U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its June 2006 Modernization Monthly newsletter to its Web site.
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
In February 2006, two members of the trade community prepared a pamphlet entitled "Trade User's Guide for ACE-ESAR Release A2," in order to help current ABI/ACS customs brokers, self-filers, and their automation vendors focus on significant changes they might experience as ACE ESAR (Entry Summary, Accounts, Revenue, also referred to as ACE Release 5) is rolled out.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification of Knit to Shape Garments under HTSUS Heading 6110.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly report on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment. This report covers the October 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005 period.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Base Metal Mountings and Fittings.
American Shipper reports that the House of Representatives was expected to meet on June 7, 2006 to consider H.R. 5441, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, and that a house member may offer two amendments that call for 100% inspection of U.S. bound air and ocean cargo. (American Shipper, dated 06/07/06, www.americanshipper.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice on its web site, entitled Notice of Examination for October 2006, which announces that the next Customs Broker License Examination will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a proposed rule which would add a new 19 CFR Part 360 in order to establish a Mexican Cement Import Licensing System in accordance with an agreement between Mexico and the U.S. on Trade in Cement (agreement) which settles ongoing litigation before the NAFTA and WTO dispute resolution panels, and provides for export limits for three years.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a list of approved trade and/or fictitious names (trade names) that are currently being used by licensed Customs brokers, updated as of May 24, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification of Molds and Their Parts Under the HTS.