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Brian Feito
Brian Feito is Managing Editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
CBP is finalizing its new, more flexible regulatory approach to enforcing customs broker responsible supervision and control, applying the standard with an eye to the broker’s size and circumstances and assessing a new list of criteria on a case-by-case basis.
Trade participants in the 21st Century Customs Framework “focus group” are set to meet with CBP and other government officials Oct. 17 and 18 to discuss a series of proposed statutory changes developed over recent weeks that aim to incorporate facilitation measures into upcoming customs modernization legislation.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Oct. 12, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
CORONADO, Calif. – The Federal Maritime Commission needs industry input into key provisions of its newly announced detention and demurrage proposed rule (see 2210070079), and in particular on a provision limiting charges only to parties that have a contractual relationship, said Lucille Marvin, FMC managing director, during a panel discussion Oct. 8 at the Western Cargo Conference.
CORONADO, Calif. -- CBP is still about 1,800 officers short of a full cohort, and with more staffing needs on the horizon, the agency is looking to efficiency gains to make up for the shortfall, said Pete Flores, executive assistant commissioner of CBP’s Office of Field Operations, in Oct. 8 remarks at the Western Cargo Conference.
International Trade Today is providing readers with the top stories from last week in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference number.
CORONADO, Calif. -- With publication of its Part 111 customs broker modernization final rule expected in the coming days, CBP is at the ready with a tall stack of supporting documentation that will help brokers quickly understand the much-anticipated regulatory provisions when they’re out, agency officials said Oct. 7 at the Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON).
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Oct. 5, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
FDA is proposing to amend its regulations on administrative detention to provide for the destruction of low value medical devices that have been refused admission to the U.S., and modify its procedures so the agency can more easily destroy low value shipments of drugs, it said in a notice released Oct. 6. Comments on the proposal are due Dec. 6.