CBP's Office of Field Operations resumed railway bridge operations at the Port of Eagle Pass, the agency said in a news release Sept. 23. The reopening comes three days after CBP suspended railroad operations at Eagle Pass on Sept. 20 (see 2309210005) because of an influx of migrants at that port of entry.
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Noah Garfinkel, Assistant Editor, is a reporter for International Trade Today. Noah joined Warren Communication News in early 2023 covering customs, the Federal Maritime Commission and export controls. Noah’s background is in breaking news, reporting and research. Noah most recently worked for a year with Axios as a part of a fellowship program. Noah is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History.
CBP named Donald Kusser the director of field operations for the Laredo Field Office. Kusser succeeds DFO Randy Howe, who retired after 34 years, the agency said in a news release Sept. 25. Kusser was most recently port director for Los Angeles/Long Beach.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Federal Maritime Commission staff have "nearly" completed the drafting process for the commission's upcoming final rule on detention and demurrage, and are "reviewing several late filed subsequent comments that have come in within the past month," FMC General Counsel Chris Hughey said at a Sept. 21 FMC meeting.
Two members of the trade community expressed concern about recommendations adopted on de minimis by the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee at the COAC meeting on Sept. 20. The working group made eight recommendations at the COAC meeting after only having met for the first time on Aug. 22 (see 2309120060), and the two officials cited both the pace of the recommendations, as well as the make up of the group that wrote them.
The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones said it will continue to advocate for the use of foreign-trade zones to hold merchandise detained under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (see 2308030007), citing a recommendation to that effect adopted by the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee at its Sept. 20 meeting.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP modified its withhold release order against Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Supermax Glove Manufacturing, Maxter Glove Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., and Maxwell Glove Manufacturing Bhd. due to "successful remediation of forced labor indicators in the company's supply chain." The modification, announced Sept. 18, will allow for disposable gloves made by Supermax and its subsidiaries to enter the U.S. "effective immediately," assuming they are "otherwise in compliance" with U.S. laws, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Sept. 20 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 34), which includes the following ruling actions: