House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Oberstar issued a press release lauding the termination of the U.S.-Mexico cross border trucking pilot contained in the FY 2009 omnibus appropriations bill enacted by President Obama on March 11, 2009. (Press release, dated 03/11/09, available at http://transportation.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=855.)
On February 25, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1105, the fiscal year 20091 omnibus appropriations bill, which is intended to "wrap up work" on the remaining FY 2009 appropriations bills2.
On February 23, 2009, the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee introduced a fiscal year 20091 omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 1105), which is intended to "wrap up work" on the remaining FY 2009 appropriations bills.2
CBP has posted Amendment 33 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document. According to CBP, the CATAIR has been amended as follows:
CBP has posted to its Web site an additional Importer Security Filing (ISF) transaction set. CBP has also issued a CSMS message announcing changes to a record within another ISF transaction set.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has again posted the final versions of two Importer Security Filing (ISF) transaction sets, the ANSI X12 309 Manifest with Security Filing and the ANSI X12 309 Importer Security Filing. The first set has been corrected to state that it is in final form and conforms to the 10+2 interim final rule. Both sets also have new posting dates and may include additional changes. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/16/08 news, 08121605, for BP summary of CBP finalizing these ISF transaction sets.) (ISF transaction sets available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/sf_transaction_sets/)
The State Department has issued a notice recommending that travelers apply now for travel documents that will be required at all land or sea border entry points as of June 1, 2009 under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).
President Bush has issued an Executive Order closing the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008. (White House press release, dated 12/12/08, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081212-2.html)
The Treasury Department1 has issued fact sheets highlighting the results of the fifth U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) held December 4-5, 2008 in Beijing, China.