Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

1. BIS Denies Certain Export Privileges for Activities Involving Toxins Export

2. BIS Denies Certain Export Privileges for Activities Involving Export Without License

The BIS has issued an Order denying certain export privileges for a period of ten years from the date of his conviction to Asher Karni, a federal inmate, for activities involving the export of two oscilloscopes and triggered spark gaps to Pakistan via South Africa without the required export licenses from the Department of Commerce. The Order also denies certain export privileges for a period of ten years to Parkland PME Corporation and Humayun Kahn, as the BIS believes these entities are related to Karni. (FR Pub 08/07/06 available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6716.pdf)

3. BIS Denies Certain Export Privileges for Activities Involving Export Without License

The BIS has issued an Order denying certain export privileges for a period of twenty years to Terry Tengfang Li for activities involving the export of electronic components subject to the EAR to China, without the required export licenses from the DoC. (FR Pub 07/06/06 available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-5999.pdf)

4. President Continues National Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations

The White House has issued a press release announcing that on August 3, 2006 the President extended for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order (EO) 13222 when the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, expired. (Press release, dated 08/07/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6767.pdf.)

5. FDA Posts Various Notices to its Web Site

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted the following notices to its Web site:

Consumers advised to avoid raw oysters from the Pacific Northwest. FDA has posted to its Web site an announcement advising consumers to avoid eating raw oysters harvested in the Pacific Northwest as a result of increased reports of illnesses associated with the naturally occurring bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) in oysters harvested from the area. FDA oyster announcement, dated 07/31/06, available at http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01422.html.)

FDA posts document on fresh and frozen seafood. FDA has posted to its Web site a document entitled, Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely, which contains the following information on seafood: nutrition and safety, shopping for seafood, storing seafood, preparing seafood, serving seafood, eating raw seafood, and special health notes. (FDA seafood document,dated 08/06, available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/lrd/seafsafe.html.)

Industry guidance on use of recycled plastics in food packaging: chemistry considerations. FDA has posted to its Web site guidance for industry on Use of Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging: Chemistry Considerations. (FDA guidance, dated 08/06, available athttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/opa2cg3b.html.)

SPPA First Year Status Report posted. FDA has posted to its Web site the Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism (SPPA) Initiative's First Year Status Report: September 2005 - June 2006. The FDA has previously explained that SPPA is an initiative among federal and state government agencies and private sector volunteers to provide government and industry with a more complete sector-wide perspective of food and agriculture defense. (SPAA report, dated 07/06, available athttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/agroter5.html.)

6. FMC Lists OTI Applications

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice stating that the following companies have filed applications for license as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF), or NVOCC/FF ocean transportation intermediary (OTI):

FMC notice (FR Pub (006/14/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-9274.pdf)