U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an April 22, 2005 (8th) version of its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and responses regarding the mandatory advance electronic cargo information requirements for truck carriers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release stating that beginning May 1, 2005, drivers transporting shipments using the Border Release Advance Screening and Selectivity (BRASS) release system may do so only if they have been issued a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) driver identification card.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (2) for Mexico filled on April 19, 2005 at 10:52 a.m.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a presentation from the April 18-21, 2005 Supply Chain Security Training Seminar for certified Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members held in Miami, FL.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule, effective May 12, 2005, that amends 50 CFR Parts 216 and 300 in order to implement certain resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and by the Parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC) will be held on May 5, 2005 in Washington, DC. (This committee was previously called the "Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service.")
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message regarding ways that brokers can validate powers of attorney (POA).
Democratic Sens. Schumer (N.Y.) and Nelson (Fla.) unveiled what they called the first comprehensive bill dealing with identity theft and then took up the issue in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wed. In the past, the approach has been piecemeal and the nation hasn’t addresses the interplay among govt., citizens and information brokers “top to bottom,” Schumer said in a media briefing. Their legislation (S-768) proposes an FTC Office of ID Theft where citizens can go for help when personal information -- like Social Security numbers (SSN) and driver’s license numbers (DLN) -- is stolen.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources have confirmed by phone that CBP will begin enforcing the Free And Secure Trade (FAST) Card requirement for Border Release Advance Screening and Selectivity (BRASS) shipment drivers at all ports1 on May 1, 2005.
Personal data held by LexisNexis and compromised by security breaches might involve 310,000 people -- nearly 10 times the tally given when the breach was revealed last month (WID March 10 p9). Besides 30,000 users already alerted, LexisNexis will track down about 280,000 more people whose data may have been swiped. The new total followed scrutiny at Seisint, recently acquired by LexisNexis, plus inquiries at other LexisNexis units. In some 59 incidents, unauthorized persons, mainly using IDs and passwords of legitimate Seisint customers, may have acquired key data such as Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. The information broker is offering individuals it has notified free help dealing with possible fraud from identity theft, including credit bureau reports, credit monitoring for one year and fraud insurance. LexisNexis also will furnish fraud counseling and other help case-by-case. Kurt Sanford, CEO for corporate and federal markets, said: “We have taken a number of significant actions in recent weeks to further guard against these types of fraudulent intrusions at our customer sites and to enhance our security procedures and policies overall.” The LexisNexis announcement is “alarming, but hardly unusual,” said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chmn. Barton (R-Tex.). “Every day seems to bring some horror story about how identity thieves have raided or conned their way into an electronic storehouse that was supposed to be safe and secure,” he said: “Identity theft is not much different than burglary, and more and more it looks like the crooks are walking into places where the doors and windows have been left open.” Barton said this reprises the question of whether it should be legal to sell a person’s SSN without permission. “Both Democrats and Republicans on this committee are determined to get to the bottom of this problem, and if it takes a new law to protect people from identity thieves, so be it.”