Monday Morning eBriefing

There is still plenty of time to register for the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20, but don’t delay!

Thank you for joining us for NCBFAA's Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 19-21, the most important political activity of the year. Your support of this event is essential to the success of the GAC, which is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and Congressional Representatives alike.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure, has released the CISA Services Catalog.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee’s Logistics Subcommittee is regularly collecting data on the nation’s rail delays and port congestion that are impacting the supply chain and your business operations.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its next quarterly meeting on Sept. 14 (1-5 p.m. CT) in Chicago.

Regardless of how many employees you have, payroll tax responsibilities are part of your business duties. Paychex offers some suggestions to help you navigate this regulatory landscape.

There is still plenty of time to register for the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20, but don’t delay!

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is considering whether to re-interpret section 41102(c) of the Shipping Act to apply to alleged violations occurring in a single instance rather than on a normal, customary and continuous basis.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in an Aug. 24 Federal Register notice released the names of hundreds of individuals who lost their customs broker licenses for failure to file their Triennial Status Reports, as required by law, with the agency.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 24 published a Federal Register notice announcing its transition of the Electronic Certification System (eCERT) to an updated version, eCERT 2.0, effective Sept. 25.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 27 deployed Collections Release 6 to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). This release will impact CBP and trade community users.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began the third phase of its imported seafood pilot which is intended to strengthen import screening using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.

NCBFAA’s comments responded to a July 25 Federal Register notice asking for input on an NMFS proposed rule to automate the Certification of Admissibility (COA), a paper form required for imports of certain fish products subject to Marine Mammal Protection Act restrictions.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Aug. 25 recapped its array of export controls placed on Russian officials and business entities allied with Vladimir Putin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

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 award will be presented to Matthew Brauner during the NYNJFFF&BA’s Annual Dinner Cruise in the New York Harbor on Sept. 7.

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

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Evaluation and Research (CDER) just completed developing a human drug product error report showing the most common errors for drug product entries.

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) hosted an Aug. 23 webinar with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), featuring the agency’s valuable new resource, the Veterinary Services (VS) Permitting Assistant Tool.

Take advantage of the Early Bird Registration fee by signing up today to attend the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20. The Early Bird Registration—a savings of 20 percent off the Regular Member admission price—expires Aug. 26.