Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The American Conference Institute has announced that the Fundamentals of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) boot camp will be held on June 4 - 5, 2007 in San Francisco, California. The following topics will be covered at the boot camp: creating a code of conduct that matters, tailoring FCPA training to the company, dealing with violations, defining policies around screening and documenting potential business partners, performing anti-corruption risk assessments, and FCPA books and records requirements. More information and a registration form is available at http://www.americanconference.com/FCPAbootcamp.htm
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1. Foreign Corrupt Practices Boot Camp to be Held June 4-5 in San Francisco
2. USDA Raises Agricultural Exports Forecast to $78 Billion for FY 2007
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has issued a press release stating that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced an increase in the forecast of agricultural exports to a record $78 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2007. (FAS PR-0026-07, dated 03/01/07, available at http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0026-07)
3. State Dept Proposes to Reorganize, Restructure, Update Passport Regs
The State Department has issued a proposed rule which would reorganize, restructure, and update the passport regulations contained in 22 CFR Part 51 in order to make them easier for the users to access the information, to better reflect current practices and changes in statutory authority, and to remove outdated provisions. Comments are due by May 7, 2007. (State Dept Public Notice 5712, FR Pub 03/07/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-3870.pdf)
4. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The FTZB has issued the following notice of recent FTZ actions:
| FTZ 134 (Docket No. 7-2007, FR Pub 03/12/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1133.pdf |