CBP said the Office of International Trade's Regulatory Audit division moved offices and filers of the annual election to average for motor vehicles should send the forms to the new address. The new address for the Regulatory Audit division is 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20229.
Tim Warren
Timothy Warren is Executive Managing Editor of Communications Daily. He previously led the International Trade Today editorial team from the time it was purchased by Warren Communications News in 2012 through the launch of Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. Tim is a 2005 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Feb. 3 with 160 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 175,765. The most recent ruling is dated 01/31/2013.
New lobbyist registrations on trade issues include:
Rothwell Figg hired Robert Parker, a former counsel to the chairman of the International Trade Commission, the law firm said in a press release. Parker more recently worked in the litigation practice of Paul Weiss.
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America's board of directors recently approved 28 new members, the NCBFAA said in a notice on its website. New members include:
CBP provided a broad outline of the agency's goals for progress on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The agency will be especially focused on Automated Corrections/Deletions; the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set; and the first phase of Initial Entry Summary edits.
CBP posted an updated document describing ACE e-Manifest: Trucks that now includes information on data sharing with the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA). CBP said truck manifest data on ACE e-Manifest is being shared with FMCSA for prearrival safety checks. CBP said "the agencies are currently evaluating both the system data and functionality for any issues prior to sending status messages to the trade from ACE issues prior to sending status messages to the trade from ACE."
CBP posted a Jan. 28 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.
On Jan. 31, the following trade-related bills and resolutions were introduced:
CBP extended the comment period to March 6 for an existing information collection on applications for allowance in duties. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or to the information collected. The notice is scheduled to run in the Federal Register Feb. 4.