Minutes from the February 16, 2010, March 8, 2010, March 22, 2010, and March 29, 2010 meetings of the COAC Importer Security Filing Subcommittee have recently been posted to CBP’s Web site. During these meetings, the Subcommittee addressed a number of ISF-related issues, highlights of which include:
Legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to be a priority for the Senate Finance Committees in summer 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has recently posted its "Import Trade Trends" report for fiscal year 2009.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's New York/Newark Port has issued an Informational Pipeline stating that it will give Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism importers the benefit of expeditious completion of any non-intrusive inspections (NII) designated for their containers.
During the February 25, 2010 Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) meeting, COAC's Air Cargo Security Subcommittee provided an update on its efforts to identify and resolve air cargo security redundancies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a presentation providing an update on the implementation of 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.
On March 17, 2010, the Government Accountability Office testified before Congress1 on the Transportation and Security Administration's efforts to meet the 100% screening mandate for cargo on domestic and inbound (foreign) passenger aircraft by the August 2010 deadline2.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2009 which includes information on CBP's material weaknesses and instances of nonconformance, its progress in achieving its strategic goals, certain budget information, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted two documents regarding the mutual recognition of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and a foreign industry partnership program - an explanatory document and a frequently asked questions document. Highlights of these documents include:
As part of its fiscal year 2011 budget justification document, the Department of Homeland Security listed numerous FY 2011 goals for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Highlights of those goals for specified activities include: