U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site a July 8, 2005 guidance document entitled "Latest News and Developments." According to CBP, this document provides information about the Pilot Bond Centralization Program and current issues, policies, and procedures for processing bond applications.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a notice announcing that it will hold a public meeting on August 24, 2005 in Riverdale, MD to introduce, and obtain feedback on, one portion of its proposed ePermits system.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site a July 8, 2005 guidance document entitled "Latest News and Developments." According to CBP, this document provides information about the Pilot Bond Centralization Program and current issues, policies, and procedures for processing bond applications.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule to amend 7 CFR Part 319 in order to establish specific requirements for the importation of cut flowers that are hosts of chrysanthemum white rust1 (CWR) from regions where the disease is known to occur, etc.
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) cited a U.K. study and the FCC’s UWB order to reiterate its call for the Commission to “reconsider, rescind and re-study” its BPL rules adopted last Oct. The FCC had held in its UWB order, the ARRL said, that a “reasonable reading” of Sec. 301 of the Communications Act would limit licensing to “any apparatus which transmits enough energy to have a significant potential for causing harmful interference.” In a citation filed with the FCC, the league said the agency can’t authorize BPL, although it’s an unintentional radiator, because of “acknowledged and substantial interference potential to licensed users.” The ARRL argued that in permitting unlicensed Part 15 devices such as BPL, the FCC’s main obligation is to establish a emission level low enough that devices “will predictably not interfere” with licensed services. Citing studies by U.K.’s telecom regulator Ofcom, the league said BPL’s small market share in the U.K. compared with DSL and cable is attributable to signal leakage.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule which would amend the irradiation treatment regulations at 7 CFR Parts 301, 305, 318 and 319 in order to revise certain approved doses for irradiation treatment of imported fruits and vegetables.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in order to assess the need for continuing the existing mattress/mattress pad flammability standard, which involves a test to determine the ignition resistance of a mattress or mattress pad when exposed to a lighted cigarette.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a notice announcing that its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program will hold a public meeting on July 14, 2005 in Riverdale, MD in order to exchange information and receive input on the proposed Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking System (PCIT).
The FCC unanimously voted to seek comments to streamline the FM table of allotment and AM community of license procedures. The FCC notice of proposed rulemaking aims to streamline procedures for radio licenses and reduce backlogs, the commissioners said at its agenda meeting Thurs. The FCC also put a freeze on filing of new petitions for rulemaking to amend the table of allotments. The Commission announced a one-time settlement window for parties involved in nearly 300 open commercial FM allotment dockets. The window seeks to expedite introduction of improved services as the Commission considers the rulemaking. The rulemaking would: (1) Permit community license a minor change to applications, streamlining the current 2-step procedure. (2) Require simultaneous filing of Form 301 with petitions to add new FM allotments. This would help ensure parties who most value new allotments are the ones seeking to add new FM allotments, the FCC said. (3) Limit the number of modifications to the table to one proceeding. (4) Seek comment on circumstances under which sole local service could become a first local service elsewhere. The FCC action responded to a petition by First Bcstg. Investment Partners seeking changes to FCC radio procedures. Comr. Adelstein said streamlining the process would give radio broadcasters, especially in rural areas, the ability to compete “on equal footing.” Separately, the commissioners welcomed new Media Bureau Chief Donna Gregg, attending her first meeting. Comr. Copps quipped that Gregg “didn’t have her loud ties,” a signature mark of her predecessor Kenneth Ferree.