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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Parts 4, 7, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24,
54, 102, 113, 123, 125, 128, 132, 134,
141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 151,
152, 158, 163, 174, 181, and 191
[CBP Dec. No. 15–14; USCBP–2015–0045]
RIN 1515–AE03
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) Filings for Electronic Entry/Entry
Summary (Cargo Release and Related
Entry)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Interim final rule.
AGENCIES:
This document amends the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations to reflect that on
November 1, 2015, the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) will be
a CBP-authorized Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) System. This
regulatory document informs the public
that the Automated Commercial System
(ACS) is being phased out as a CBPauthorized EDI System for the
processing electronic entry and entry
summary filings (also known as entry
filings). ACE will replace the Automated
Commercial System (ACS) as the CBPauthorized EDI system for processing
commercial trade data. This document
also announces the conclusion of the
ACE Cargo Release and the Entry
Summary, Accounts and Revenue tests
with regard to the entry and entry
summary requirements that are now
part of the CBP regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: This interim final
rule is effective on November 1, 2015.
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Written comments must be submitted
on or before November 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number USCBP–
2015–0045, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Trade and Commercial
Regulations Branch, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90
K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20229–1177.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket title for this rulemaking, and
must reference docket number USCBP–
2015–0045 . All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
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 document.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Submitted
comments may also be inspected during
business days between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Office of
International Trade, Customs and
Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th
Floor, Washington, DC. Arrangements to
inspect submitted comments should be
made in advance by calling Mr. Joseph
Clark at (202) 325–0118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
policy questions related to ACE, contact
Josephine Baiamonte, Director, Business
Transformation, ACE Business Office,
Office of International Trade, at
josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov. For
technical questions, contact Steven
Zaccaro, Client Representative Branch,
ACE Business Office, Office of
International Trade, at steven.j.zaccaro@
cbp.dhs.gov. For legal questions, contact
Robert Altneu, Chief, Trade and
Commercial Regulations Branch,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, at robert.f.altneu@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to
participate in this rulemaking by
submitting written data, views, or
arguments on all aspects of the interim
rule. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) also invites comments
that relate to the economic,
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environmental, or federalism effects that
might result from this interim rule.
Comments that will provide the most
assistance to CBP in finalizing these
regulations will reference a specific
portion of the interim rule, explain the
reason for any recommended change,
and include data, information, or
authority that support such
recommended change. See ADDRESSES
above for information on how to submit
comments.
I. Background
A. Statutory Authority
Section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (19 U.S.C. 1484),
establishes the requirement for
importers of record to make entry for
merchandise to be imported into the
customs territory of the United States.
Customs entry information is used by
CBP and partner government agencies to
determine whether merchandise may be
released from CBP custody.
The customs entry requirements were
amended by Title VI of the North
American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182,
107 Stat. 2057, December 8, 1993),
commonly known as the Customs
Modernization Act, or Mod Act. In
particular, section 637 of the Mod Act
amended section 484(a)(1)(A) of the
Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)(A)) by
revising the requirement to make and
complete customs entry by submitting
documentation to CBP, to also allow in
the alternative, the transmission of entry
information electronically pursuant to a
CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system. Further, section 634
of the Mod Act amended section 401 of
the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1401) to add
definitions related to the electronic
filing of the entry and entry summary.
The term ‘‘electronic entry’’ is defined
as the electronic transmission to CBP of
entry information required for the entry
of merchandise, and entry summary
information required for the
classification and appraisement of the
merchandise, the verification of
statistical information, and the
determination of compliance with
applicable law. The term ‘‘electronic
transmission’’ is defined as the transfer
of data or information through an
authorized electronic data interchange
system consisting of, but not limited to,
computer modems and computer
networks. The term ‘‘electronic data
interchange system’’ is defined as any
established mechanism approved by the
CBP Commissioner through which
information can be transferred
electronically.
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To implement the Mod Act, CBP has
been modernizing the business
processes essential to securing U.S.
borders, facilitating the flow of
legitimate shipments, and targeting
illicit goods. The key automated system
behind these initiatives is the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE). ACE is the backbone of CBP
trade data processing and risk
management activities and provides a
single, centralized access point to
connect CBP, other International Trade
Data System (ITDS) agencies, and the
trade community.
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B. Executive Order 13659
On February 19, 2014, President
Obama issued Executive Order (EO)
13659, Streamlining the Export/Import
Process for America’s Businesses, in
order to reduce unnecessary procedural
requirements to commerce while
continuing to protect our national
security, public health and safety, the
environment, and natural resources. See
79 FR 10657 (February 25, 2014).
Pursuant to EO 13659, participating
Federal agencies shall have capabilities,
agreements, and other requirements in
place to utilize the International Trade
Data System (ITDS) and supporting
systems, such as the Automated
Commercial Environment, as the
primary means of receiving from users
the standard set of data and other
relevant documentation (exclusive of
applications for permits, licenses, or
certifications) required for the release of
imported cargo and clearance of cargo
for export no later than by December 31,
2016.
CBP will complete the development
of core trade processing capabilities in
ACE and decommission corresponding
capabilities in legacy systems by the end
of 2016. At that time, ACE will provide
a Single Window for processing trade
data, and become the primary system
through which the international trade
community will submit import and
export data and the Government will
determine admissibility.
C. Current Regulations
CBP established the specific
requirements and procedures for the
electronic filing of entry and entry
summary data for imported
merchandise through the Automated
Broker Interface (ABI), originally a
module of the Automated Commercial
System (ACS), in a final rule (T.D. 90–
92) published in the Federal Register.
See 55 FR 49879 (December 3, 1990).
The CBP regulations, in Subparts A and
D of part 143 in Title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), allow for
electronic filing of customs entry and
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entry summary information through the
ABI. ABI is defined as a module of the
Automated Commercial System (ACS)
that allows entry filers to transmit
immediate delivery, entry, and entry
summary data to CBP and to receive
electronic messages. ACS is defined as
CBP’s integrated comprehensive
tracking system for the acquisition,
processing and distribution of import
data. See 19 CFR 143.32.
D. Transitioning ABI From ACS to ACE
CBP has been developing and testing
ACE over the last several years as the
successor EDI system to ACS. CBP has
provided significant public outreach
through events and on-line information
to help ensure that the international
trade community is fully engaged in the
transition from ACS to ACE as the
system authorized by the Commissioner
for processing entry and entry summary
information. CBP has conducted
numerous tests of the filing of entries
and entry summaries through ACE. See
Section E below.
During the transition from ACS to
ACE, filers have continued to use the
ABI functionality to transmit entry and
entry summary information both to the
ACS and ACE EDI systems. In this
document, CBP is announcing,
consistent with 19 U.S.C. 1401, that,
with the conclusion of National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
tests discussed below, ACE will be an
authorized electronic data interchange
system authorized by the Commissioner
to which entry and entry summary
filings (also known as entry filings) can
be transmitted electronically. It should
be noted that Reconciliation entries are
not affected by this change. See 63 FR
6257 (February 6, 1998). Reconciliation
entries will continue to be filed under
the procedures, terms and conditions
governing Reconciliation.
E. National Customs Automation
Program
As part of the transition from ACS to
ACE, CBP has been conducting tests of
ACE under the NCAP. The NCAP was
established by Subtitle B of the Mod
Act. See 19 U.S.C. 1411. The two tests
relevant to the regulatory amendments
included in this document are the Cargo
Release test and the Entry Summary,
Accounts and Revenue, or ESAR, test.
1. ACE Cargo Release Test
On November 9, 2011, CBP published
a general notice in the Federal Register
(76 FR 69755) announcing an NCAP test
concerning ACE Simplified Entry to
simplify the entry process by
eliminating the submission of
redundant data elements required to
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obtain release for cargo imported by air.
This test does not eliminate the
submission of unique data elements. In
a general notice titled ‘‘Modification of
National Customs Automation Program
Test Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo
Release’’ published in the Federal
Register (78 FR 66039) on November 4,
2013, CBP modified the ACE Simplified
Entry test and renamed it the ACE Cargo
Release test. The Cargo Release Test
provided more capabilities to test
participants and eliminated the
requirement that test participants join
the Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism (C–TPAT) in order to increase
participation. CBP modified the Cargo
Release Test in a general notice
published in the Federal Register (79
FR 6210) on February 3, 2014, to
include the ocean and rail modes of
transportation, and again in a general
notice published in the Federal Register
(80 FR 7487) on February 10, 2015, to
change the name of one data element
and allow authorized importers and
licensed customs brokers to submit the
Cargo Release entry and the Importer
Security Filing (ISF) in a combined
transmission to CBP. In addition, on
March 27, 2015, CBP published a
general notice in the Federal Register
(80 FR 16414) to further modify the
Cargo Release test to allow importers
and customs brokers to file type 03
entries (i.e., entries for merchandise
subject to countervailing or
antidumping duties) for all modes of
transportation and to file, for cargo
transported in the truck mode, entries
for split shipments or partial shipments,
and entry on cargo which has been
moved in-bond from the first U.S. port
of unlading.
2. Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR) Test
CBP has published several notices
announcing ACE tests related to the
Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue
(ESAR) capabilities. The first of these
test notices (ESAR I), published by CBP
in the Federal Register on October 18,
2007 (72 FR 59105), provided for
enhanced account management
functions for ACE Portal Accounts and
expanded the universe of ACE account
types. On August 26, 2008, CBP
published a General Notice in the
Federal Register (73 FR 50337)
announcing the ESAR II test that
concerned new Portal and EDI
capabilities specific to entry summary
filing and processing of consumption
and informal entries. That notice stated
that functionality will include ABI
Census Warning Overrides and issuance
of CBP requests for information and
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notices of action through the ACE
Portal, and that new functionality will
enhance Portal Account Management
and allow for ACE Secure Data Portal
reporting. On March 6, 2009, CBP
published the ESAR III test notice in the
Federal Register (74 FR 9826) that
announced the port-by-port phased
deployment strategy for the ESAR II
functionality. On June 24, 2011, CBP
announced the ESAR IV test in the
Federal Register (76 FR 37136). That
test permitted importers to file postsummary corrections (PSCs) of certain
ACE entry summaries using ABI.
F. Amendments to the CBP Regulations
The Cargo Release and ESAR Tests
will terminate only with regard to
requirements directly related to
automated entry and entry summary
that do not involve data from other ITDS
agencies upon the effective date of this
rule. Test participants may continue to
participate in the test until that date.
As a result of the two tests discussed
above having been successful, CBP is
amending its regulations to provide that
ACE is a CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange (EDI) system for processing
electronic entry and entry summary
filings with CBP. As of the end of
February 2016, CBP anticipates that
ACE will be fully functional for filing
entry and entry summary so that ACS
will no longer be available for entry
filings. CBP encourages filers to adjust
their business practices by filing in ACE
as of the effective date of this rule.
This rule amends sections 12.140,
24.23, 128.11, 128.23, 141.57, 141.58,
143.1, 143.31, 143.32, and 174.12 to
replace references to the Automated
Commercial System, or ACS, each place
it appears in these sections with the
phrase ‘‘ACE or any other CBPauthorized electronic data interchange
system.’’ In section 24.23(a)(4)(i),
regarding the Merchandise Processing
Fee (MPF), we are retaining the
reference to ACS, because that system
will continue to be used to process
payments, including MPF. We are
adding the words ‘‘or any other CBPauthorized electronic data interchange
system’’ to enable CBP to transition the
payment processing functions to ACE at
a later date.
This rule further amends certain
definitions concerning the entry of
merchandise in 19 CFR 141.0a to reflect
that ACE is the CBP-authorized EDI
system for processing trade data. In
particular, the definitions for the
following terms are revised to indicate
filers may also submit required entry
information electronically to ACE, as
well as by paper, to CBP: ‘‘entry,’’
‘‘entry summary,’’ ‘‘submission,’’
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‘‘filing,’’ ‘‘entered for consumption,’’
‘‘entered for warehouse,’’ and ‘‘entered
temporarily under bond.’’ Similarly, this
rule amends the definitions related to
the special entry procedures in 19 CFR
143.32 to replace reference to ACS with
reference to ACE. Specifically, this rule
also revises in 19 CFR 143.32 the
definitions of the terms ‘‘ABI,’’
‘‘electronic immediate delivery,’’ and
‘‘statement processing,’’ and adds a
definition of the term ‘‘authorized
electronic data interchange system,’’ to
indicate that ACS is will no longer be
the only CBP-authorized EDI system.
