CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that the main office building in the Port of Buffalo, NY will be moved from the Dulski Federal Building to the Larkin Building, 726 Exchange Street, Suite 400, Buffalo, NY 14210. As a result, a snow day will be granted for the closure of the port on October 21, 2005 to accommodate the move to the new location. (Adm: 05-1190, dated 10/14/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2005/2005-1190.ADM )
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1. ABI Snow Day for Buffalo, New York on October 21st
2. List of Import Specialist Team Assignments for Memphis, TN
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a list of importer specialist team assignments for Memphis, Tennessee that are effective October 17, 2005. The message lists the responsible port, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) description and contact phone numbers, the HTS Chapter range, etc. (available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/communications_to_industry/katrina/special_team_memphis.ctt/special_team_memphis.doc )
3. Participants in the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme as of Sept 20
CBP has issued an updated list of state and regional economic integration organizations who have met the minimum requirements of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme as of September 20, 2005. (available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/participants.ctt/participantslist.xls )
4. ATPDEA and CBTPA Short Supply Designation for Certain Apparel Made from Certain Ring Spun Yarns
CBP has posted TBT-05-028 regarding the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreement's (CITA) determination that certain compacted, plied, ring spun cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the range from 42 to 102 metric, classified in HTS 5205.42.0020, 5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020, 5205.46.0020, and 5205.47.0020, for use in men's and boys' woven cotton trousers and shirts as well as women's and girls' woven cotton trousers, shirts, andblouses, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) and the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
For subject apparel made from the above yarns, CITA states that claims for short supply under HTS 9820.11.27, 9821.11.10, and 9821.11.13 may be accepted on or after October 5, 2005, provided the apparel articles meet certain specified requirements. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/06/05 news, 05100625 for BP summary of CITA's notice. (TBT-05-028, dated 10/18/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/TBT2005/tbt_05_028.ctt/tbt_05_028.doc )
4. Various CBP Web Postings
CBP has also issued a number of other web postings, with the following titles:
ACE Resource Contact Guide. A list updated as of October 2005, of CBP email addresses and phone numbers to contact for information or assistance on various (listed) issues regarding the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). (dated October 2005, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_resource_guide.ctt/ace_resource_guide.pdf )
ACE Accomplishments: 1999 - October 2005. A chronological listing of ACE accomplishments for that time period. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/30/05 news, 05093005 for BP summary of this listing for the 1999 - September 2005 time period.)(List of ACE accomplishments available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/factsheet_accomplish.ctt/factsheet_accomplish.pdf )
CBP Frontline News. This October 14, 2005 CBP publication mostly focuses on immigration and contraband issues. Among other things, it notes that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended more stringent border-crossing rules to the three highway entry points to Alaska, and that many foreign visitors will now have to submit fingerprint scans and digital pictures before crossing into the state at specified ports. (Frontline News, dated 10/14/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/highlights/frontline_news.ctt/frontline_news.pdf )