[Federal Register: February 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 22)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6061-6062]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr01fe08-22]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Parts 4, 12, 18, 101, 103, 113, 122, 123, 141, 143, 149 and
192
[USCBP-2007-0077]
RIN 1651-AA70
Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements
AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document provides an additional 15 days for interested
persons to submit comments on the
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proposed rule to amend the Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
regulations to require both importers and carriers to submit additional
information pertaining to cargo before the cargo is brought into the
United States by vessel. The proposed rule was published in the Federal
Register on January 2, 2008, and the comment period was scheduled to
expire on March 3, 2008.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
March 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number, by one
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments via docket number
USCBP-2007-0077.
Mail: Border Security Regulations Branch, Office of
International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., (Mint Annex), Washington, DC 20229.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and document number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the
``Public Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of the proposed rule.
Docket: For access to the docket to read the notice of proposed
rulemaking, background documents, or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Submitted comments may also be inspected during
regular business days between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the
Office of International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 799 9th
Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC. Arrangements to inspect
submitted comments should be made in advance by calling Mr. Joseph
Clark at (202) 572-8768.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Di Nucci, Office of Field
Operations, (202) 344-2513.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
CBP published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (73 FR 90) on January 2, 2008, proposing to require both
importers and carriers to submit additional information pertaining to
cargo before the cargo is brought into the United States by vessel.
Under the proposed rule, CBP must receive this information by way of a
CBP-approved electronic data interchange system. The proposed
regulations are specifically intended to fulfill the requirements of
section 203 of the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port
Act of 2006 and section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by
the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.
The notice of proposed rulemaking invited the public to comment on
the proposal. Comments on the proposed rule were requested on or before
March 3, 2008.
Extension of Comment Period
In response to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register,
CBP has received correspondence requesting an extension of the comment
period. A decision has been made to grant an extension of 15 days.
Comments are now due on or before March 18, 2008.
Dated: January 29, 2008.
Sandra L. Bell,
Executive Director, Regulations & Rulings, Office of International
Trade.
[FR Doc. E8-1864 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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