CBP has posted an updated version of its points of contact document for the Remote Location Filing program. The document lists the port name; port code; and contact name, phone number, and fax number.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing an additional 30 day comment period for the proposed revision and extension of its existing CBP Form 247, Cost Submission information collection, which it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. CBP Form 247 provides details regarding actual costs and helps CBP determine which costs are dutiable and which are not. CBP proposes to revise CBP Form 247 by removing outdated information and instructions. This revision will not change the information provided by respondents on CBP Form 247. Comments on the proposed revision and extension are due by January 6, 2011.

An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on American-type cheese, including Colby, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 19, will open on January 3, 2011.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quotas for olives provided for in HTS Chapter 7, Additional U.S. Note 5; HTS Chapter 20, Additional U.S. Note 4; and headings in HTS Chapter 20 will open January 3, 2011.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs Broker license and all associated permits are revoked with prejudice:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota for chocolate and low-fat chocolate crumb provided for in HTS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 3 will open on January 3, 2011.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on infant formula provided for in HTS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note 2, will open on January 3, 2011 with a low-duty quantity of 100,000 kg.

CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending December 3, 2010.

CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching their restraint limit or have filled their in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections: those that are at least 85% filled and those that are filled.