The Office of Foreign Assets Control is correcting its October 25, 2010 Federal Register notice concerning the designation of two individuals in Afghanistan, Haji Agha Jan Alizai and Saleh Mohammad Kakar, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism.” The document contained an incorrect effective date of October 20. The correct effective date is October 26, 2010.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice that lists those applying for ocean transportation intermediary licenses as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF OTI, as follows:
The President has issued determinations on whether to provide certain assistance for various foreign countries' governments for fiscal year 2011 pursuant to their efforts regarding trafficking in persons.
The Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are announcing public hearings to be held for the joint proposed rules “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles,” which will be published in the near future in the Federal Register. The agencies will also accept comment on NHTSA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Two hearings will be held, on November 15 and 18, 2010.
The President has issued a determination regarding major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries for fiscal year 2011. The President identifies the following countries as major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries: Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued two notices that either reissue or revoke an ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license, as follows:
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sapiro and Moroccan Minister of Foreign Trade Maazouz met in Marrakesh on October 26, 2010, during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa. The meeting focused on how the U.S. and Morocco can energize the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement in a way that is mutually advantageous for both countries.
The Department of Defense is adopting as final, without change, the interim rule that amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate increased thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determined by the U.S. Trade Representative. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/07/10 news, 10060737, for BP summary.)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective November 29, 2010, which amends the regulations for the importation of Hass avocados originating in Michoacán, Mexico, into the U.S. by adding the option to ship avocados to the U.S. in bulk shipping bins when safeguarding is maintained from the packinghouse to the port of first arrival in the U.S. and by making it clear that the avocados may be shipped by land, sea, or air. APHIS is also amending the regulations to allow avocados from multiple packinghouses that participate in the avocado export program to be combined into one consignment.
FSIS has provided updated information for the export of U.S. meat and poultry to the following countries: