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 | Reintroduced Legislation Would Expand Clean Water Act Regulation of Cruise Vessels
Hunton & Williams LLP; November 5, 2009, previously published on October 2009 Legislation that would amend the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) to establish new standards and prohibitions for discharges from cruise vessels was introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives on October 21, 2009, by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA). The bills... |
 | U.S. to Prohibit Drawback Claims for Excise Tax on Imports Duane Morris LLP; October 30, 2009, previously published on October 21, 2009 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has proposed amendments to its regulations that would preclude the filing of a "substitution drawback claim for internal revenue excise taxes paid on imported merchandise in situations where no excise tax was paid upon the substituted merchandise or... |
| New York's International Banks Obtain Relief as Second Circuit Restricts Ability of Creditors to Use Maritime Rule B to Attach Electronic Fund Transfers Robert E. McDonnell; Bingham McCutchen LLP; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 21, 2009 On Friday, October 16, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that will drastically reduce the ability of maritime creditors to intercept electronic fund transfers ("EFT") passing through New York banks. Giving notable deference to an amicus... |
| Customs Issues New Vessel Repair Duty Regulations Bryant E. Gardner, Constantine G. Papavizas; Winston & Strawn LLP; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 2009 On October 20, 2009, United States Customs and Border Protection modified its regulations administering the foreign vessel repair duty to incorporate additional exemptions for repairs by the vessel's crew and repairs made in countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement. |
| Customs Proposes New Rules Regarding Duty Drawback Claims Involving Excise Taxes William F. Young, William Silverman, Douglas J. Heffner, Richard P. Ferrin; Hunton & Williams LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 2009 U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("Customs") has published a proposed rule in the October 15, 2009, Federal Register in which Customs proposes to preclude the filing of a substitution drawback claim for internal revenue excise tax paid on imported merchandise in situations in which no... |
| OSHA Revises Personal Protective Equipment Standards Jill M. Lashay; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; October 20, 2009, previously published on September 2009 On September 9, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final regulations revising the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and marine terminals standards concerning... |
| Court Dismisses Claims against Shippers under Twombly and the Filed Rate Doctrine Mona Solouki; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; October 16, 2009, previously published on October 12, 2009 On August 18, 2009, the District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed with leave to amend an MDL action against shippers for violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1, based on allegations that the shippers colluded to simultaneously increase fuel surcharges,... |
| Tank Vessel and Facility Response Plan Changes Adopted by the Coast Guard - Finally Jeanne M. Grasso, Jonathan K. Waldron, Tara L. Leiter, Thomas E. Leahy; Blank Rome LLP; October 12, 2009, previously published on September 2009 On August 31, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a final rule, effective September 30, 2009, updating its regulations relating to oil spill removal requirements for tank vessel and marine transportation related facility response plans...In addition, the Coast Guard announced it was delaying the... |
| New Bill Lowers the Boom on Those Convicted of Maritime Offences Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; October 12, 2009, previously published on April 2009 On March 4, 2009, the federal government introduced Bill C-16, the Environmental Enforcement Act, omnibus legislation that keeps a Conservative party campaign promise to strengthen the enforcement and penalty provisions in various maritime-related statutes, among others. Bill C-16 will amend nine... |
| Court of Appeal Okays Suppliers' US Maritime Lien Graham Walker; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; October 9, 2009, previously published on January 2009 The Federal Court of Appeal rendered a decision on December 12, 2008 which will be of particular interest for ship suppliers, ship chandlers and repairers as well as banks issuing ship mortgages. The three appellants, suppliers of bunkers, were successfully represented by Peter G. Pamel and... |
