Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
Land Line Magazine reports that officials from the Transportation Security Administration have confirmed that the federal government is delaying implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) until fall. Enrollment for the program was originally to begin in March, and later in July, and now in the fall. TSA officials said that the TWIC delay was necessary to ensure the network behind the system is functional, secure, integrated, sustainable and does not interrupt the free flow of commerce. TSA officials added that they had tested employees for a prototypical TWIC enrollment process that included 4,000 applicants and took several weeks. (Land Line Magazine, dated 07/09/07, available at http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2007/Jul07/070907/070907-01.htm)
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1. TSA Officials Announce TWIC Delayed Till Fall to Ensure the Network is Functional
2. China Executes Former Head of Food and Drug Safety Agency
The Washington Post reports that on July 10, 2007 China announced that it had executed the former head of its food and drug safety agency for accepting bribes in exchange for approving substandard medicines. According to the article, China also presented its five-year plan for overhauling how food is grown, processed and exported, and how drugs are regulated. (Washington Post, dated 07/11/07, available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071000165_pf.html.)
3. USDA Announces Additional Funding for EAB and Potato Cyst Eradication
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a press release announcing the availability of emergency funding for the emerald ash borer (EAB) program and the potato cyst nematode program in Idaho. The USDA states that it will provide this funding to states with established EAB programs and quarantines to support pest detection, control, regulation of host material that will mitigate the risk of further spread of the pest, as well as outreach and education to the general public. (Release no. 0193.07, dated 07/06/07, available at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2007%2F07%2F0193.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE7_2_5JM)
4. BIS' Sensors and Instrumentation TAC to Hold Partially Open Meeting
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a notice announcing that its Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee will hold a partially open meeting on July 31, 2007 in Washington, DC. The agenda for the public session includes industry presentations and new business. (BIS notice, FR Pub 07/10/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-3324.pdf)
5. CBP Re-Accredits/Re-Approves Thirteen Companies as Commercial Gauger and/or Laboratory
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued notices stating that it has re-accredited and re-approved the following companies as a commercial gauger and/or laboratory for petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils, and to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with 19 CFR 151.12 and 151.13, on the effective dates listed (see individual notice for dates of next triennial inspections):
| Company | Effective Date | CBP Dec. |
| Re-Accreditation and Re-Approval | ||
| Columbia Inspection | 07/11/06 | 07-32 |
| Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections LL.P | 04/06/07 | 07-31 |
| Saybolt Inc. | 09/06/06 | 07-41 |
| Inspectorate America Corp. | 09/08/06 | 07-34 |
| Inspectorate America Corp. | 05/16/06 | 07-36 |
| Intertek USA Inc. | 09/27/06 | 07-39 |
| Intertek USA Inc. | 05/15/06 | 07-38 |
| Intertek USA Inc. | 05/03/05 | 07-37 |
| Re-Approval | ||
| Certispec Services USA Inc. | 10/19/05 | 07-30 |
| Inspectorate America Corp. | 05/17/06 | 07-35 |
| SGS North America Inc. | 02/17/05 | 07-42 |
| Re-Accreditation | ||
| Markan Laboratories Inc. | 02/15/05 | 07-40 |
| Dixie Services Inc. | 10/04/06 | 07-33 |
(CBP Dec. 07-32, 07-31, 07-30, 07-41, and 07-34, FR Pub 06/25/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-12258.pdf)
(CBP Dec. 07-35, 07-42, 07-36, and 07-39, FR Pub 06/25/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-12266.pdf)
(CBP Dec. 07-38, 07-37, and 07-40, FR Pub 06/25/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-12287.pdf)
(CBP Dec. 07-33, FR Pub 06/25/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-12283.pdf)