Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Pacific Maritime Association has issued an update stating that although the six-year West Coast waterfront labor agreement expired on July 1, 2008, negotiations between the PMA and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on a new contract will continue. The ILWU has posted a notice stating that its members will continue loading and unloading cargo while meetings on a new labor agreement continue. PMA notes that although the ILWU has stated that work will continue as normal as they negotiate, the ILWU did not agree to a formal extension of the contract and its no strike clause and arbitration procedures for resolving workplace disputes, including the tactic of slowdowns. (PMA update, dated 07/02/08, available at http://www.pmanet.org/?cmd=main.content&id_content=2142608144. ILWU statement, dated 07/02/08, available at http://contract2008.org/)
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1. PMA, ILWU to Continue Negotiations Past Labor Agreement's Expiration
2. CBP Columbus Pipeline on Mandatory AES
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Columbus issued a Pipeline entitled, "Mandatory Automated Export System Filing for All Shipments Requiring Shipper's Export Declaration Information." (CBP Columbus Pipeline 08-015, dated 06/23/08, available at http://www.cibacolumbus.org/pipelines/customs-pipeline-08-015c.pdf)
3. FDA Agreement to Establish, Support Western Center for Food Safety
The Food and Drug Administration has announced a Request for Application (RFA-FD-08-004) and its intention to receive and consider a new sole source application for the award of a cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2008 to establish and support the Western Center for Food Safety (WCFS). The WCFS will be located at the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security on the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, CA. (D/N FDA-2008-N-0360, FR Pub 06/30/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14749.pdf)
4. FDA Announces Availability of Agreement of Limited Cooperation
The FDA, in collaboration with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Center for Veterinary Medicine, is announcing the availability of an Agreement of Limited Competition. The 3-year cooperative agreement would develop and sustain an all Food Hazards Rapid Response Team, encompassing both food and feed protection programs, through a process to further enhance and build the infrastructure of State food protection programs. (D/N FDA-2008-N-0357, FR Pub 06/30/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14735.pdf)
6. TWIC Enrollment for Terminal Island & Decatur
The Transportation Security Administration is announcing that enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential for the port of Terminal Island, CA was to begin on June 26, 2008; the port of Decatur, AL will begin on July 16, 2008. (D/Ns TSA-2006-24191; Coast Guard-2006-24196, FR Pub 06/30/08, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14815.pdf)
7. USTR Fact Sheet on South Korea Beef Protocol
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has posted a fact sheet on the South Korea beef protocol, which entered into force on June 26, 2008. During the first 90 days that the protocol is in effect, Korea has the option to audit and/or reject U.S. decisions regarding the listing of new plants or re-listing of previously de-listed plants. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/30/08 news, 08063010, for BP summary of U.S. Department of Agriculture measures to be taken under this Korean beef protocol.)(Fact sheet, dated June 2008, available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2008/asset_upload_file661_14966.pdf)
8. FMC Lists OTI Applications
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued anotice that lists those applying for OTI licenses as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF OTI, as follows:
| NVOCC OTI applicants: |
| HTL Logistics India Private Limited (India) |
| Ports Express (USA) Inc. dba Ports Express (Shanghai) Limited, PortsContainers Limited (CA) |
| MGL (USA) Inc. (CA) |
| NVOCC/FF OTI Applicants: |
| Clutch Global Logistics (IL) |
| Euroworld Transport System America, Inc. (WI) |
| Hemarc Forwarders, Inc. (FL) |
| CJ GLS America, Inc. (AL) |
| IWC Shipping Corp. (NY) |
| Goshen Services Group, LLC dba Goshen Express (MD) |
| InterChez Global Services, Inc. (OH) |
| 3PL Express Freight, Inc. (CA) |
| Genesis Forwarding Group USA, Inc. dba Genesis Container Lines (CA) |
| Global Links Express, Inc. (NY) |
| FF/OTI applicants: |
| WTO Express (U.S.A), Corp. (CA) |
| D.A.T. International, Inc. (IL) |
| NUCO Logistics, Inc. (CA) |
| Genesis Forwarding Services IL, Inc. (IL) |
| Freight Net Inc. (IL) |
| SBB Shipping USA Inc. (NJ) |
| Exodus and Zion, Corp. dba American Industries, Co. (TX) |
| MMI Logistics & Forwarding, LLC (TX) |
| C. Steinweg (Houston), Inc. (TX) |
| Roar Logistics, Inc. (NY) |
| Penbroke Marine Services Inc. (NJ) |
FMC notice (FR Pub 06/18/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-13783.pdf