The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of an individual in Serbia and Montenegro whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13219, "Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans," as amended.
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Sánchez ended a four-day trade policy trip to Peru and Colombia by reinforcing the critical role exports play in supporting economic growth and job creation in the U.S. and abroad. At events in both Lima and Bogota, Sánchez met with American businesses and discussed how increasing trade with Peru and Colombia will help achieve the goals of President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI).
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The Department of Homeland Security has posted Secretary Napolitano's remarks about DHS' ongoing efforts—and announced new steps—to bolster security along the Southwest border at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. DHS has also issued a fact sheet on the Southwest border next steps.
International Trade Administration announces a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee on July 13, 2010. The agenda for the meeting includes discussion of the current status of Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative; an update on civil nuclear trade policy with India, and the Commerce Department's small modular reactor report.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of the four individuals in Colombia whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978, "Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers," effective June 22, 2010.
On June 12, 2010, the President issued Proclamation 8536 which amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to extend and establish certain sugar tariff rate quotas for Costa Rica under the DR-CAFTA1 and make technical corrections to certain other free trade agreement General Notes.
The Government Accountability Office has issued a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on transportation security. Among other things, the letter states that the GAO will be issuing a report later this year on its evaluation of the extent to which the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program security measures limit access to Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)-regulated facilities and vessels.
On June 24, 2010, in Luxembourg, representatives of the U.S. and the European Union and its twenty-seven Member States signed a “Second Stage” civil aviation agreement, which extends indefinitely and builds on their “Open Skies” agreement that was signed in April 2007. The new agreement also deepens U.S.-EU cooperation in aviation security, safety, competition, and ease of travel. In addition, it contains provisions on night flights and labor standards.