Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

1. CBP Corrects Notice Soliciting Members for COAC

2. AMS Final Rule Changes Title of Blueberry Council, Increases Membership

The Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a final rule, effective September 6, 2006, which changes the title of the U.S.A. Cultivated Blueberry Council to the "U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council" (Council). AMS states that the purpose of this change is to avoid any confusion in the industry regarding the specific type of blueberry and industry segment represented by the Council. This final rule also, among other things, adds a member and an alternate to the Council. (AMS final rule, FR Pub 08/07/06, http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-12760.pdf.)

3. CBP Proposes to Amends Regulations to Extend Geographical Limits of the Port of St. Louis

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations pertaining to CBP's field organization (19 CFR Part 101) by extending the geographical limits of the port of St. Louis, Missouri, to include the entire Lambert-St. Louis International Airport after the completion of its ongoing expansion. The proposed extension would also modify the geographic description of the port of St. Louis, Missouri, to align the port boundaries with the Federal Interstate Highways that encircle the St. Louis metropolitan area. Comments on CBP's proposed rule are due by October 16, 2006. (CBP proposed rule, USCBP 2005-0035, FR Pub 08/16/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-13446.pdf.)

4. OFAC Blocks Property of Two Additional Entities Under EO 13382

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a notice which publishes the names of two newly-designated entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13382 (Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters). The two entities are: (1) Sanam Industrial Group (a.k.a. Sanam Industries Group) of Tehran, Iran, and (2) Ya Mahdi Industries Group (a.k.a Ya Mahdi Industrial Complex) of Tehran, Iran. (FR Pub 07/26/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-11934.pdf)

5. CPSC Corrects Notice Announcing FY 2006 Systematic Review of Certain Regulations

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a correction to a June 7, 2006 notice which announced the fiscal year (FY) 2006 systematic reviews of regulations for matchbooks; toy rattles; and baby bouncers, jumpers, and walkers. The CPSC is now correcting an erroneous citation that appeared in this notice. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/09/06 news, 06060920, for BP summary of CPSC's announcement of FY 2006 systematic reviews.) (FR Pub 08/14/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-13222.pdf)

6. FDA Issues Corrections to Voluntary Nutrition Labeling Req's for Raw Fruits, Vegetables and Fish

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice correcting a July 25, 2006 final rule which amended the voluntary nutrition labeling regulations by updating the names and the nutrition labeling values for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the U.S. Among other things, the FDA is correcting several instances where carbohydrates were measured in "mg" units rather than "g" units. The FDA is also correcting certain sodium content information so that sodium is measured in "mg" rather than "g". (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/16/06 news, 06081615, for BP summary of the final rule.) (D/N 2001N-0548 (formerly 01N-0548), FR Pub 08/17/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6957.pdf)

7. BIS Denies Certain Export Privileges for Activities Involving Export Without License

The BIS has issued an Order denying certain export privileges for a period of twenty years from the date of entry of the Order to Lawrence Scibetta, for activities involving the export of thermal imaging cameras to the United Arab Emirates without the required export license from the Department of Commerce. The Order also assesses a $30,000 civil penalty to Scibetta. (FR Pub 08/23/06 available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-7095.pdf)

8. BIS Revises Commerce Control List Regarding Certain Accelerometers

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a correction, revised as of January 1, 2006, of Supplement I to 15 CFR Part 774 (Commerce Control List) by reinstating Export Control Classification Number 7A101 to Category 7 with regard to accelerometers, other than those controlled by 7A001, with a threshold of 0.05g or less, or a linearity error within 0.25% of full scale output, or both, which are designed for use in inertial navigation systems or in guidance systems of all types and specially designed components thereof. (BIS notice, FR Pub 07/31/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-55524.pdf)