Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that Canada is protesting the new Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule that imposes new border agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) charges on all commercial vessels, commercial trucks, commercial railroad cars, commercial aircraft and international air passengers. Also, Canadian grown fruits and vegetables that enter into the U.S. will no longer be exempt from AQI inspection. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/07/06 news, 06090720, for BP summary of APHIS' interim rule.) (JoC Online, dated 10/17/06, www.joc.com)
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1. Canada Protests APHIS Rule that Removes Exemptions from AQI Inspections, Etc.
2. USDA Programs Increase Countries' Abilities to Maintain Food Safety, Etc.
The Washington File reports that through in-country technical assistance and exchange programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping governments learn how to adopt transparent, efficient and science-based food safety regulations that are replacing arbitrary bans on the import of biotechnology products. The article states that these programs also increase countries' abilities to maintain food safety within their boundaries (Washington File Pub 10/12/06, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=October&x=20061012092416AKllennoCcM0.6302454)
2. OFAC Issues Enforcement Information for October 6, 2006
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a document containing enforcement information for October 6, 2006. The document lists settlement with Koch Foods, L.L.C. for alleged violations of the Iraqi sanctions occurring during April 2002. (OFAC Pub 10/06/06, available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/civpen/penalties/10062006.pdf)
3. BIS Requests Comments on Potential Market Impact of Proposed Disposal Levels for Excess Materials for FY 2008
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice advising the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee is seeking public comments, by November 15, 2006, on the potential market impact of the proposed disposal levels for excess materials from the National Defense Stockpile for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Annual Materials Plan. (BIS notice, D/N 0610006259-6259-01, FR Pub 10/16/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-17066.pdf)
4. FMC Lists OTI Reissuances, Revocations and Applications
The FMC has issued four notices that either reissue ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, revoke OTI licenses, rescind revocation orders, or list those applying for OTI licenses as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF OTI, as follows:
| FF/OTI applicants:Cycle Logical Supply Chain Solutions, LLC (GA)Star USA, Inc. (OH) |
FMC notice reissuances, revocations & applications (FR Pub 10/12/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-16916.pdf