The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zone Board has issued the following notices:
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On August 25, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Canadian Border Agricultural Clearance Manual. This Manual serves as a guide for authorized Federal officers at ports of entry along the Canadian Border.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public of its decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental U.S. of fresh mango fruit from Pakistan, effective August 27, 2010, based on the findings of a pest risk analysis.
On August 25, 2010, the U.S.-China Business Council sent a letter to President Obama regarding the September 2009 imposition of Section 421 additional duties on certain tires from China. The letter urges the Administration to act cautiously in considering further Section 421 tariffs on other imports from China. According to the letter, the USCBC has found no evidence that the tariffs have had a positive effect on U.S. jobs and suspects that the tariffs have had an overall negative effect on U.S. consumers. The USCBC concludes its letter by requesting an International Trade Commission report on the effects of the Section 421 additional duties imposed on certain Chinese tires on U.S. consumers and job creation. USCBC issues brief available here.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation has publish a report that identifies countries that are “candidate countries” for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during fiscal year 2011.
International Trade Administration announces that its Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on September 21, 2010 to discuss environmental technologies industry competitiveness issues, the National Export Initiative, and general Committee administrative items.
A government agency is seeking comments on the following information collection for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notice for specific details):
On August 25, 2010, stakeholders representing importers, exporters, motor carriers, ports, and marine terminal operators (MTOs) reconvened at an industry working group meeting, co-chaired by PierPASS and Ability-TriModal, to continue discussions on potential solutions to limit congestion outside the marine terminal gates at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The first working group meeting took place July 29.