The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated versions of its list of Canadian (September 10, 2010) and Mexico (September 10, 2010) firms eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
FSIS has issued the following notice:
The Foreign Agricultural Service has posted the following September 2010 reports:
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
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 Drug Enforcement Administration has established final 2010 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which represent those quantities that may be produced in the U.S. in 2010 to provide adequate supplies of each substance for: the estimated medical, scientific, research and industrial needs of the U.S.; lawful export requirements; and the establishment and maintenance of reserve stocks. These quotas do not include imports of controlled substances.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice that reissued an ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license, as follows:
The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a September 10, 2010 report entitled "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates" which covers wheat, coarse grains, rice, oilseeds, dairy products, poultry, livestock, sugar and cotton.
The International Trade Administration is requesting comments from the public and relevant industries on vaccine production and additional planning for future possible pandemic influenza. Comments are due by October 1, 2010.
After the Census Bureau's release of its July 2010 Trade in Goods and Services report showing that U.S. exports in July 2010 increased by 1.8 percent from their June level, while imports in July decreased 2.1 percent over June, Commerce Secretary Locke noted that “The increase in exports and narrowing of the trade deficit underline how critical exports are to our continued economic growth and why the Commerce Department and the Obama administration are working aggressively to achieve the goals of the National Export Initiative -- doubling U.S. exports in the next five years.”