As the Automated Broker Interface, or
ABI, continues to be the functionality
that allows entry filers to transmit
immediate delivery, entry and entry
summary data to CBP, and to receive
transmissions from CBP, there is no
need to amend references to that term.
However, this rule amends 19 CFR
143.32 to correct the definition of ABI
which currently defines ABI as a
module of ACS. This definition is
inaccurate because ABI is a
functionality that operates separately
from ACS.
This rule further amends the
document filing procedures within 19
CFR parts 4, 7, 10, 12, 18–19, 24, 54,
102, 113, 123, 125, 128, 132, 134, 141–
146, 148, 151–152, 158, 163, 174, 181,
and 191 by providing filers with the
option of transmitting electronic data to
CBP. Specifically, this rule amends
these parts to allow filers, in the
alternative, to submit the electronic
equivalent of CBP Forms (including CBP
Forms 28, 29, 247, 434, 3229, 3289,
3299, 3311, 3461, 4315, 4455, 4457,
4647, 7501, 7533, and 7552) and other
documents that may be required by CBP
or other government agencies at the time
of entry. These documents include the
records and information required for the
entry of merchandise listed in the
Appendix to part 163 (commonly
referred to as the ‘‘(a)(1)(A)’’ list). This
amendment does not mean that an
electronic equivalent exists, but merely
that an electronic equivalent may be
used when such an equivalent exists.
Lastly, this rule makes technical
corrections to the nomenclature of
‘‘Customs’’ or ‘‘Customs Service’’ to
‘‘CBP’’ in some existing regulatory text,
and updates some text to comply with
the Plain English initiative in regulatory
drafting.
In consideration of the business
process changes that may be necessary
to achieve full compliance and to
provide members of the trade
community with sufficient time to
transition from ACS to ACE, filers are
encouraged to adjust their business
practices at the current time so that they
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can file in ACE before the end of
February of 2016 when it is anticipated
that ACS will no longer be supported for
entry and entry summary. Filers who
have technical questions should contact
their assigned client representative.
Filers without an assigned client
representative should contact Steven
Zaccaro, Client Representative Branch,
ACE Business Office, Office of
International Trade, at steven.j.zaccaro@
cbp.dhs.gov. Additional information
regarding the automation of the entry
and entry summary processes is
available on the following Web page:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated.
Filers interested in participating in
these tests should review the notices
published in the Federal Register. See
e.g., National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the
Submission of Certain Data Required by
the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Food Safety and Inspection
Service Using the Partner Government
Agency Message Set Through the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), 78 FR 75931 (December 13,
2013); Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Document Image
System (DIS) Relating to Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Document Submissions, 80 FR 5126
(January 30, 2015); and Modification of
National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Test Concerning the Use of
Partner Government Agency Message
Set through the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) for the Submission
of Certain Data Required by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
80 FR 6098 (February 4, 2015).
Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine,
Beer, Tobacco Products, Processed
Tobacco, and Cigarette Papers and
Tubes; Availability of Pilot Program and
Filing Instructions to Test the Collection
of Import Data for Implementation of
the International Trade Data System, 80
FR 47558 (August 7, 2015).
G. Conclusion of Cargo Release and
ESAR Tests
This document announces the
conclusion of the Cargo Release and the
Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue
tests only with regard to the entry and
entry summary requirements that are
now part of the CBP regulations. All
other aspects of the Cargo Release and
the Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue tests remain on-going until
ended by announcement in a
subsequent Federal Register notice.
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H. Proposal To Eliminate Hybrid Filing
Importers currently can file required
forms electronically to a CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system, by
paper, or a combination of both (hybrid
filing). When importers file a paper or
hybrid entry, they fill out the required
documents on their computer, print the
documents, and then send the
documents to their broker or to the port
of entry by either mail or a courier. CBP
is considering proposing a rule to
require importers to choose between
submitting the required entry and entry
summary documentation (including
ITDS Agency documents) entirely
electronically or entirely by paper. CBP
would no longer accept any hybrid
filings, except in limited circumstances.
This would mean that if an importer
files one paper document not covered
by the limited exceptions, the entire
filing, including the report to CBP, must
be on paper.
While CBP is considering this
proposal, comments are invited on all
aspects of a policy to eliminate hybrid
filings, including economic, operational,
and feasibility of implementation. In
particular, CBP is interested in data and
views on the following:
1. Assessments of costs of
implementing the proposal, including
IT, training, and compliance. Comments
should include a discussion about how
the requirement to file all on paper or
all in electronic form, if adopted, would
affect business operations, cost to
government of processing paper, and
impact on health, safety, and the
environment when enforcement and
compliance agencies may see electronic
data reduced.
2. Assessment of net benefits that may
include processing enhancements,
savings in processing time, and other
perceived quantitative and qualitative
benefits.
3. Estimates of time needed to comply
with the proposal, if adopted.
4. Suggestions for including
regulatory flexibilities such as phased-in
compliance dates, exceptions, and safe
harbors that will ease compliance for
filers, especially those filers that are
small entities.
5. Suggestions as to documentation
and data that should be excepted from
the proposed policy and supporting
information to explain the
appropriateness of the exception.
II. Statutory and Regulatory
Requirements
A. Inapplicability of Notice
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3), public
notice is inapplicable to these interim
regulations because they concern
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matters relating to agency procedure
and practice inasmuch as the changes
involve updates to the format of the
electronic submission of data to CBP’s
proprietary electronic data interchange
(EDI) system from ACS to ACE for
persons filing required information
related to the importation of
merchandise pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1401
and 1484. Further, good cause exists
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) and 808(2),
to issue these regulations without a
delay in effective date. The transition
from ACS to ACE does not substantively
alter the underlying rights or interests of
importers or filers, only the manner in
which they present required
information to the agency. By shifting to
a modified electronic format for the
submission of required data, CBP will
be able to more efficiently determine
whether merchandise presented for
importation is admissible into the
United States. In addition, although this
interim rule will be codified on
November 1, 2015, CBP anticipates that
filers can continue to file in ACS or ACE
until February 2016, when ACE will be
fully functional for filing entry and
entry summary. Accordingly, CBP and
Treasury have determined that the
requirements for prior notice and a
delay in effective date are inapplicable,
however the agencies are soliciting
comments in this interim rule and will
consider all comments received before
issuing a final rule.
B. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866
Executive Orders 13563 and 12866
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,
and of promoting flexibility. OMB
believes that this rule is an
‘‘economically significant regulatory
action,’’ under section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866.
When importing to the United States,
importers may file the required entry
and entry summary documents to CBP
in two ways: By paper or electronically
through the Automated Broker Interface
(ABI). The technical requirements to file
in ABI are spelled out in the CBP and
Trade Automated Interface
Requirements (the CATAIR), which is
available to the public on CBP’s Web
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page.1 The CATAIR is updated
frequently due to changing technical
specifications.
If the importer chooses to file
electronically, it submits the required
data in ABI and the data then gets
transmitted from ABI to a CBP system
for processing. Originally, ABI
transmitted the data to only the
Automated Commercial System (ACS).
Currently, the data can be transmitted to
either ACS or the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE),
depending on whether the importer has
met the relevant CATAIR requirements.
The existing regulations set forth the
requirements for how filers interact with
CBP through ABI. In doing so, the
regulations make reference to ACS
several times. This rule replaces the
ACS references in the regulations with
‘‘ACE or any other CBP-authorized EDI
system.’’ This regulation also corrects
the definition of ABI, which is currently
defined as a module of ACS. This is an
erroneous definition since ABI exists
separately from ACS and is simply a
functionality by which importers can
file entries with CBP. With this rule,
importers will continue to be able to file
their entries electronically via ABI,
which will now transmit all the entry
data to ACE.
CBP acknowledges that importers and
software developers who have not
already made the changes required to
transmit their entry information from
ABI to ACE rather than to ACS will
need to make these changes to comply
with the ABI CATAIR specifications.
The change in technical specifications
for ABI filing is independent from this
regulatory change. (Technical
specifications change frequently and are
done independently of any regulatory
action.) What follows is a short analysis
of the costs of the systems changes,
some portion of which may be
attributable to this rule.
Based on conversations with members
of the trade community on CBP’s
Technical Advisory Group,2 the costs of
making the required systems changes to
meet the CATAIR specifications to use
ABI to transmit entries to ACE rather
than to ACS are rather small. According
to CBP’s ACE Business Office,
approximately 95 percent of importers
who file entries electronically purchase
software licenses from third-party
software developers to more easily file
entries in ABI. These software
1 See https://www.cbp.gov/trade/acs/catair and
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/catair.
2 The Technical Advisory Group advises CBP on
ACE from the perspective of the Trade. It is made
up of representatives of the trade community who
are involved in the entry process, including
importers, brokers, and software developers.
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developers, and a small number of
importers who file directly with CBP,
would need to make programming
changes to their software to make it
compatible with ACE, if they have not
already done so. Software developers
charge an annual fee for the use of their
software, which covers the cost of
software updates, maintenance, and
training. The developers do not
anticipate raising rates as a result of
making changes to ACE.
The cost of making software
compatible with ACE will fall on the
software developers and the 5 percent of
importers who do not purchase a
software product, because they develop
their own software. CBP’s ACE Business
Office estimates that 150 businesses will
need to make software modifications,
including 112 importers who self-file
and 38 software developers. According
to the Technical Advisory Group, the
cost of making these changes is covered
by the existing fees software developers
charge to their users. Many of these
parties have already made the changes
to take advantage of the added
functionality available in ACE.
According to CBP’s ACE Business
Office, of the 38 software developers
that provide software to facilitate the
filing of entries, 36 have already
modified their systems to allow for
filing in ACE. CBP does not know how
many of the 112 self-filers have already
modified their systems, but it is likely
that many of these self-filers have
already made the necessary changes.
According to CBP data, as of April 2015,
53 percent of entries were filed in ABI
in an ACE-compatible format.
According to an estimate from a member
of the Technical Advisory Group, it can
cost from $25,000 to $90,000 to make
the change to ACE formatting, including
systems costs and training. This
estimate also includes all the costs of
converting to ACE, not just the cost of
making the changes necessary to file
entries in ACE format, so the actual
costs necessary to file entries in ACE
format is likely to be lower. Based on
the range of costs to convert to ACE
formatting, we estimate that it will cost
our estimated 112 software vendors and
38 self-filers between $3.75 million and
$13.5 million to file in ACE format.
These estimates assume that all 150
software vendors and self-filers will
incur costs to convert to ACE, which we
previously noted is unlikely given that
many of these parties have already made
the change to take advantage of ACE’s
additional functionality. We invite
comments on these estimates of system
costs and on other transition costs.
This rule benefits the public by
clarifying the information presented in
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the regulations regarding how importers
interact with CBP via ABI. The broader
regulatory and non-regulatory shift from
ACS to ACE has substantial benefits to
federal agencies and the public.
Transitioning to ACE will expedite
cargo processing; improve compliance
with CBP and other government agency
regulations; provide greater efficiency in
receiving, processing, and sharing
import data which will increase the
effectiveness of federal agencies; and
reduce redundant information
requirements for the importing
community. We note that these benefits
of the transition to ACE are
characterized by the same analytic
difficulty as the costs; it is not clear
what portion is attributable to this rule
as opposed to other regulatory and nonregulatory actions. We invite comments
that would allow for reasonable
attribution of effects across these
various actions.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amended by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
and Fairness Act of 1996, requires an
agency to prepare and make available to
the public a regulatory flexibility
analysis that describes the effect of a
proposed rule on small entities (i.e.,
small businesses, small organizations,
and small governmental jurisdictions)
when the agency is required to publish
a general notice of proposed rulemaking
for a rule. Since a general notice of
proposed rulemaking is not necessary
for this rule, CBP is not required to
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis
for this rule.
As there is no collection of
information proposed in this document,
the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507)
are inapplicable.
Signing Authority
This document is being issued in
accordance with § 0.1(a)(1) of the CBP
Regulations (19 CFR 0.1(a)(1))
pertaining to the authority of the
Secretary of the Treasury (or his/her
delegate) to approve regulations related
to certain customs revenue functions.
List of Subjects
Customs duties and inspection, Entry,
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Imports,
Maritime carriers, Pollution, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Vessels.
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Caribbean Basin initiative, Customs
duties and inspection, Entry of
merchandise, Exports, Imports,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 12
Customs duties and inspection,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 18
Baggage, Bonds, Common carriers,
Customs duties and inspection, Exports,
Explosives, Foreign trade statistics,
Freight, Imports, Merchandise in transit,
Penalties, Prohibited merchandise,
Railroad, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Restricted merchandise,
Surety bonds, Transportation in bond,
Vehicles, Vessels.
