Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation's two busiest seaports, harbor commissioners from Los Angeles and Long Beach came together for a special joint session on November 22, 2010, and unanimously approved a new, improved version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
Marking the start of a nearly $1 billion project to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge in the Port of Long Beach, elected officials, federal and state transportation leaders and port authorities gathered on November 22, 2010 to formally launch the project and recognize the successful efforts to obtain complete funding and approvals.
CBP has posted an updated version of its Public Automated Commercial System FIRMS (Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems) report that is organized by port code and alphabetically by company name.
CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending November 19, 2010.
CBP has posted updated versions of certain of its Excel workbooks containing historical information and fill rates for TRQs and TPLs.
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota for butter and fresh or sour cream provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 6 will open on January 3, 2011 with a low-duty quantity of 6,977,000 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on dried milk provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 7 will open on January 3, 2011 with a low-duty quantity of 5,261,000 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota for dried milk and dried cream provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 8 will open on January 3, 2011 with a low-duty quantity of 3,321,300 kg.