The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a notice and press release announcing the initiation of a foreign availability assessment of uncooled thermal imaging cameras incorporating microbolometer focal plane arrays in China in response to petition received from the Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC).
The Census Bureau has posted to its Web site the July 2008 issue of its AES Newsletter.
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued a final rule, effective July 8, 2008, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to, among other things, implement the understandings reached at the April 2008 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG)1.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 16, 2008, amending the Export Administration Regulations and the Commerce Control List to reflect changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex that were agreed to by MTCR member countries at the November 2007 Plenary in Greece.
At the April 2008 National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's Annual Conference, U.S. government officials discussed the Automated Export System (AES) and other export related issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a summary of recent changes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) to its Web site.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a Truck Manifest CSMS message announcing that the Automated Commercial Environment is currently experiencing a nationwide problem with Truck Manifest 355 Messages and CUSRES for Truck Manifest.
On April 17, 2008, Representatives Manzullo and Smith introduced the "Securing Exports Through Coordination and Technology Act" (H.R. 5828), which would require the federal government to enhance the Automated Export System, allow for the licensing of AES filers, etc.
The Census Bureau has announced that effective April 28, 2008, certain Automated Export System (AES) reporting requirements for export license exceptions administered by BIS under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) will change.
Reminder: ECCNs for Certain License Exception Codes Must be Reported in AES Effective April 28, 2008
The Census Bureau has again issued an Automated Export System broadcast informing the trade community of upcoming changes to the Bureau of Industry and Security License Exceptions reporting requirements in AES.