19 CFR Part 19
Customs duties and inspection,
Exports, Freight, Imports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Surety
bonds, Warehouses, Wheat.
19 CFR Part 24
Accounting, Claims, Customs duties
and inspection, Harbors, Imports,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Taxes.
Customs duties and inspection,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 102
Canada, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Imports, Mexico,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 113
Common carriers, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Freight,
Laboratories, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Surety
bonds.
19 CFR Part 123
19 CFR Part 4
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American Samoa, Coffee, Customs
duties and inspection, Guam,
Guantanamo Bay, Imports, Insular
possessions, Johnston Islands, Kingman
Reef, Liquor, Midway Islands, Puerto
Rico, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Wake Island, Wine.
19 CFR Part 54
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Aircraft, Aliens, Baggage,
Canada, Common carriers, Customs
duties and inspection, Entry of
merchandise, Fees, Forms (Written
agreement), Freight, Immigration,
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Imports, International boundaries (Land
border), International traffic, Mexico,
Motor carriers, Railroads, Repairs,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Test programs, Trade
agreements, Treaties, Vehicles, Vessels.
19 CFR Part 125
Customs duties and inspection,
Freight, Government contracts, Harbors,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 128
Administrative practice and
procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Entry, Express
consignments, Freight, Imports,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 132
Agriculture and agricultural products,
Customs duties and inspection, Quotas,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 134
Canada, Country of origin, Customs
duties and inspection, Imports,
Labeling, Marking, Mexico, Packaging
and containers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Trade
agreements.
19 CFR Part 141
Customs duties and inspection, Entry
of merchandise, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 142
Canada, Customs duties and
inspection, Mexico, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 145
Customs duties and inspection,
Exports, Lotteries, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 146
Administrative practice and
procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Foreign trade
zones, Imports, Penalties, Petroleum,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 148
Airmen, Aliens, Baggage,
Crewmembers, Customs duties and
inspection, Declarations, Foreign
officials, Government employees,
International organizations, Privileges
and immunities, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Seamen,
Taxes, Trade agreements (U.S.-Canada
Free-Trade Agreement).
19 CFR Part 151
Cigars and cigarettes, Cotton, Customs
duties and inspection, Fruit juices,
Laboratories, Metals, Imports, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Sugar,
Wool.
19 CFR Part 152
Appraisement, Classification,
Customs duties and inspection,
Valuation.
19 CFR Part 158
Computer technology, Customs duties
and inspection, Exports, Freight,
Merchandise (lost, damaged,
abandoned, exported), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 143
Customs duties and inspection, Entry
of merchandise, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 144
Customs duties and inspection,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Warehouses.
19 CFR Part 163
Administrative practice and
procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Imports, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 174
Administrative practice and
procedure, Customs duties and
Section
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Canada, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Imports, Mexico,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 191
Alcohol and alcoholic beverages,
Claims, Customs duties and inspection,
Exports, Foreign trade zones,
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba,
Packaging and containers, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Trade
agreements.
Amendments to the CBP Regulations
For the reasons stated above in the
preamble, CBP amends parts 4, 7, 10,
12, 18, 19, 24, 54, 102, 113, 123, 125,
128, 132, 134, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145,
146, 148, 151, 152, 158, 163, 174, 181,
and 191 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR parts 4, 7,
10, 12, 18, 19, 24, 54, 102, 113, 123, 125,
128, 132, 134, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145,
146, 148, 151, 152, 158, 163, 174, 181,
and 191) to read as follows:
PART 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC TRADES
1. The general authority citation for
Part 4 continues to read as follows:
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1431, 1433, 1434, 1624, 2071 note; 46 U.S.C.
501, 60105.
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continues to read as follows:
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, or its electronic equivalent
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States), 1623, 1624; 48 U.S.C. 1406i.
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PART 7—CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION
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recordkeeping requirements, Trade
agreements.
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PART 10—ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY
FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED
RATE, ETC.
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS)), 1321, 1481, 1484,
1498, 1508, 1623, 1624, 3314.
