Governmental Notices May 21-27, 2016

Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade, including a Reminder that as of May 28, 2016, Electronic entry type 11 entries, without PGA data other than APHIS Lacey Act or NHTSA, will be required to be filed in ACE.

Among the items with links in this issue, of note is this week’s Federal Register Notice by CBP advising that effective July 23, 2016, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for processing electronic entry and entry summary filings of certain entry types:

APHIS’ Rule regarding the Mexican Hass Avocado Import Program;

CBP’s Notices advising of Acceptable Documents to Denote Identity and Citizenship for Entry in the United States at Land and Sea Ports of Entry and the Processing of Electronic Entry and Entry Summary Filings; the current Bulletin with notices of Accreditation and Approval of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and Comment requests, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Notices concerning the Blocking of Persons and Properties;

FTC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Disclosure of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions and Pre Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

Presidential Executive Order regarding Atrocity Prevention and Response;

USTR’s Notices of 2016 and 2017 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Sandals, Bath Mats Sauna Suits; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.

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