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.
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On June 8, 2010, Office of Management and Budget Director Orszag sent memoranda to the heads of executive departments and agencies asking them to trim their FY 2012 discretionary budgets and identify low-priority programs and high risk information technology projects, etc.
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation of drill pipe from China.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted notice to the motor carrier industry and the public of regulatory guidance and policy changes regarding the retention of supporting documents and the use of electronic mobile communication/tracking technology in assessing motor carriers’ and commercial motor vehicle drivers’ compliance with the hours of service regulations. According to FMCSA, this change in policy will take effect 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register. Written comments are due by July 9, 2010.
The Federal Highway Administration has issued a press release announcing that has launched a new web-based tool, FPMweb, to pinpoint freight congestion.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has updated its guidance on supporting documentation for DSP-73 (temporary export) and DSP-61 (temporary import) license applications, in order to remove paper transmittal letter instructions, as all license applications must now be submitted electronically via D-Trade2.
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced that it will be holding its Annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy on August 31 - September 2, 2010 in Washington, DC.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued its civil penalties enforcement information for June 3, 2010. KLM Cargo was assessed $5,336.26 for violating the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations.