On September 14, 2006, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 4954, the SAFE Port Act. Prior to its passage, the Senate adopted numerous amendments, including an amendment which would, according to the Congressional Record, require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a U.S. seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a U.S. seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the U.S. before they arrive in the U.S. Before passage of H.R. 4954, the Senate rejected an amendment that would have ensured that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative (CSI) scan all containers shipped to the U.S. for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading. (Congressional Record, dated 09/13/06 and 09/14/06, available at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r109:@FIELD(FLD003d)@FIELD(DDATE20060913) and http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r109:@FIELD(FLD003d)@FIELD(DDATE20060914).)
In the August 30, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 36), CBP issued notices: (1) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on a foundation undergarment, and (2) modifying a classification ruling on a certain laser distance meter. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke, or is revoking, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
In the August 30, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 36), CBP issued notices modifying one classification ruling and revoking one classification ruling on certain batteries and battery chargers. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
In the August 23, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 35), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke or modify 12 classification rulings on babies' dresses with coordinating diaper covers. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical merchandise.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The State Department has issued a public notice which announces that effective August 17, 2006, the U.S. is revoking all export licenses to Venezuela, as well as taking certain other export actions, as follows:
(This ITT summary first appeared in the August 31, 2006 issue of ITT as 06083135. However, a formatting error prevented some readers from receiving it, so it is being reissued.)
In the August 23, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 35), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain manicure and pedicure sets containing textile gloves and socks. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
(This ITT summary was reissued in the September 6, 2006 issue of ITT, 06090650, as a formatting error prevented some readers from receiving it.)