Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report indicates that implementing the "scan-all" provisions of a recently passed House container security bill will require an additional $160 million over the next four years. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/11/07 news, 07011110, for BP summary of H.R. 1, the House-passed security bill.) (JoC Online dated 02/05/07, www.joc.com.)
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1. CBO Estimates Cost of House-Passed "Scan-All" Provisions at $160 Million
2. FAS Daily Attach Report Digest Available
The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service has issued an attach report digest, which contains, among other things, reports on agricultural biotechnology, export certificates reports on various countries, information on registration of imported feeds and feed additives, certification guides for various countries, and reports on economic climates in various countries. (FAS Daily Attach Report Digest, released 10/06/06, available by emailing BP at documents@brokerpower.com)
3. President Continues National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
On January 18, 2007, the President determined to continue for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order (EO) 12947, and annexed by EO 13099, with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. (White House press release, dated 01/18/07, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/print/20070118-4.html)
4. CBP Issues Federal Register Notice on Quarterly Interest Rates
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice in the Federal Register announcing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) quarterly interest rates that will be used to calculate interest on underpayments and overpayments of customs duties for the period beginning January 1, 2007 and ending March 31, 2007. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/18/06 news, 06121805, for BP summary of these rates based on an IRS press release.) (FR Pub 01/31/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-1477.pdf.)