Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
According to Shippers' NewsWire, the Senate passed legislation on May 16, 2007 that supports major improvements to the U.S.' aging inland water transportation system by a 91-4 vote. The House has already passed its own version of the bill. (SNW, dated 05/17/07, www.americanshipper.com)
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
1. Senate Passes Inland Waterways Improvement Legislation
2. OCEMA Proposes FMCSA Use Its Planned Chassis ID System
According toThe Journal of Commerce, the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association has proposed that a chassis management system it is developing provide the means by which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration fulfills Federal safety requirements to track chassis back to their owners. The system being developed would allow pool managers to track all chassis nationwide and monitor their status and condition as they move between pools. (JoC, dated 05/14/07, www.joc.com)
3. AMS Fruit and Vegetable Advisory Committee Open Meeting
The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a notice announcing a public meeting of its Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee on June 4, 2007 in Washington, DC. Among other topics, the advisory committee will discuss updates on State audit requirements and marketing agreements, food safety initiatives, the Food Stamp program, and invasive pest and disease safety precautions. (D/N AMS-FV-07-0075, FV-07-376, FR Pub 05/18/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-9575.pdf)
4. Ex-Im Sub-Saharan Africa Committee to Hold Open Meeting
The Export-Import Bank has issued a notice announcing that the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee (SAAC) is holding an open meeting on June 6, 2007 in Washington, DC. The agenda includes a general discussion as to encouraging
more U.S. companies to market themselves in Africa; review of the 2006 Competitiveness Report; update on the 2006 SAAC recommendations to the Bank and a report on recent Africa focused international business development efforts, etc. (FR Pub 05/18/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-2478.pdf)
5. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The FTZB has issued the following notices of recent FTZ actions:
FMC notice (revocations) (FR Pub 05/15/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-9323.pdf
FMC notice (applications) (FR Pub 05/15/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-9330.pdf