The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule to extend until June 30, 2011, the June 30, 2010, compliance date of its December 2009 final rule with respect to the requirement for drivers and motor carriers to prepare a driver-vehicle inspection report (DVIR) on an item of intermodal equipment (IME) even if no damage, defects, or deficiencies are discovered by, or reported to, the driver. The requirements for intermodal equipment providers to have in place inspection, repair and maintenance programs, and a process for receiving and taking appropriate action in response to DVIRs on which damage, defects, or deficiencies are reported, remain in effect.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced that Banco Colpatria, S.A. (Colpatria), on behalf of the former Banco Colpatria, S.A., Miami Agency, which discontinued its operations in 2007 (Colpatria Miami), has remitted $91,849 to settle allegations of prohibited transactions involving blocked property under OFAC’s Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations (NTSR) occurring between November 22, 2004 and May 24, 2005, without admitting or denying liability. OFAC alleged that Colpatria Miami violated the NTSR by processing 26 dollar-denominated wire transfers on behalf of one Colpatria corporate client, after OFAC designated the corporate client’s beneficial owners as Special Designated Narcotics Traffickers.
The Association of the Stability Operations Industry is holding its 2010 Legal Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and how it affects professionals and actors in the industry. The one-day conference will occur on September 16, 2010 and will be held at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The general admission rate is $325.
Transportation Secretary LaHood announced on August 18, 2010, that 109 commercial bus and truck drivers were removed from the roads and more than 175 carriers face enforcement actions as a result of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's annual drug and alcohol strike force sweep that occurred from June 21 through July 2.
On August 16, 2010, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk sent a letter to the International Trade Commission asking it to include an analysis of global supply chains in its biennial report, “The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints.”
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that as of August 16, 2010, it is providing individual commercial motor carrier companies a preview of their safety rankings under the agency’s new enforcement and compliance program, the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010.
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 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued two notices that either reissue or revoke an ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license, as follows:
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice announcing the Order revoking the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license is being rescinded:
U.S. government agency is seeking comments on the following information collection for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):