The Treasury Department has further targeted the financial network of al-Qai'da by designating Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-al-Khayr, a key leader of the terrorist organization's finance section, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which freezes any assets al-Khayr has under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions with him.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces the availability of three pest risk analyses that evaluate, respectively, the risks associated with the importation into the continental U.S. of fresh celery, arugula, and spinach from Colombia. Comments are due by October 25, 2010.
The International Trade Administration issued its quarterly update to its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty that were imported during the period April 1 through June 30, 2010.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, with changes, an interim rule that amended the phytosanitary treatment regulations for cold treatment enclosures and procedures, including regulations for precooling temperatures and temperature recording devices, for treating fruits, vegetables, and other articles to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests or noxious weeds into or through the U.S.
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that Nigeria has achieved a Category 1 rating under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IA SA) program, which means that Nigeria complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). With the IASA Category 1 rating, Nigerian air carriers may now apply to operate to the U.S. with their own aircraft.
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The U.S. Postal Service is revising its Mailing Standards, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 503.9 and 601.11, to permit gift shipments sent by certain individuals of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to APO/FPO/DPO destination addresses via Express Mail® Military Service or Priority Mail® service with Delivery Confirmation™.
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information:
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requests comments on an information collection request regarding the Notice of Firearms Manufactured or Imported. Comments are due by September 23, 2010.
The Office of Textiles and Apparel has announced that it will be co-hosting a webinar on export market opportunities in selected markets in Canada and Mexico for U.S. apparel and textile firms on September 14, 2010. The focus will be on small and medium sized companies in the retail apparel industry. There is no cost to participate in this webinar.