CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of July 16, 2007. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (Chile FTA) TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly TRQ/TPL commodity report, dated 07/16/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of July 16, 2007
2. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site
CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site:
SBInet timeline. CBP has posted an updated version of its SBInet timeline. The timeline dates back to when the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) was established in November 2005. (Timeline, updated 07/13/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/sbi/sbinet_information/sbinet_project_timeline.xml)
Trusted traveler program denials. CBP has posted a document providing details on denials from trusted traveler programs (e.g., SENTRI, NEXUS, and FAST). According to CBP, to qualify for a trusted traveler program, applicants must voluntarily undergo a thorough background check against criminal, law enforcement, customs, immigration, agriculture, and terrorist indices to include biometric fingerprint checks, and a personal interview with a CBP Officer. In the event of denial or revocation from such programs, CBP provides details on the reasons for these actions as well as how applicants can respond. (Denial document, dated 07/11/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/frequent_traveler/trusted_travlr_prog_denials.xml)