DoJ and the Dept. of Homeland Security asked the FCC not to require that carriers dispose of customer calling and other records after a specified date, arguing that customer proprietary network information (CPNI) is used in “virtually every federal, state, and local investigation of consequence.” Meanwhile, an industry source said, the FTC is poised to announce enforcement actions against 5 companies for selling phone records.
On April 26, 2006, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Authorization of Customs and Trade Functions" in order to review the operation of customs and trade functions in the federal government. This review will assist the Finance Committee in preparing legislation to reauthorize those functions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security guidelines for foreign manufacturers.
According to a State Department notice and government sources, effective April 25, 2006, any shipment sent from abroad to any foreign diplomatic or consular mission [in the U.S.], or to its personnel [in the U.S.] must be cleared by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) solely through the State Department's diplomatic customs clearance procedure and form.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security guidelines for non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs), ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), and air freight consolidators.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site the April 2006 Customs broker exam and answer key.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security guidelines for licensed U.S. Customs brokers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed rule that would amend 19 CFR Parts 24 and 111 by increasing the fees charged for certain customs inspectional services under section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (COBRA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that the system changes associated with the U.S. - Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) have now been completed in ACS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its web site six Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Security Guidelines, for the following trade sectors: