Monday Morning eBriefing

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

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 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Oct. 7 announced that it is proposing a new rule that seeks to “bring more clarity, structure, and punctuality to the demurrage and detention billing practices of vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs), non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs), and marine terminal operators (MTOs).”

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) responded to Russia’s annexation attempts by adding 57 entities in Russia and the Crimean region of Ukraine to its Entity List for supporting the Russian military’s continues invasion of Ukraine.

Testifying before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 28, Commissioner Carl Bentzel of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said he unequivocally opposes the proposed merger between Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Rail and asked the STB commissioners to reject the plan.

One of the major success stories from this year’s NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18-20 was winning additional co-sponsors among U.S. House Representatives for our Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (HR 4816).

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 Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has published a temporary rule implementing the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) provisions and providing procedures for foreign producers and importers.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Goldfish Inc. and Navco Logistics who have recently joined our association.

To help business and human resource (HR) leaders navigate the challenges on the horizon, Paychex invested in its fourth annual study of workforce trends impacting small- to medium-sized businesses.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Oct. 3 announced that it awarded a $500,000 contract to the National Academies of Science (NAS) to examine the nation’s intermodal chassis pools and provide recommendations on best practices for their management.

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) is pleased to announce a two-hour “series sweep” webinar that features key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials involved in the agency’s four import programs: pesticides under FIFRA, toxic substances under TSCA, vehicles and engines under the Clean Air Act, and ozone-depleting substances under the Clean Air Act.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Oct. 1 began implementing a streamlined notification process between the two agencies for FDA refused entries. The new approach follows a pilot started in early 2021.

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 Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) alerted importers/customs brokers that the PGA Message Set requires a valid TTB permit number at time of cargo release filing for all non-exempt alcohol importations into the U.S.

With the release of the ACE Forms Module in April 2022, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is sending brokers a courtesy copy of CBP Form 28, 29 or 4647 when they are issued.

In a final rule published and effective Oct. 7, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended Supplement No. 2 to Part 766 – Guidance on Charging and Penalty Determinations in Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases Involving Antiboycott Matters.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report on “Activities for the Safety of Imported Food” which details how FDA’s strategy for safeguarding imported food applies specifically to produce.

This Paychex webinar will walk you through the top six things employers get wrong when it comes to the needs of their workforce, and how you can use HR solutions and tools to keep your employees happy, supported, and engaged.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the morning on Sept. 30 issued CSMS 53463182 regarding the opening of the fourth quarter quota on Section 232 Steel and Aluminum. The CSMS refers to the quota period which runs from Oct 1., 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.