The Drug Enforcement Administration requests comments on its proposed revised 2010 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Comments are due by July 23, 2010.
The International Trade Administration announces the establishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee to advise the Commerce Secretary on the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of the U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. ITA requests membership nominations by July 30, 2010.
The Department of Defense has issued an interim rule, effective June 23, 2010, to implement revisions to DOD Directive-Type Memorandum 09-019, “Policy Guidance for Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), which revises the description of communications security material that is “proscribed information.” Comments are due by August 23, 2010.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
On June 22, 2010, the White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator issued the Administration’s “2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement.”
The International Trade Administration has issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to EFS International Corporation/DBA: EFS Global Trade and Export Services (Application No. 10-00002).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment by July 30, 2010 on its draft FY 2011-2015 strategic plan, which helps advance Administrator Jackson’s priorities and the mission to protect human health and the environment. Administrator Jackson’s seven priorities are taking action on climate change, improving air quality, protecting America’s waters, cleaning up communities, assuring the safety of chemicals, expanding the conversation on environmentalism and working for environmental justice, and building strong state and tribal partnerships.
The International Trade Administration's U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service is organizing a Trade Mission to Brazil to tap opportunities in the private and public security areas in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Sao Paulo, which will include representatives from a variety of U.S. safety and security equipment firms.
The U.S. Postal Service has issued a final rule, effective August 2, 2010, which revises its mailing standards to treat all cigarettes (including roll-your-own tobacco) and smokeless tobacco products as nonmailable when sent in outbound or inbound international mail.
The International Trade Administration is correcting its June 8, 2010 Federal Register notice and request for comments on the Import Administration's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS) Pilot Program to correct the reference to the ITA docket number, and to note that the RIN number need not be included in the comments.