Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection’s top senior official Chris Magnus resigned from the agency on Nov. 12 after less than year on the job. Troy Miller, CBP’s deputy commissioner, has been appointed to serve as acting commissioner, effective immediately.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade on Nov. 7 issued an internal memorandum to CBP personnel to provide guidance for verifying bond amounts for Temporary Importation Under Bond (TIB) entries and requesting additional security under a Single Transaction Bond (STB) when a Continuous Bond (CB) is on file but is not sufficient to cover the TIB requirements in 19 CFR § 10.31(f).

For the past few months, NCBFAA has called on our Regular Members to send us their questions, experiences, and concerns with the recently implemented Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) to help our Transportation Committee and Transportation Counsel develop a series of related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations published technical changes in a Nov. 15 final rule that reflects recent changes in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it has made “substantial progress” with the Protest issue impacting the document upload functionality.

NCBFAA Members might find this Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Revenue Division Helpdesk Directory useful. The directory includes types of payments and emails for direct contact within the agency’s Revenue Division.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-anticipated final rule to establish additional food traceability recordkeeping requirements for certain foods. The requirements apply to persons who manufacture, process, pack or hold foods contained on a Food Traceability List.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said they will reconsider its possible imposition on Dec. 16.

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its next quarterly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 1-5 p.m. ET, in College Park, Maryland. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person or via webinar.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

To date, of the 12 railroad unions, seven have signed the new labor agreement, three have rejected it, and two have yet to hold a vote to ratify the agreement.

As November begins, it is time for all current members to renew their annual NCBFAA company memberships and update their company profiles in our member database.

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

The National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which represents the nation’s freight rail carriers in national collective bargaining, and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) on Nov. 9 agreed that the current cooling off period, which had been set to expire on Nov. 19, will be extended until at least Dec. 4 and is subject to further extension to maintain alignment.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Diaz Trade Law P.A. which has recently joined our association.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that its final rule on tracing certain food products will be published in the Federal Register in the next two weeks. NCBFAA will provide further details when the rule is available.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

Americans for Free Trade (AFT), of which NCBFAA is a member, has provided the following trade updates for member associations to consider: USTR's Preview of Questions for Four-Year Review Docket, Tariff Talk virtual roundtable, and Tariff Impact Stories related to the China 301 tariffs.

NCBFAA members should be aware that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has renamed the PSI (Principal Security Inspector) position within the agency leadership and oversight structure to reflect the new acronym and title change, PSS (Principal Security Specialist).

In today’s tight labor market, keeping good employees is critical. That’s why a stay interview — a one-on-one conversation to assess your staffer’s comfort level, challenges, and career goals — can be a valuable tool.