BGR Government Affairs hired Joshua Lamel, ex-Computer & Communications Industry Association, as vice president, to work on tax, trade and technology and effective March 3. Lamel also previously worked on the staff of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
CBP is extending the comment period by 30 days for an existing information collection related to the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act of 2006. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is extending the comment period by 30 days for an existing information collection on importation bond structure. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Feb. 26 with 100 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 180,897. The most recent ruling is dated 02/25/14.
The CBP San Francisco field office officially selected a Centralized Examination Stations (CES) operator, it said in an information notice. CBP said it has signed a written agreement with Bobac CFS to operate a Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team CES facility.
There's been delays in CBP responses to Importer Security Filing (ISF) submissions, the agency said in a CSMS message. The agency is "aware that responses to ISF transmissions are delayed," it said. "While this issue is worked on the trade is advised to transmit normally but do not submit a second filing in order to attempt to force an acceptance. A follow-up message will be sent out once processing is back to normal."
CBP requesting comments within 60 days on an existing information collection concerning the Declaration of Owner (CBP Form 3347) and Declaration of Consignee When Entry is Made by an Agent (CBP Form 3347A). CBP says that it is proposing to extend the expiration date of this information collection, without change to the forms or the burden hours.
CBP posted a Feb. 24 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
The Feb. 26 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 8), CBP published notice of revocation of rulings and treatment regarding light emitting diode (LED) lamps.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requested public input on "specific existing significant DHS rules that the Department should consider as candidates for modification, streamlining, expansion, or repeal," the agency said in a notice. DHS, which includes CBP and ICE, is working to "ensure that its regulations contain necessary, properly tailored, and up-to-date requirements that effectively achieve regulatory objectives without imposing unwarranted costs." Beginning in 2011, DHS seeks comment on the need for regulatory changes every three years. The agency also publishes a progress report twice a year giving status updates on regulations under retrospective review, it said. Comments are due March 28.