CBP has announced that registration for the second annual Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Northern Border Highway Carrier Conference that will be held in Niagara Falls, NY on August 31 -- September 1, 2010 will be closing at 12:00 p.m. on August 27.
During the August 4, 2010 COAC meeting, the full committee adopted the Importer Security Filing Subcommittee’s recommendations on benefits for ISF highly compliant importers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has since posted COAC’s recommendations on its Web site.
On August 4, 2010, the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) met in Detroit, MI to discuss a variety of trade issues.
On July 27, 2010, Senator Collins (R), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Murray (D), introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend port security programs now in place in the U.S.1
On July 20, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted 17 pages of recommendations from COAC’s Global Supply Chain Security Subcommittee that will be considered by the Department of Homeland Security in its development of a final version of its 2010 “National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security.”
On July 23, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin sent a letter to 16 trade and industry groups1 responding to a list of proposals that were presented to him to improve Customs regulations and operations.
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report entitled “Border Security: CBP Lacks the Data Needed to Assess the FAST Program at U.S. Northern Border Ports.”
On July 19, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 3607, the fiscal year 20111 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, etc.)
On July 9, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated and expanded its frequently asked questions document on the 10+2 interim final rule that requires Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 5 Step Risk Assessment Process Guide to assist C-TPAT members in conducting an international security risk assessment of their international supply chain(s).