Ann Marie Buerkle was named acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Feb. 9. Buerkle, a Republican, takes over from Elliot Kaye, who will remain on the commission. CPSC remains split three Democrats to two Republicans, though a Democrat, Marietta Robinson, will see her term end in October. “While we are experiencing a change in leadership, CPSC’s mission remains the same and I look forward to continuing to work closely with all stakeholders in my new position,” Buerkle said. “The work we do at CPSC is so important and we are a far better agency when we collaborate and recognize the contributions of everyone who wants to help us advance our mission.” Buerkle has voiced her opposition to import user fees to fund development of CPSC’s Risk Assessment Methodology targeting system (see 1602260050). She also unsuccessfully proposed requiring only two data elements in CPSC’s ACE e-filing alpha pilot, rather than the five data elements favored by the four other CPSC commissioners (see 1508130016).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) for CBP will next meet March 1 in Washington, CBP said in a notice (here).
CBP is expected to soon announce the new deadline for ACE post-release capabilities, including drawback and reconciliation, said trade industry executives involved in ACE implementation. The mandatory use date, originally set for Jan. 14 (see 1612090030), will be announced in a Federal Register notice, said Fany Flores-Pastor, director-R&D compliance systems at Descartes. “I would say I anticipate seeing the notice in the next couple of weeks but that is just a guess,” Tom Gould of Sandler Travis recently said. “If we see a FR notice in 2 weeks it would be 6 weeks before implementation,” he said. A CBP spokeswoman on Feb. 9 said that no update was available on when the new deadline would be announced, but that CBP "will give a 30-day notice" before ACE filing is required.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP answered questions on the Food and Drug Administration regulation of LED products and FDA messaging in its list of frequently asked questions on Feb. 8 (here). CBP also provided information on document submissions for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. CBP is sending out weekly FAQs based on its ACE status calls (see 1702010039).
CBP provided some information on drawback claims for when ACE becomes mandatory for electronic filers. "Drawback manufacturing claims for export to Canada (CA) or Mexico (MX) under NAFTA must be filed based on the ’lesser of’ either the duty paid in the United States or the duty paid in the NAFTA country," CBP said in a CSMS message (here). "In cases where the final product exported to CA/MX was manufactured from more than one imported part, ACE Drawback is designed to allow for multiple line input in the 43 record (Import Revenue Claimed). In the claim amount field, the 'lesser of' duty amount paid should be allocated across each line. An even allocation is not necessary, so long as the amount totals the lesser duty amount claimed." The agency said in another CSMS message (here) that all "substitution unused merchandise drawback claims containing exports of citrus to Canada must be filed separately." CBP hasn't released a new date for the deployment of drawback and other post-release functions in ACE after it was delayed last month (see 1701110039).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: