Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
Washington Trade Daily reports that South Korea's Finance Minister states that South Korea is likely to pick up the pace of resolving a number of persistent trade irritants with the U.S. in advance of formal free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations next year. (WTD, dated 09/26/05, www.washingtontradedaily.com )
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1. Getting Ready for US-Korea FTA Talks Next Year
2. U.S.- China Textile Talks Continued Into Evening of Sept 28th
In the afternoon of September 28, 2005, the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a one-sentence statement that "The third round of talks with the Chinese aimed at reaching a broader agreement on textiles will continue this evening." (USTR statement, dated 09/28/05, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Spokesperson_Statements/Statement_of_David_Spooner_USTR_Special_Textile_Negotiator_Regarding_the_Third_Round_of_Textile_Talks_with_the_Chinese_in_Washin.html )
3. Meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Cancelled
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice canceling its open meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), which was supposed to be held on September 16, 2005. The ITA states that the meeting will be rescheduled for a later time to be determined in 2005. (ITA notice, FR Pub 09/01/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-4798.pdf )
4. CBP Proposes New Port of Entry at Sacramento, CA and Realignment of Port Boundaries for Port of Entry at San Francisco, CA
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing to amend the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations pertaining to CBP's field organization by establishing a new port of entry at Sacramento, CA and terminating the user fee status of Sacramento International Airport. In order to accommodate this new port of entry, CBP is proposing to realign the port boundaries of the port of entry at San Francisco, CA since these boundaries currently encompass an area that is to be included within the new port of Sacramento. Comments on CBP's proposed rule are due by November 1, 2005. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/07/05 news, 05090799 2, for previous BP summary of this proposed rule, which failed to mention the proposed realignment of the port boundaries of San Francisco, CA.) (CBP proposed rule, DHS-2005-0057, FR Pub 09/02/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-17536.pdf.)