The Office of Foreign Assets Control has published the names of 2 entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation.
Various U.S. government agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces a telephonic meeting of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors on November 4, 2010, which is open to the public. The Board will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued an interim rule which amends the regulations governing the importation of certain animals, meat, and other animal products by removing Japan from the list of regions considered to be free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and also from the list of FMD-free regions that are subject to certain import restrictions on meat and meat products because of their proximity to or trading relationships with FMD- or rinderpest-affected countries.
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has issued the following notice:
The Department of Transportation announces that $50 million has been funded by the Defense Department to Guam to begin the new Port of Guam Modernization Project, which will ensure Guam’s only commercial port is well prepared to accommodate the rapid expansion expected to occur over the next decade.
The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting on December 7, 2010 in Washington, DC to consider, among other things, amendments to SOLAS chapters regarding cargo ships, etc.
The U.S. Agency for International Development is announcing the opening of two post-harvest mango centers increase production and incomes for Haitian farmers. The centers will prepare produce, particularly mangos, for export by improving packaging methods and meeting standards of foreign importers who lack significant mango production domestically.
In a Radio Newsline article, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that the U.S. ethanol industry must be ready for the day when protective tariffs on imported ethanol are phased out. According to Vilsack, tariffs are likely to continue, but over time will need to be phased out, and industry should prepare for this eventuality.