A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 25, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)

The American Bar Association Customs Law Committee is among the sponsors of an EconomyInCrisis.org program on "Do We Need Fast Track/Trade Promotion Authority?" The event will be at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 9 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Admission is free. RSVP (here).

CBP's Cargo Clearance Center at PortMiami will be closed after 2 p.m. EST Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and all day Christmas and New Year's, CBP said. It said perishable items arriving after 2 p.m. may be processed at the General Aviation Facility. Agriculture shipments after 2 p.m. can be cleared at the Agriculture Air Cargo Office. Further information: 305-869-2750.

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The Port of New York/New Jersey quarterly public broker meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 4 will include the following agenda items, according to Port Director Adele Fasano: Newark CBPO Enforcement; ISF Enforcement; CES Update; ACE Update; Duplicate entry procedures. The meeting will be in Rm. 401, 100 Raymond Blvd., Newark, N.J. Further information: Linda Birck, 973-368-6107.

CBP issued a final rule amending its regulations to update the list of supervisors authorized to allow their employees to testify in state or local criminal proceedings, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Nov. 27. It said the changes are necessary to more accurately reflect the current CBP organizational structure. Further information: Howard Charles, 202-344-2759 or howard.charles@dhs.gov.

The American Bar Association's Customs Law Committee is considering creating a special, as-yet-unnamed subcommittee to collect, analyze, and present various issues to CBP, said Customs Law Committee Vice Chair Peter Quinter of GrayRobinson.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 22, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America scheduled a webinar on the status of eBond. The webinar is scheduled for 2 p.m. Dec. 12.

The U.S. now has Customs Mutual Assistance Agreements with 67 countries plus Taiwan, CBP said. Under the agreements, domestic and foreign courts recognize each agreement as a legal basis for wide ranging cooperation. They also allow for the exchange of information, intelligence, and documents that will ultimately assist countries in the prevention and investigation of customs offenses, it said. The complete list is (here).