CBP released its Oct. 5 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 40) (here). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent CBP notices and Court of International Trade opinions.
CBP Los Angeles released updated guidance on filing formal entries for cargo carried by passengers by hand in light of new ACE cargo release processes. Filers are “strongly urged” to fill out a “Passenger Hand-Carry Release for ACE Entry" sheet with information on the passenger, customs broker, flight and merchandise, pre-file it in ACE via the Document Image System along with a copy of the passenger’s passport and any pertinent entry documents, CBP L.A. said. After reviewing the entry in ACE cargo release, the CBP officer will sign and stamp the sheet and fax it to the terminal, with a “Public Note” transmitted via ACE to the filer serving as a release message. “If the passenger arrives and an entry cannot be located, the officer at the terminal will contact CBP Cargo Operations to inquire about the formal entry prior to post-entering the shipment,” CBP L.A. said. On Saturdays, Sundays and after hours on Monday through Friday, filers will be required to contact the Cargo Counter or Manifest Desk to notify CBP about the hand-carried entry, it said.
CBP rescheduled (see 1609130014) the already postponed East Coast Trade Symposium for Dec. 1-2 in Arlington, Virginia, the agency said (here). The theme this year is "Trade’s Impact on American Health, Safety and Economic Prosperity.”
Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will leave DHS to join WilmerHale, the law firm said in an Oct. 5 news release (here). Mayorkas has been involved in various efforts at CBP, including the transition to ACE (see 1604190014), said a fact sheet on his accomplishments while at DHS (here). Under Secretary for Management Russ Deyo will serve as Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security beginning Oct. 29, said DHS (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Oct. 3, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
CBP is seeking comments by Nov. 4 on an existing information collection for NAFTA forms. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours but not to the information collected.
CBP is extending the comment period to Nov. 4 on an existing information collection for Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) forms. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours but not the information collected.
Coming proposed regulations for the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program won't differ significantly from the ongoing ACAS pilot, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said while speaking at the U.S. Air Cargo Industry Affairs Summit on Oct. 4. While there's been progress in finalizing the regulations, Kerlikowske declined to give a time frame for when the rules might be released. ACAS continues to operate as a pilot program as a result of several extensions (see 1607210017).
CBP appointed Loretta Sanchez acting port director of the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, CBP L.A. said in a bulletin issued Sept. 30. Sanchez was previously assistant director of border security at the Los Angeles Field Office.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: