Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

January 8, 2009 |Top News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Los Angeles has issued a Public Bulletin on several inquiries from the trade community regarding a potential longshore labor disruption at British Columbia, Canada seaports. The bulletin provides guidance to carriers to ensure compliance with advance manifest requirements, as outlined in the Trade Act of 2002, for vessels that are diverted from Canadian ports to U.S. ports to discharge cargo. This bulletin only pertains to vessels directly impacted by the potential labor disruption. (Public Bulletin No. LA09-001, dated 01/06/09, available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com)

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1. CBP LA Issues Bulletin on Possible Longshore Labor Disruption in Canada

2. Senator Collins Meets with DHS Secretary Nominee Napolitano

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has posted the statement of its Ranking Member, Susann Collins, regarding her meeting with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security. (Press Release available at http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=7a256d57-80b2-4af6-ade9-f023306f7ceb&Month=1&Year=2009&Affiliation=R.)

3. Revised FDA Import Alerts

FDA has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

and Guidance of Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors

Cheese Due to Microbiological Contamination

Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella

Honey and Blended Syrup Due to the Presence of Ciprofloxacin and Enrofloxacin

4. APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Hass Avocados from Peru

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of Hass avocados from Peru into the continental U.S. if certain conditions are met. Comments are due by March 9, 2009. (FR Pub 01/07/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E8-31474.pdf)

5. ITA Announces Vacancies on U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue

The International Trade Administration has issued a notice announcing four open membership opportunities for American representatives to join the U.S. section of the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 21, 2009. (FR Pub 01/07/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-59.pdf)

6. FWS to Hold Meeting on Export of American Ginseng Roots

The Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice announcing a public meeting on American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) to gather information from the public in preparation of its 2009 findings on the export of American ginseng roots, for the issuance of permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The meeting will take place in Bristol, VA on February 24, 2009. (FR Pub 01/07/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E8-31471.pdf )

7. DDTC Posts December 2008 Export Licensing Processing Times

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has updated its defense export licensing processing times to include December 2008. (State Department Press Release 01/06/09, available at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/metrics/index.html)

8. OFAC Adds One Entity to Its SDN List

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a notice announcing that it has designated an additional entity, the Waad Project, to its Specially Designated Nationals list. (Treasury Department posting 01/06/09, available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20090106.shtml)