On February 17, 2012, President Obama issued a Memorandum, in which he laid out his Administration’s plans to streamline the Federal government’s trade, foreign investment, export, and business programs and functions into one cohesive department. Created by Executive Order, the Export Promotion Cab…
Read More »On February 22, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding proposed changes to the in-bond process for imported merchandise. CBP’s proposed rule outlines various changes to the in-bond regulations to enhance CBP's ability to regulate and track in…
Read More »On February 21, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Clarification on the Division 1.1 Fireworks Approval Policy . The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) require that Division 1.1 fireworks must be examined by a Department of Transportation (DOT…
Read More »On February 6, 2012, Ulrich Davis, the former manager of a Netherlands Freight Forwarding Company, pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States by violating a Temporary Denial Order (“TDO”) issued by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“B…
Read More »On February 8, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Policy Clarification for the Registration of Aircraft to U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors and Beneficiaries (the “Notice”). The Notice is intended to address problems…
Read More »On February 15, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued its Agenda for the upcoming February 29, 2012 meeting regarding fitness determinations as part of the special permit application evaluation process. PHMSA has the primary responsibility for issuance of DOT …
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