On July 26, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Animal Product Manual. This Manual provides the background, procedures, and regulatory actions to enforce the regulations governing the import and export of animals, animal products, and animal by-products.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated versions of its list of Canadian (July 23, 2010) firms eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
The Foreign Trade Zone Board has issued the following notice:
On July 26, 2010, APHIS updated its Miscellaneous and Processed Products PPQ Manual. The manual is used for regulating imported items that are processed and are not intended for propagation.
FSIS has issued the following notice:
FSIS has provided updated information for the export of U.S. meat and poultry to the following countries:
On July 26, 2010, APHIS updated its Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import PPQ Manual. The manual lists by country fruits and vegetables that are admissible into the United States. It includes a description of methods for sampling and inspecting selected fruits and vegetables. It also contains pictorial identification guides, and a glossary for common and scientific names of fruits and vegetables.
Various U.S. government agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three newly-designated individuals in Afghanistan whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” effective July 22, 2010.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announces that AAR International, Inc. has entered into a consent agreement to settle 13 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations in connection with the unauthorized export of defense articles by Presidential Airways, Inc. and its affiliates Aviation Worldwide Services, LLC; Air Quest, Inc,; STI Aviation, Inc,; and EP Aviation, LLC.