House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) plans to vacate his spot as the head of the committee, he told the New York Daily News in an interview. King will have completed a total of seven years as Chairman of the committee. It's unclear who will become the next chairman.
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APL Logistics bought customs brokerage and trade compliance firm Carmichael International Service for an undisclosed amount, the companies said Nov. 20. Los Angeles-based Carmichael employs about 200 people in 10 U.S. metropolitan markets. The transaction allows APL Logistics to bring the customs services in-house, the companies said. APL Logistics "has the processes and systems in place to help customers comply with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's programs at origins,” said Tony Zasimovich, APL Logistics’ Vice President of International Logistics Services. “Add to that Carmichael’s Customs brokerage and trade consulting capabilities in the U.S., and we will be well-positioned to coordinate the flow of goods and information from the factory floor at an international origin to the store-door in the U.S.” Carmichael offers traditional customs brokerage, trade compliance, consulting, and transportation services. It operates in the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco/Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Savannah and Memphis.
CBP will withhold funds from the Special Account related to ongoing litigation involving questions of affected domestic producers and the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA, aka the Byrd Amendment), said CBP. The withholding of funds is due to several court cases reviewing CDSOA provisions. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reversed the International Trade Commission’s denial of eligibility for benefits under the CDSOA for U.S. crawfish producer PS Chez Sidney.
CBP named David Lambrix as the new Port Director at the Presidio, Texas Port of Entry. Lambrix was previously Chief Operations Manager in the Office of the Commissioner, Joint Operations Directorate at CBP Headquarters.
New lobbyist registrations on trade issues include:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) would like to see a Senate-approved commissioner of CBP now that the Presidential and Congressional elections have been decided, said BTA President Nelson Balido in a blog post. The blog post, titled "A Post-Election To-Do List for the Administration and Congress on the Border," also pointed to sequestration as an area of concern for BTA.
International Trade Today won't be published on Thursday, Nov. 22, due to the federal Thanksgiving holiday. Our next issue will be Friday, Nov. 23.
New lobbyist registrations on trade issues include:
CBP posted a Nov. 19 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.