Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

May 30, 2008 |Top News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) has released "Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States." The CCSP integrates the federal research efforts of 13 agencies on climate and global change. (Press Release No. 0136.08, dated 05/27/08, available at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/05/0136.xml.)

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1. USDA Report on Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land, Etc.

2. CBSA Issues Revised Memo on Rules of Origin

The Canada Border Services Agency has posted a revised memorandum entitled, "Rules Of Origin Respecting The General Preferential Tariff And Least Developed Country Tariff." The revision of this memorandum is part of an overall revision of the D11-4 and D11-5 Memoranda series. Changes have been made to the "Guidelines and General Information" section to clarify policy or procedural issues. (Memo available at http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-4-eng.html.)

3. CBP Notice on Trusted Traveler Pilot Name Change, Starting Date, Etc.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that the International Registered Traveler Pilot Program is now known as the Global Entry program and that the starting has been moved up to June 6, 2008. CBP's notice also updates the contact information for the Enrollment Center at Washington Dulles International Airport. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/15/08 news, 08041520, for BP summary of CBP's notice on the renaming of the pilot, etc.) (General notice, D/N USCBP-2006-0037, FR Pub 05/27/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11629.pdf.)

4. CONECT to Hold Biotech & Pharma Import Regs & Tariff Classification Seminar

The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) will be holding its 4th annual Biotech & Pharmaceutical Import Regulations & Tariff Classification seminar on June 5, 2008 in Cambridge, MA. (Registration, additional info available at http://www.conect.org/biotech08v2.pdf)

5. APHIS Final Rule on Treatment Options for Plant Pests

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective June 26, 2008, which amends the regulations for the treatment of plant pests by removing two treatment options that are believed to be ineffective at neutralizing their target plant pests. APHIS is also removing two treatment schedules that are no longer authorized for use and clarifying the fruits and vegetables on which two methyl bromide treatments may be used. (Final rule, D/N APHIS-2006-0091, FR Pub 05/27/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11740.pdf.)

6. OFAC Designates 12 Entities, Updates Info Under Drug Trafficking EO

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a notice containing the names of 12 newly-designated entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics Traffickers. In addition, OFAC is publishing changes to the identifying information associated with nine persons previously designated pursuant to EO 12978. The designation of the 12 entities is effective May 20, 2008. (Notice, FR Pub 05/27/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11679.pdf.)

7. State Dept Amends Designation of Islamic Group as Terrorist Organization

The State Department has issued a notice stating that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the Islamic Jihad Group is now known as Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), aka Islomiy Jihod Ittihodi. Therefore, the State Department is amending the designation of that organization as a foreign terrorist organization and further amending the 2005 designation of that organization to include the new names. (Public Notice 6234, FR Pub 05/27/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11772.pdf.)

8. GAO Letter on FDA Compliance on Condom Labels

The Government Accountability Office released its letter to Senator Coburn from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security regarding the Food and Drug Administration's compliance with the statutory requirement to reexamine condom labels. (Letter, dated 04/25/08, available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08565r.pdf.)

9. OFAC Posts SDN List Updated as of May 27, 2008

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has posted a list of its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN), updated as of May 27, 2008. OFAC has also posted a document which describes what has changed since the SDN list was last updated. (SDN list and change document available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/index.shtml.)