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Headline: News
Dunnage
and pallets draw US Customs and Border
Protection attention
On 16
September 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began enforcement of the
United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) import regulation for wood packaging material
(WPM). The rule requires WPM, such as
pallets, crates, boxes, and dunnage used to support or brace cargo, to be
treated and marked. In cases of
noncompliance, the WPM will be subject to immediate export along with the
accompanying cargo. The approved
treatments for wood packaging material are heat treatment to a minimum wood
core temperature of 56 deg. C for a minimum of 30 minutes; or fumigation with
methyl bromide. To certify treatment,
the WPM must be marked with the International Plant Protection Convention
(IPPC) logo.
 Headline: Guest
speaker Introduction:
Our guest
speaker will be Mr. Millsaps who is the Chairman of Broward Navy Days, Inc.,
a not-for-profit Military Support Group headquartered in Broward County.
Joe is also the Vice Chairman and Finance Chairman of the
Commissioning Committee for the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96).
Joe is a
Realtor with the firm of NAI/Rauch, Weaver, Norfleet Kurtz & CO., A Commercial
Real Estate Firm in Fort Lauderdale.
He also is the director of Fleet Week USA presented by McDonalds &
A National Salute to the U.S. Military which is presented each year in conjunction
with the McDonalds Air & Sea Show.
In
addition, Joe is on the Board of the Winterfest Boat Parade, A trustee for Nova Southeastern University, A member of the Orange Bowl
Committee, and has received the distinguished public service award from both
the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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