U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008.
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
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice announcing the filing of Petition P1-08, by NCBFAA, Inc. for an exemption from mandatory rate tariff publication.
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. has issued a press release announcing that on July 31, 2008, it filed a petition with the Federal Maritime Commission asking the agency to use its authority to exempt non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the requirements to establish, maintain, and publish rate tariffs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice entitled Notice of Examination: October 2008 Customs Broker License Examination, which announces that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Table and Kitchen Glassware.
Treasury Secretary Paulson will attend a day of meetings hosted by theMexican Finance Minister on Tuesday to discuss regional finance and economic issues. (Treasury Dept. press release, HP-1045, dated 06/19/08, available at http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp1045.htm)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted four informed compliance publications that were revised in June 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted "ACE Overview" fact sheets on the benefits associated with certain ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) Secure Data Portal account types.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message which states that at approximately 11:56 EDT on June 9, 2008 Automated Commercial Environment users began experiencing slow responses impacting CBP and Trade users. Service was expected to be restored at 13:30 EDT. CBP notes that updates will follow if necessary. (CSMS 08-000101, dated 06/09/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17109&page=&srch_argv=08-000101&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Vending Machines and Their Parts Under the HTSUS.