CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the fifth fiscal year (FY) 2005 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) (i.e. tranche) provided for in HTS Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5, which opened on August 30, 2005, oversubscribed at opening moment. According to CBP the pro rata percentage is .122564 (12.2564%). (See notice for reporting instructions.) (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/26/05 news, 05082620, for BP summary of the opening of this quota. See ITT's Online Archives or 10/22/04 news, 04102220, for BP summary of CBP's notice announcing instructions for the FY 2005 global TRQs for specialty sugar.) (QBT-05-520, dated 09/02/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_520.ctt/05_520.doc.)
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1. 5th Global Specialty Sugar TRQ Oversubscribed at Opening Moment
2. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site
- Remote Location Filing contacts - CBP has updated its list of Remote Location Filing (RLF) contacts which includes the port name, Electronic Invoice Program/RLF coordinator name, phone number and fax number. According to CBP, the list was updated in order to provide a new contact for Cleveland. (Updated list, dated 08/31/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_summary/remote_location_filing/RLF_coordinator_list.ctt/RLF_coordinator_list.xls.)
- New location for the Customs Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB). CBP has posted a notice announcing that the CEBB is moving and will no longer be located in the Quicklinks on the CBP.gov homepage. CBP states that the CEBB link can be found on the Import Quicklinks, Legal Quicklinks, Export Quicklinks, and the Publications Quicklinks. CBP's notice also includes directions for finding each link. (CBP notice, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/communications_to_industry/cebb_linklist.xml.)
- Press release on Predator B unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform. CBP has posted a press release announcing that CBP has selected the "Predator B" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to assist CBP in protecting U.S. borders. (Press release dated 08/30/05, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/08302005.xml.)
3. September 1, 2005 Data for Harbor Maintenance Fee Export Refunds
CBP has posted September 1, 2005 cumulative information on its refunds of harbor maintenance fees (HMFs) on waterborne exports, including Swisher-Type Refund Claims, Admin-Type Refunds, and Admin Swisher-Type Refunds. (Data dated 09/01/05, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/export/hmf/)