{"id":"AGY-USCG-PORTS-055","kind":"context","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection with the Food and Drug Administration; all ports of entry","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"USCG-PORTS","eco":"","issuer":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade (relaying FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs)","authority":"21 U.S.C. 381; 19 C.F.R. 141","instrument":"CSMS #42118616","title":"Reminder: Update on FDA\u0027s Import Operations During The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-23","end":"not stated","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["importers of FDA-regulated articles","customs brokers (entry filers)","consignees"],"clause":"FDA\u0027s Import Operations currently remain functional and operational. Activities including FDA Prior Notice review, FDA entry processing, FDA sampling/examination [continue]. While most import operations are not currently experiencing delays, the import community should expect delays in the receipt of hard copy notices.... FDA strongly encourages all members of the import community who deal in FDA-regulated articles to utilize the FDA Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS).","enforcement":"21 U.S.C. 381 (refusal of admission) unchanged","functions":["SC food, drug, device and cosmetic imports","OP brokers and importers (paper notices delayed)"],"notes":"Documents federal import processing under pandemic staffing in March 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/282add8","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":110100,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-USCG-PORTS","url":"/library/AGY-USCG-PORTS-055","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-USCG-PORTS-055","citation":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade (relaying FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs), CSMS #42118616 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-055)","stateName":"","related":[]}