Monday Morning eBriefing

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule to require manufacturers and importers to report on per- and polyfluouroalkyl substances (PFAs), or so-called “forever chemicals.”

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) ended its 100-percent truck inspections at midnight Friday (Oct. 13) for certain ports of entry along the Southern Border.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Sept. 22 published its “Procedures Relating to a Lapse in Appropriations,” which includes information about who is exempt or has an exception function within Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Oct. 10 issued CSMS #57663868 to announce the removal of the ability to access AESDirect from the legacy ACE portal on Oct. 21.

According to the current Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ACE deployment schedule, the agency will implement Collections – Release 7 on Nov. 4. This functionality will automate the Budget Clearing Account (BCA) process, enabling improved reconciliation of open receivables and reducing the time required to clear the BCA for CBP personnel.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided guidance on conforming amendments to two previously reinstated exclusions associated with the Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.

Remant Cool Logistics is the U.S.-based arm of the Remant Freight group, a 40-year-old freight and logistics company headquartered in Belgium. The company specializes in key logistics sectors, such as temperature-controlled cargo, recyclables, construction, and materials handling sectors.

NCBFAA outreach to Members of Congress to secure additional co-sponsors the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (H.R. 1453) continues paying off.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Breeze, Capito Enterprises, NU Borders, and Remant Cool Logistics which have recently joined our association.

The benefit enrollment process can be complicated each year — both for your business and your employees. Fortunately, there are some easy ways to streamline the process and make it more likely for employees to participate.

Koverly, a B2B global payments platform, announces free foreign currency transactions—giving NCBFAA members guaranteed access to the best possible FX rates.

Pursuant to the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), most cosmetics manufacturing and processing companies will need to register their facilities and likewise list their products with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To allow companies time to comply, the FDA opened its new Cosmetics Facility Registration site on Oct. 1.

In another historic first, the 118th Congress has made history by ousting a sitting elected speaker of the House. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from the speakership by a bipartisan vote consisting of all the Democrats and eight Republican members of Congress.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Laredo Field Office said in an Oct. 4 update to the trade that the agency will continue to monitor the migrant situation, as well as the impact to the Ports of Del Rio and Eagle Pass due to the safety inspections by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) which are scheduled to last through Oct. 8.

The United States and international cybersecurity authorities have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight a recently discovered cluster of activity of interest associated with a China state-sponsored cyber actor, known as Volt Typhoon.

Both NCBFAA and the Airforwarders Association (AfA) have been actively alerting our respective memberships and their customers to the inevitable sun-setting of the ITS amendment on Oct. 31 to avoid disruption to the air cargo supply chain.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published its latest Trade Snapshot (Vol. 5, Issue 7). In this publication, CBP Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie R. Highsmith discussed her September trip to the U.K.

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Oct. 5 published a final rule making the Centers of Excellence and Expertise a permanent organizational component of the agency, effective Nov. 6.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), along with input from the NCBFAA, recently overhauled the part 111 broker regulations. The Association responded to these changes by revising its Power of Attorney and Terms & Conditions for Members.