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The Wall Street Journal reports that President Bush has pledged his commitment to a strong dollar but has kept pressure on China to revalue the yuan, a step that would continue to nudge the dollar downward. According to the article, the Administration is sending a mixed signal by continuing to acquiesce to a declining dollar, which boosts U.S. exports by making them cheaper abroad, while at the same time supporting a revaluation of the yuan, which would make Chinese exports more expensive. (WSJ, dated 11/22/04, www.wsj.com)

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1. Bush Administration Sends Mixed Signal on Falling U.S. Dollar

2. Portland CBP Trade Bulletin on Required Advance Electronic Information for Air Cargo

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of Portland, OR has issued a CBP Trade Bulletin for the ports of Portland, Astoria, Boise, Coos Bay, Longview, and Newport stating, among other things, that beginning December 13, 2004, any air carrier not transmitting advance electronic information for air cargo through the Air Automated Manifest System (AMS) will be subject to a number of enforcement actions. (CBP Trade Bulletin 2005-04, issued 11/22/04, available via fax by emailing a request to documents@brokerpower.com)

3. USDA Announces Mad Cow Disease Test on Second Cow is Negative

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a statement announcing that its National Veterinary Services Laboratories has determined that the inconclusive screening test sample reported on November 18, 2004, has tested negative for bovine spongiform encepthalopathy (BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease). (USDA statement, dated 11/23/04, Release No. 0805.04) available at

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2004/11/0508.xml.

4. USTR Issues Fact Sheet on Recent APEC Meeting

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has posted to its Web site, two fact sheets regarding the recent meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers in Chile. According to one of the fact sheets, the APEC Ministers supported a program in 2005 to reduce piracy and trade in counterfeit goods, address online piracy issues, and increase cooperation and capacity building to help countries in the Asia Pacific strengthen their intellectual property rights regimes. According to the other fact sheet, at the same meeting, the APEC Ministers endorsed high level standards (i.e., best practices) for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Regional Trading Arrangements (RTAs) by APEC economies. (USTR IPR fact sheet, dated 11/19/04, available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2004/asset_upload_file601_6889.pdf. USTR best practices fact sheet (dated 11/22/04) available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2004/asset_upload_file49_6891.pdf.)

5. FMC Revokes OTI Licenses

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that it has revoked the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, effective on the corresponding dates shown below:

License CompanyDate Revoked
004630NFAirborne Express, Inc. (WA)10/19/04
000754FChristian Bay Shipping Co. dba Fillette, Green & Co. of Tampa dba Fillette, Green Freight Forwarding Services dba St. Andrews Bay Co. (MS)10/20/04
016415NDSR Shipping Co., Inc. (NJ)10/09/04
004108FDRT International, Inc. (FL)10/24/04
018415NGlobal Link Logistics, Inc. (GA)10/23/04
015105NH & T International Transportation (USA), Inc. (CA)10/20/04
017940FKristen Brandimarte dba Emmeli Shipping (NJ)10/21/04
016027FLion Exhibition Freight, Inc. (GA)10/23/04
015640NMediterranean Container Line, Inc. (NY)10/24/04
013226NMi Hyun Sur dba Important Cargo Express Company (CA)10/17/04
017720NFOrion Logistics Inc. (FL)10/21/04
014396NFPlanes Moving & Storage, Inc. (PA)10/13/04
001286N and 001286FRos Forwarding Inc. (FL)10/07/04
003802FShipping International, Inc. (FL)10/21/04
015524NSunflower Van Lines, Inc. (CA)10/28/04
015029NTaekwang Logistics Corporation dba TLC Express Lines dba Challenger Merchandise Shipping Line (CA)10/28/04
014862NUnited Trade Resources, Inc. (CA)10/10/04
004378FWorld 2000 Services, Inc. (FL)10/22/04

(FMC notice, FR Pub 11/12/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-25160.pdf)