Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a press release announcing that its U.S.-VISIT program has completed installation of biometric entry capabilities at 104 land border ports, as mandated by Congress. DHS states that biometric entry capabilities are now deployed at all fixed ports of entry open to U.S.-VISIT travelers. (DHS press release, dated 12/30/05, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5314.)
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1. DHS Completes Installation of Biometric Entry System
2. Import Compliance Forum on March 21-22, 2006 in Washington, DC
American Conference has announced that it will be holding the "2ndAdvanced Forum on Import Compliance" on March 21-22, 2006 in Washington, DC. This conference will include an Enforcement Update on What Makes a Good Penalty Case, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) report on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), etc. (Conference brochure available at http://www.AmericanConference.com/import.)
3. Federal Acquisition Regulations Amended for EO that Remove Libya Sanctions
The Department of Defense (DOD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have issued a final rule, effective February 2, 2006, which amends the Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13357, which removed sanctions against Libya. (FR Pub 01/03/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/05-24553.pdf.)