The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule which will add a new Part 111 to 21 CFR to establish minimum current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) necessary for activities related to manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding of dietary supplements.
The FCC has proved that broadband over power line poses no “realistic threat” of harmful interference to amateur radio, a host of intervenors for the commission told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Opposing an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) petition for review of FCC BPL rules, they said commission rules provide an “extra layer of safeguards” and obligations to protect licensed services, including ham radio. The intervenors are BPL companies Ambient Corporation and Current Technologies, Manassas City, Va., Duke Energy and the Utilities Telecom Council.
The FCC has proved that broadband over power line poses no “realistic threat” of harmful interference to amateur radio, a host of intervenors for the commission told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Opposing an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) petition for review of FCC BPL rules, they said commission rules provide an “extra layer of safeguards” and obligations to protect licensed services, including ham radio. The intervenors are BPL companies Ambient Corporation and Current Technologies, Manassas City, Va., Duke Energy and the Utilities Telecom Council.
The FCC has proved that broadband over power line (BPL) poses no “realistic threat” of harmful interference to amateur radio, several intervenors for the Commission told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued an interim rule, effective July 2, 2007, which amends 7 CFR Part 353 to clarify that an International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) quality/treatment mark is an industry-issued certificatefor the export of wood packaging material (WPM), and may only be issued when the organization applying the mark has entered into an agreement with APHIS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its guidance document entitled "Latest News and Developments," which provides information on the Pilot Bond Centralization Program and current issues, policies, and procedures for processing Activity Code 1 continuous bond applications.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and surety sources indicate that CBP now has a policy of rejecting certain executed CBP Form 301 bonds if the bond amount exceeds the liability underwriting amount included on pre-printed CBP 301 forms, usually by the stamped facsimile signature.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a notice requesting written comments on its Special 301 out-of-cycle review (OCR) of the Russian Federation (Russia) regarding its intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Microsoft dropped a pre-E3 Media and Business Summit bombshell late Thursday, admitting its Xbox 360’s repair rate is higher than desired. The company said it is expanding the global 360 warranty coverage so any customer experiencing a general hardware failure indicated by three flashing red lights will be covered by a three-year warranty from date of purchase instead of one year. As a result, Microsoft will take a $1.05 to $1.15 billion pre-tax charge to earnings for its fourth quarter ended June 30 for anticipated costs under its current and enhanced Xbox 360 policies, it said.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to consider, among other things, certification procedures for nations whose fishing vessels are engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities1 and bycatch of protected living marine resources pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act).