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- Customs Releases Revised C-TPAT Criteria
- Third U.S. Cow Tests Positive for Mad Cow Disease
- President Bush Signs Patriot Act Renewal
- Third U.S. Cow Tests Positive for Mad Cow Disease
Customs Releases Revised C-TPAT Criteria
The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has released updated Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, or C-TPAT, criteria for highway carriers for U.S. northern and southern borders.The revision also updates the implementation plan for current C-TPAT-certified motor carriers, and a “best practices” catalog for certified carriers.
The implementation of the new criteria is divided into three phases, to be completed within 60 days, 120 days and 180 days, from this past Monday, March 13. Transport Topics
Third U.S. Cow Tests Positive for Mad Cow Disease
A cow in Alabama has tested positive as the third U.S. case of mad cow disease, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the infection but said the cow did not enter the food chain.
The United States is still working to recover some export markets that were cut off after the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in 2003. The incident may not have negative consequences if, as initially believed, the cow was born before April 1998, when South Korea banned meat and bone meal, AP said.
Trucking companies that haul beef could see smaller profits from curtailed beef imports. U.S. beef exports were worth $3.9 billion in 2003; Japan alone was worth $1.4 billion, AP said. (Click here for previous coverage.) Transport Topics
President Bush Signs Patriot Act Renewal
President Bush on Thursday signed the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the anti-terrorism law passed in the wake of 9/11 that includes many transportation security safeguards, news services reported.he president’s signature came two days after the House gave final approval to the legislation over objections that some of the act infringes on Americans’ privacy, the Associated Press reported.
"The Patriot Act has accomplished exactly what it was designed to do," Bush said during a signing ceremony.
ixteen provisions of the old law were set to expire Friday. Political battles over the legislation forced Congress to extend the expiration date twice, AP said. Transport Topics
