CBP said a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Low Energy X-Ray Inspection Systems (LEXRIS) at CBP operational areas are available for public review. CBP said the systems won't significantly affect the quality of the human environment, so a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) is not required.
CBP posted details on how to apply to participate in its reconciliation prototype. It said applicants should include the following information in their written application:
CBP released its Nov. 28 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 49). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include a Court of International Trade decision.
CBP said it's withholding a total of $7,373,556.45 from the Special Account as a result of pending litigation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, and said it will also begin withholding funds from the Special Account associated with any cases involved in ongoing litigation until the amounts at issue in the pending litigation have been withheld.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Nov. 26, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators seized multiple shipments containing nearly 24,000 toys which exceeded the legal limits for lead in the area port of Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 14, CBP said Nov. 26. Various counterfeit toys were also discovered. The total domestic value for the shipments was estimated to be nearly $220,000, CBP said.
CBP posted a Nov. 26 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Nov. 26. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.
The Department of Homeland Security must work closely with trade to develop innovate and efficient processes while ensuring the security of the global supply chain, said DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Nov. 27, speaking at the CBP East Coast Trade Symposium. A better understanding and ability to identify risks in trade will facilitate the trade process, she said.