "improve" the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, former Commissioner Julie Brill said during a recent interview. In September, Brill issued a separate statement from the agency when a commission official testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She said the proposed changes to ECPA wouldn't hamper the FTC's current or future investigations. She feared the commission's proposal to carve out a separate "judicial mechanism" to obtain content from service providers could potentially lead to invasion of privacy.
The FTC and other federal civil law enforcement agencies shouldn't stand in the way of changes that "improve" the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, former Commissioner Julie Brill said during a recent interview. In September, Brill issued a separate statement from the agency when a commission official testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She said the proposed changes to ECPA wouldn't hamper the FTC's current or future investigations. She feared the commission's proposal to carve out a separate "judicial mechanism" to obtain content from service providers could potentially lead to invasion of privacy.
CBP is continuing to track stakeholder readiness for ACE transition, and expects its first mandatory use date on March 31 to proceed smoothly, said an agency spokeswoman that same day. The switch from a hard Feb. 28 deadline to phased approach “has alleviated concerns voiced by the trade community regarding readiness by staggering the integration of the PGAs, and allowing more time for all parties to fully transition to ACE,” she said.
After months of hand-wringing and multiple delays, the first ACE mandatory use date on March 31 looks set to go smoothly, said software developers and customs brokers the day before the transition. CBP’s phased implementation approach appears to have paid dividends, with March 31 marking no change at all for many filers who already file the required types of entries and entry summaries in ACE, they said.
Americans face a growing threat to their privacy as ISPs and leading Internet companies capture more data and find new ways to target consumers with data-driven personalized advertising, the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) said in a report released Wednesday. The FCC is to vote on its data privacy NPRM at its March 31 meeting (see 1603100019).
Americans face a growing threat to their privacy as ISPs and leading Internet companies capture more data and find new ways to target consumers with data-driven personalized advertising, the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) said in a report released Wednesday. The FCC is to vote on its data privacy NPRM at its March 31 meeting (see 1603100019).
Americans face a growing threat to their privacy as ISPs and leading Internet companies capture more data and find new ways to target consumers with data-driven personalized advertising, the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) said in a report released Wednesday. The FCC is to vote on its data privacy NPRM at its March 31 meeting (see 1603100019).