CBP is seeking comments by Nov. 4 on an existing information collection for NAFTA forms. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours but not to the information collected.
CBP is extending the comment period to Nov. 4 on an existing information collection for Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) forms. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours but not the information collected.
Coming proposed regulations for the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program won't differ significantly from the ongoing ACAS pilot, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said while speaking at the U.S. Air Cargo Industry Affairs Summit on Oct. 4. While there's been progress in finalizing the regulations, Kerlikowske declined to give a time frame for when the rules might be released. ACAS continues to operate as a pilot program as a result of several extensions (see 1607210017).
CBP appointed Loretta Sanchez acting port director of the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, CBP L.A. said in a bulletin issued Sept. 30. Sanchez was previously assistant director of border security at the Los Angeles Field Office.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 30, 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://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept. 29 (here) with 127 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated 09/29/16.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 29, 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://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released two checklists meant to help prepare filings alleging antidumping or countervailing duty evasion, the agency said (here). New AD/CV evasion enforcement procedures recently went into effect as part of CBP's implementation of the customs reauthorization law's AD/CV provisions in the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) (see 1608190014). "These documents are meant only for your assistance in preparing an allegation and should not be included with your submission," CBP said. "Moreover, this information is provided solely for your guidance and neither replaces nor supersedes the law or regulations for EAPA proceedings and use of these does not guarantee an affirmative determination for your allegation." The law requires CBP to provide some technical assistance to small businesses filing such allegations. CBP's "Allegation Receipt Checklist" (here) provides "the criteria for determining 'receipt of a properly filed allegation,’” CBP said. The checklist gives "the necessary information to determine whether the facts provided 'reasonably suggest that the covered merchandise has been entered for consumption into the customs territory of the United States through evasion.’”