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Jun 27, 2022
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 July 1.
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Jun 26, 2022
NCBFAA will soon open registration for the 2022 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18-20. Mark your calendar!
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Jun 20, 2022
The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) continues to work with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to promote the use of e-Phyto certificates by the trade. We heard promising news from APHIS that since the RAC began collaborating with the agency in February, the number of e-Phyto certificate numbers referenced in the PGA Message Set has skyrocketed – from 477 in the first quarter to 5,932 so far in the second quarter! Even though this is just a start, APHIS was pleased with this outcome.
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Jun 20, 2022
President Biden on June 16 signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) into law. The House of Representatives on June 13 passed the Senate version (S.3580) of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) by a vote of 369-42.
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Jun 20, 2022
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released guidance to assist the trade with preparing for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) rebuttable presumption that will take effect June 21.
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Jun 20, 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has established three new initiatives that the agency said will provide enhanced assistance to shippers, continue to improve legal and regulatory compliance of regulated entities, and focus on remedies to supply chain problems.
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Jun 20, 2022
NCBFAA will soon open registration for the 2022 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18-20. Mark your calendar!
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Jun 20, 2022
Congress recently clarified that e-cigarettes and other non-tobacco nicotine products must comply with FDA regulations applicable to tobacco products. Starting May 14, manufacturers were required to submit a premarket application to FDA to receive authorization to market their product.
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Jun 20, 2022
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 June 24.
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Jun 20, 2022
In CSMS #52176791, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informed the trade that a new Form 3540-1 Notice of Arrival for Pesticides is now in effect. The updated form clarifies the existing elements and instruction. No new data elements are added.
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