The Government Accountability Office has issued a statement for the record (GAO-10-651T) to a Senate Committee regarding the Secure Border Initiative. The GAO states that the Department of Homeland Security has faced numerous challenges deploying technology and fencing along the Southwest border.
Export.gov reports that Stolle Machinery of Centennial, Colo., will be able to grow its business and sustain 230 jobs at its plants in Centennial and Englewood by selling $34 million of aluminum/steel can-making equipment to Saudi Arabia, backed by a direct loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updated its list of meetings between CPSC and industry stakeholders that are open to the public, unless otherwise stated:
Special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working with an investigator for the NHL and other professional sports leagues, have investigated 14 vendors and seized over 900 counterfeit Stanley Cup NHL hats, t-shirts and jerseys worth approximately $58,450.
The Government Accountability Office has issued testimony (GAO-10-721T) for a Senate Committee regarding Iran sanctions and the number of firms reported to have commercial activity in the Iranian energy sector and U.S. government contracts.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of fresh and chilled Atlantic Salmon from Norway.
The Environmental Protection Agency reports that Gordon Corporation, a Kansas City, Mo., pesticide manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $6,000 civil penalty to the U.S. to settle allegations that it violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by importing a 294,880-pound shipment of the misbranded pesticide 2,4-D Acid.
On June 7, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Animal Product Manual. This Manual provides the background, procedures, and regulatory actions to enforce the regulations governing the import and export of animals, animal products, and animal by-products.