U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
On October 27, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a proposed rule to amend 19 CFR 111.24 regarding the disclosure of client (importer) information and records by customs brokers.
Various U.S. government agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that the 2011 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by March 18, 2011.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a report, " FDA Transparency Initiative: Improving Transparency to Regulated Industry," in response to a request for input from regulated companies. In its report, FDA outlines 19 action items and five draft proposals to improve transparency to regulated industry, as follows.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection1 has posted a document providing the five current bond formulas for Activity Code 1 (Importer/Broker) continuous bonds, including those for imports subject to antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties, and for bonds posted by importers that have unpaid bills or delinquent accounts.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it will be holding a free webinar on January 13, 2011 for ACE broker and importer Portal account holders on working with CBP forms and declarations in ACE.
On January 4, 2011, President Obama is scheduled to sign into law H.R. 2751, the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) with respect to the safety of the food supply. The act includes new importer requirements and fees, certification for high risk food imports, verification of foreign suppliers, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing an additional 30 day comment period for the proposed extension of its existing CBP Regulations Pertaining to Customs Brokers (19 CFR Part 111), and CBP Forms 3124 and 3124E information collection, which it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
The Treasury Department has published its fall 2010 semi-annual regulatory agenda for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.