The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of an individual in Serbia and Montenegro whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13219, "Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans," as amended.
International Trade Administration announces a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee on July 13, 2010. The agenda for the meeting includes discussion of the current status of Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative; an update on civil nuclear trade policy with India, and the Commerce Department's small modular reactor report.
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Sánchez ended a four-day trade policy trip to Peru and Colombia by reinforcing the critical role exports play in supporting economic growth and job creation in the U.S. and abroad. At events in both Lima and Bogota, Sánchez met with American businesses and discussed how increasing trade with Peru and Colombia will help achieve the goals of President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI).
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes revised 2010 assessment of annual needs for the List I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. Comments are due by July 28, 2010.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro testified on June 23, 2010 before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on its new safety initiative, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010. CSA 2010 is a risk-based approach for reducing large truck and bus crashes. It will also enable FMCSA and its State partners to address the safety deficiencies of a much larger segment of the motor carrier industry.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the International Trade Administration (ITA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce, will hold a public meeting on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC to discuss the relationship between cybersecurity in the commercial space and innovation in the Internet economy.
The Federal Maritime Commission announces that Chairman Lidinsky and Commissioner Dye will address the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, on June 30, 2010, to report on the status of the investigation "Vessel Capacity and Equipment Availability in the United States Export and Import Liner Trades."
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has announced the following entity name change for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name (notice hyperlinked):
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of five individuals and three entities in Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, effective June 17, 2010.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule, effective June 25, 2010, which modifies the requirements of License Exception ENC (Encryption Commodities, Software and Technology) and the requirements for qualifying an encryption item as mass market, and amends specific license requirements for encryption items.