The Census Bureau upgraded the severity of response message 26C in the Automated Export System to alert exporters when the U.S. Principal Party in Interest fields for the address state and the state of origin don't match, the agency said in a Nov. 9 email to industry. The agency previewed the message last year (see 2212220023) as "informational" (see 2302070055) but last week upgraded it to a "Compliance Alert." Compliance Alerts are sent in AES "when a reporting compliance violation has or has likely occurred," according to the agency's website. "The filer is required to review filing practices and take steps to conform with export reporting compliance." The change takes effect Nov. 14.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the island bedstraw (Galium buxifolium) and Santa Cruz Island dudleya (Dudleya nesiotica), two plant species found in the Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule published Nov. 7. An FWS review indicated that “threats to island bedstraw and Santa Cruz Island dudleya have been eliminated or reduced to the point that these species have recovered and no longer meet the definition of an endangered or threatened species," the agency said. The delisting takes effect Dec. 7.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is reinstating Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in response to a court order that went into effect in February 2022. The agency said that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated a 2020 FWS final rule delisting the gray wolf, and while several appeals are pending, the FWS must implement the district court’s order until those appeals are resolved.
The DEA is finalizing its modification of its listing of 4-anilinopiperidine as a List I chemical under the Controlled Substances Act so that it includes halides of 4-anilinopiperidine, the agency said in a final rule that takes effect Nov. 30. Persons manufacturing, distributing, importing, or exporting halides of 4-anilinopiperidine or a chemical mixture containing halides of 4-anilinopiperidine must apply to handle List 1 chemicals by Nov. 30 if they are not already registered.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is placing the newly approved drug zuranolone in Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in an interim final rule. Effective Oct. 31, zuranolone, which was granted FDA approval in May, is subject to new registration, labeling, record-keeping, and import and export requirements. DEA is accepting comments on the rule until Nov. 30.
The Census Bureau is looking to eliminate one of two fields in the Automated Export System that collect redundant information on an export’s state of origin, said Omari Wooden, a Census official. Wooden, speaking Oct. 28 during the Pacific Coast Council's Western Cargo Conference, or Wesccon, said Census is hoping to either remove the state of origin data element in AES or not require the state to be reported in the address of the U.S. Principal Party in Interest.
The Census Bureau should remove the state of origin data element in the Automated Export System and instead direct state governments and other partner agencies to use the state reported in the address of the U.S. Principal Party in Interest, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments to the agency this month. NCBFAA said a separate data field for the data element is “unnecessary” because Census’ Foreign Trade Regulations already require that the originating state be reported in the USPPI address data field.
CBP last week updated the landing page on its website for its ACE Electronic Export Manifest program to include more “background information, potential benefits, and additional resources to help participants join” its EEM pilot, the agency said in an Oct. 19 CSMS message. CBP has been working to better inform industry about the potential benefits of EEM to convince more companies to participate in the pilot ahead of its full launch (see 2209150014 and 2110180038).
The Census Bureau this week emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing 21 species from its Endangered Species List because the species have gone extinct. A final rule released by FWS on Oct. 16 delists the little Marana fruit bat and 10 species of birds, including the Kauai akialoa; Kauai nukupuu; Kauai 'o'o (honeyeater); Large Kauai thrush (kam'a); Maui akepa; Maui nukupuu; Molokai creeper (kakawahie); po'ouli (honeycreeper); bridled white-eye and Bachman's warbler. It also removes two fish species, the San Marcos Gambusia and the Scioto madtom. Eight species of clams are also being removed, including the flat pigtoe; southern acornshell; stirrupshell; upland combshell; green blossom (pearly mussel); tubercled blossom (pearly mussel); turgid blossom (pearly mussel) and the yellow blossom (pearly mussel). The final rule takes effect Nov. 16.