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Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Elizabeth K. Lowe; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 6, 2013, previously published on June 2013 On May 31, 2013, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule regarding Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 32,946 (Federal Maritime Commission May 31, 2013)). This publication started a 60-day notice and comment...
| | FMC Approves Proposed Rewrite of OTI Regulations
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Elizabeth K. Lowe; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Today, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted 3-2 to move forward with reforming the Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) rules, regulating U.S.- and foreign-based non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC) and freight forwarders. The advanced notice of proposed rulemaking will be...
| | Obama Nominates Key 2nd Term Trade Positions
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Kelly Suzanne Herman, Lindsay B. Meyer; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Yesterday, President Obama put forth nominations for two posts critical to the trade community - U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Commerce - rounding out personnel announcements made this week that include the Secretary of Transportation nomination.
| | Federal Maritime Commission Announces New Chairman Cordero
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, David G. Dickman, Elizabeth K. Lowe, Matthew R. Rabinowitz; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 2013 The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that Commissioner Mario Cordero will replace Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky as Chairman, effective April 1, 2013. Lidinsky submitted his resignation as Chairman to President Obama after holding the position since September 2009. He plans to...
| | Fewer Military Controls and Streamlined Licensing for Exporters Are Expected: Are You in Compliance?
Ashley W. Craig, Lindsay B. Meyer, Ariel S. Wolf; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 2013 On Friday, March 8, 2013, the White House announced two important steps by the Administration to further its export control reform effort, which are expected to simplify licensing requirements for less sensitive items and establish stronger protections for items with higher national security...
| | New FMC Commissioner Could Lead to Continuing Reforms of U.S. International Ocean Transportation System
Ashley W. Craig, David G. Dickman, Elizabeth K. Lowe; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2013, previously published on January 2013 On Tuesday, the United States Senate confirmed William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2013. Commissioner Doyle joins Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., Michael A. Khouri, Rebecca F. Dye, and Mario Cordero as a member of the Federal...
| | ILA-USMX Contract Extended 30 Days
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, William H. Devaney, Michael J. Volpe, Ariel S. Wolf; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 2, 2013, previously published on December 28, 2012 The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) agreed on a 30-day extension of the current coast-wide master contract, temporarily shielding East and Gulf Coast ports from the threat of labor-related disruptions until midnight on January 28,...
| | OFAC Issues General Licenses Authorizing Investment and Exports of Financial Services to Burma
Ashley W. Craig, Carrie A. Kroll, Lindsay B. Meyer, Jana del-Cerro; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 20, 2012, previously published on July 2012 Eagerly awaited changes to U.S. financial and investment sanctions on Burma have finally arrived. U.S. businesses are now able to engage in new investment in Burma and provide financial services for the first time since the United States implemented sanctions against the country fifteen years ago....
| | What You Need to Know About the Temporary Duty Suspension Process Act of 2012
Ashley W. Craig, Brock R. Landry, Megan Malone, Lindsay B. Meyer; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 4, 2012, previously published on June 2012 On March 30, 2012, Congress once again began the process of working on passing a miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB). The process commenced with the announcement by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for Members of Congress to introduce...
| | Act Now: Clock Starts to Request Duty Reduction or Suspensions
Ashley W. Craig, Brock R. Landry, Lindsay B. Meyer, Ariel S. Wolf; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 11, 2012, previously published on April 2012 If you are seeking a new temporary duty suspension or duty reduction for a product you import, or if you want to extend an existing reduction or suspension beyond 2012, you have until Monday, April 30 to seize the opportunity or risk waiting several years before getting another chance.
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