U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources have informed Broker Power that the pass rate for the April 2011 customs broker license exam was 19%.
Wireless Spectrum Auctions
The FCC manages and licenses the electromagnetic spectrum used by wireless, broadcast, satellite and other telecommunications services for government and commercial users. This activity includes organizing specific telecommunications modes to only use specific frequencies and maintaining the licensing systems for each frequency such that communications services and devices using different bands receive as little interference as possible.
What are spectrum auctions?
The FCC will periodically hold auctions of unused or newly available spectrum frequencies, in which potential licensees can bid to acquire the rights to use a specific frequency for a specific purpose. As an example, over the last few years the U.S. government has conducted periodic auctions of different GHz bands to support the growth of 5G services.
Latest spectrum auction news
On April 5, 2011 a Justice Department official spoke at an NCBFAA conference1, and discussed how DOJ is interpreting the facilitation payments exception to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act's (FCPA) anti-bribery provisions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its informed compliance publication entitled Customs Valuation Encyclopedia (1980-2010).
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for April 18-22, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following individual Customs broker licenses, as well as any and all associated permits, have been cancelled due to the death of the broker:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker licenses, as well as any and all associated permits, are cancelled without prejudice:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker license, as well as any and all associated permits, has been revoked with prejudice:
On April 12, 2011 the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. sent a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission stating that more work is needed to ensure the benefits of FMC's final rule to exempt licensed non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the rate tariff publication requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984, if they agree to negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) with their shippers.1
On April 13, 2011 at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s annual Trade Symposium, U.S. Customs and Border Protection described its new “broker revision” initiative and received input from the trade on the changing role of the broker.
At the recent National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Annual Conference, a Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) official discussed BIS’ compliance measurement of “no license required” (NLR) shipments, its updated list of “best practices” to prevent diversion of dual use exports, and the potential for Automated Export System (AES) changes based on that updated list.