Legal Opinion
Trans-Pacific Policing Agreement v. United States Customs Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 1, 1999No. 98-5253PublishedCited by 352 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
Trans-Pacific Policing Agreement (“TPPA” or “appellants”), an association of registered ocean common carriers, is charged by federal statute with policing exporters who send shipments into the United States. One principal function of TPPA is to investigate and take action to prevent the miseharacterization of cargo in sealed marine containers. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, TPPA sought shipping code numbers from the United States Customs Service (“Customs”) in order…
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