¹ new shipper review; bonding will no longer be permitted to fulfill AD security requirements

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced a toll-free number to report high-risk cattle in the U.S. According to APHIS, the toll-free number for the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program is 1(866) 536-7593. APHIS explains that as part of its expanded BSE surveillance effort, it will work closely with cattle producers, renderers, veterinarians, and others to obtain samples from high-risk cattle targeted in this program. APHIS states that toll-free callers reporting high-risk cattle will connect with a local APHIS office that will provide additional information. (APHIS Pub, dated 06/08/04, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/sa_ahbsetollfree.html)

The General Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a report to Congressional requesters entitled, Aviation Security: Further Steps Needed to Strengthen the Security of Commercial Airport Perimeters and Access and Controls.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice announcing that it will hold a public meeting on June 29, 2004 in College Park, MD to elicit information from stakeholders concerning key elements of the draft version of FDA's new produce safety action plan entitled, Produce Safety from Production to Consumption: An Action Plan to Minimize Foodborne Illness Associated with Fresh Produce.

In the June 16, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 25), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke treatment regarding Durapore filtering material on rolls, and (b) proposing to revoke three classification rulings regarding moisture meters. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.

On May 27, 2004, the U.S. and Bahrain completed a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) under which the U.S. and Bahrain will provide immediate duty-free access on virtually all of the products in their tariff schedules and will phase out tariffs on the remaining handful of products within 10 years.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, effective July 6, 2004, which amends 21 CFR Parts 1, 10, and 16 to provide procedures for the administrative detention of an article of food, if an officer or qualified employee of the FDA has credible evidence or information indicating that such article presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.

Certain Certs breath mints are not preparations for oral or dental hygiene. In Warner-Lambert Company v. U.S., the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in favor of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that certain Certs Powerful Mints are properly classified under HTS 2106.90.99 (6.4%), which provides for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an updated list of non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) participants in the Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS). CBP's list of NVOCC Sea AMS participants is updated as of June 16, 2004.

The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has issued its April 2004 Textiles and Apparel Import Report, which includes statistics on general imports (both quota and non-quota) of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend, and non-cotton vegetable fiber textiles and apparel.