The Federal Aviation Administration has submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget that would require airport operators to institute a safety management system at their airports. This action is necessary to improve safety through conformance with best practices in risk management and promote international harmonization with ICAO standards. The rule is intended to facilitate integration of formal risk management processes within the airport´s day-to-day operations.

The Office of Management and Budget has approved a Bureau of Industry and Security final rule that will update and clarify certain items on the Commerce Control List that indicate "crime control" as a reason for control. The specific changes made by this rule include replacing obsolete terminology, adding items to illustrative lists of categories of items in certain entries, and removing duplicative or redundant controls.

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez announced the Growth in Emerging Metropolitan Sectors (GEMS) initiative at the June 30, 2010, “Accelerating Inclusive Growth: The Future of the U.S.-India Commercial Relationship” seminar in Washington. The initiative will focus on building commercial ties between the United States and India’s emerging regions.

The Coast Guard's National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will meet on July 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The agenda for the meeting includes a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) update, the DHS Global Supply Chain Security Strategy Initiative, a Maritime Transportation Security Act update, etc.

The Bureau of Industry and Security announces that beginning July 2, 2010, it will perform some system wide updates that will affect the SNAP-R application. SNAP-R users will continue to be able to submit their applications; however, applications received after midnight on July 2 through midnight on July 5 will not be processed until July 6. The STELA Web application will also be unavailable during this time.

The International Trade Administration's Manufacturing and Services Unit is launching a series of regional seminar titled “Manufacture America: Rethink, Retool and Rebuild to Support Jobs," which will include information on entering new market segments or new industries, opportunities for exporting, etc. The first seminar will be held in Morgantown, WV on July 13, 2010.

The Foreign Trade Zone Board has issued the following notice:

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a draft revision of the International Atomic Energy Agency's "Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material'' (TS-R-1), which is scheduled for publication in 2012. Comments are due by October 29, 2010.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the comment period on its proposed rule to add nine constrictor snakes to the list of injurious reptiles under the Lacey Act, which would prohibit their importation into the U.S., with certain exceptions. Comments are now due by July 30, 2010.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted the agenda for its July 7, 2010 Defense Trade Advisory Group Plenary Session, which includes working group discussions on the special exemption for the export of components and spare parts in support of previously exported U.S. origin items, and on the policy on the export/re-export of defense articles incorporated into EAR commodities.