The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued its proposed “15 Month Rule1” on Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) testing and labeling for product certification, one of the agency’s most important CPSIA rulemakings. The proposed rule would create a new 16 CFR Part 1107 to establish requirements for:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a press release announcing that it has added more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act to its public database called Envirofacts.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message on the recently posted Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service notice requiring plant material quantities to be reported on the Lacey Act declaration using standardized metric units (such as kg, m, m2, and m3) effective May 1, 2010.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated a version of its list of Mexico (May 13, 2010) establishments eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S. (List, updated 05/13/10, available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Mexico_establishments.pdf)
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
On May 13, 2010, APHIS updated its Japanese Beetle Program PPQ Manual for Airports. This manual provides guidelines to protect the agriculture of the Western United States from the Japanese Beetle. (Manual, updated 05/13/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/domestic/downloads/japanese_beetle.pdf)
On May 17, 2010, APHIS updated the Manual for Agricultural Clearance. The manual provides CBP personnel working at airport and maritime locations with the guidelines, directions, and policy for clearing carriers and passengers/crew and controlling garbage and cargo. (Manual, updated 05/17/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/mac.shtml)
On May 13, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Nursery Stock Restrictions Manual. This Manual summarizes the entry status of regulated plant materials capable of and intended for propagation. (Manual, updated 05/13/10, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/nursery_stock.pdf)
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports: