Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice announcing that it is soliciting applications for the critical use exemption from the phaseout of methyl bromide for 2010 and beyond. In addition, those applicants who missed last year's deadline to submit a critical use application for an exemption in the year 2009 may file a supplemental application in response to this notice. EPA's notice also invites interested parties to provide EPA with new data on the technical and economic feasibility of methyl bromide alternatives. Applications for the critical use exemption must be postmarked on or before July 10, 2007. (EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0262; FRL-8300-9, FR Pub 04/17/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7279.pdf)
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1. EPA Solicits Applications for the Critical Use Exemption from Methyl Bromide Phaseout
2. DDTC Guidance for Exporters on Sale/Name Change of Alcatel Alenia Space Entities
The State Department's Department of Defense Trade Controls has posted to its Web site guidance for exporters regarding the sale and name change of Alcatel Alenia Space Entities to Thales Alenia Space. This guidance provides information on current licenses, current agreements, agreements in review at DDTC, licenses in review at DDTC, and new licenses and agreements. (DDTC guidance, available at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/docs/exporter_guidance.doc.)
3. GAO Testifies that DHS Faces Challenges in Information Sharing
The Government Accountability Office has issued testimony stating, among other things, that the Department of Homeland Security faces the challenge of ensuring that privacy considerations are addressed in the emerging information sharing environment, as the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires the establishment of an environment to facilitate the sharing of terrorism information, as well as the issuance of privacy guidelines for operation in this environment. (GAO-07-630T, dated 03/21/07, available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07630t.pdf)
4. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The FTZB has issued the following notice of recent FTZ action:
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FMC reissuances, revocations & applications (FR Pub 05/02/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8392.pdf