The American Apparel and Footwear Association and numerous other groups sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack regarding the June 17 announcement of a framework agreement between the U.S. and Brazil on cotton. In the letter, the groups state that they look forward to working with the USTR and Agriculture Secretary to secure a definitive resolution of this dispute.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new brochure entitled "Traveling Between the U.S. and Canada," which list the website that must be viewed in order to obtain all necessary information: www.fmcsa.dot.gov/intl-programs/canada.

On June 24, 2010, in Luxembourg, representatives of the U.S. and the European Union and its twenty-seven Member States signed a “Second Stage” civil aviation agreement, which extends indefinitely and builds on their “Open Skies” agreement that was signed in April 2007. The new agreement also deepens U.S.-EU cooperation in aviation security, safety, competition, and ease of travel. In addition, it contains provisions on night flights and labor standards.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on transportation security. Among other things, the letter states that the GAO will be issuing a report later this year on its evaluation of the extent to which the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program security measures limit access to Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)-regulated facilities and vessels.

Commerce Secretary Locke met with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Sharma at the Commerce Department on June 23, 2010 to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues.The meeting took place on the heels of the U.S.-India CEO Forum, and stressed the importance the two countries place on their bilateral commercial relationship.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice that lists those applying for ocean transportation intermediary licenses as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF OTI, as follows:

The American Apparel & Footwear Association issued a statement welcoming the publication of the National Intellectual Property Strategy by the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule to make requirements for distributors of sources and devices containing byproduct material clearer, less prescriptive, and more risk-informed and up to date, and to redefine categories of devices to be used under exemptions, among other things. Comments are due by September 7, 2010.

The Department of Transportation has announced that it is loaning $850 million loan to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area to reconstruct the existing road and add new toll lanes to I-635, more commonly known as the LBJ Freeway.

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a direct final rule, effective August 23, 2010, to issue significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 17 chemical substances, which requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these substances for a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.