On June 3, 2010, APHIS updated its PPQ Export Program Manual. This is an operational manual for Authorized Certification Officials to enable them to inspect and issue Federal Export Certificates for plants and plant products. The Manual also provides information that helps exporters meet the plant quarantine import requirements of foreign countries.

On June 2, 2010, APHIS updated its Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import PPQ Manual. The manual lists by country fruits and vegetables that are admissible into the United States. It includes a description of methods for sampling and inspecting selected fruits and vegetables. It also contains pictorial identification guides, and a glossary for common and scientific names of fruits and vegetables.

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a proposed rule for the Office of Management and Budget to approve; the proposed rule pertains to determining which greenhouse gas reporting emission data elements should be considered to be confidential business information, etc.

The Foreign Agricultural Service reports that exports of distillers dried grain have seen impressive growth over the past several years, but are particularly strong this fiscal year due to Chinese demand. Demand continues to be strong from Mexico, Canada, and Turkey.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.

The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain wire decking from China.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has updated its guidance regarding General Correspondence requests to amend existing International Traffic in Arms authorizations due foreign entity name/address changes.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has updated its guidance regarding General Correspondence requests to amend existing International Traffic in Arms authorizations (i.e., DSP licenses or agreements) due to U.S. entity name/address and/or registration code changes.