5. The general authority citation for
Part 10 continues to read as follows:
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indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
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10.1(g)(1) ..........................................................................
10.1(g)(2) introductory text ...............................................
10.1(g)(3) ..........................................................................
10.1(h)(1) introductory text ...............................................
10.1(h)(2) ..........................................................................
10.1(h)(3) introductory text ...............................................
10.1(h)(5) ..........................................................................
10.1(i) ................................................................................
10.1(j)(2) ...........................................................................
10.1(j)(2) ...........................................................................
10.5(d) ...............................................................................
10.5(e) ...............................................................................
10.5(f) ................................................................................
10.5(g) ...............................................................................
10.6 ...................................................................................
10.31(a)(1) ........................................................................
10.31(a)(2) ........................................................................
10.31(a)(2) ........................................................................
10.48(b) .............................................................................
10.49(a) .............................................................................
10.53(a) .............................................................................
10.53(e)(5) ........................................................................
10.59(e) .............................................................................
10.60(a) .............................................................................
10.60(d) .............................................................................
10.61 .................................................................................
10.62(a) introductory text ..................................................
10.62(b) .............................................................................
10.62(c)(2) ........................................................................
10.62a(a) ...........................................................................
10.62a(b) ...........................................................................
10.66(a)(1) ........................................................................
10.66(a)(2) ........................................................................
10.66(c)(1) introductory text .............................................
10.66(c)(2) ........................................................................
10.67(a)(1) ........................................................................
10.67(a)(2) ........................................................................
10.67(a)(3) ........................................................................
10.67(c) .............................................................................
10.68(a) .............................................................................
10.68(a) .............................................................................
10.68(c) .............................................................................
10.69 .................................................................................
10.70(a) .............................................................................
10.70(a) .............................................................................
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Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 7501
Form 3311
Form 4455
CF 4455
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 3461 or 7501
Form 7501
Form 3461
A declaration
a declaration
face of the entry
USFWS Form 3–177
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 3311
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 3311
A declaration
A declaration of the ultimate consignee
Form 4455
Form 3299
Form 4455
Form 4455
Descriptive lists
Department of Agriculture a certificate
certificates of pedigree and transfer of
ownership
such certificates and transfers
a certificate of pure breeding
Form 7501
Form 7501
a certificate
a certificate
a certificate
of this section
bill of lading
The certificate
The invoice
statement of the cost of production
a declaration of the importer
a declaration
Form 3461
10.70(a) .............................................................................
10.71(a) .............................................................................
10.80 .................................................................................
10.81(b) .............................................................................
10.84(b)(1) ........................................................................
10.84(b)(2) ........................................................................
10.84(b)(3) ........................................................................
10.84(b)(4) ........................................................................
10.84(b)(6)(i) .....................................................................
10.84(b)(6)(ii) ....................................................................
10.90(b) .............................................................................
10.90(b) .............................................................................
10.98(c) .............................................................................
10.99(a) .............................................................................
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10.102(a) ...........................................................................
10.102(b) ...........................................................................
10.102(b) ...........................................................................
10.104 ...............................................................................
10.107(a)(1) ......................................................................
10.121(a) ...........................................................................
10.179(a) ...........................................................................
10.180(a) ...........................................................................
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or bill
pro forma invoice
The certificates may be
Form 7501
Form 7501
a report
U.S. Department of State
certificate from the importer
meat-inspection certificate
PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF
MERCHANDISE
7. The general authority citation for
Part 12 and the sectional authority
citation for § 12.140 continue to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202
(General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),
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by removing the words ‘‘Automated
Commercial System’’ and adding in
their place the words ‘‘Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
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, or its electronic equivalent,
submitted electronically,
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
8. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
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12.6(a)(2) ..........................................................................
12.7(a) ...............................................................................
12.11(a) .............................................................................
12.11(a) .............................................................................
12.11(a) .............................................................................
12.34(b) .............................................................................
12.34(e) .............................................................................
12.41(a) .............................................................................
12.43(a) .............................................................................
12.43(a) .............................................................................
12.43(b) .............................................................................
12.43(c) .............................................................................
12.80(e)(2) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(1) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(2) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(2) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(3) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(4) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(5) ........................................................................
12.85(c)(6) ........................................................................
12.85(d)(1) ........................................................................
12.91(d) .............................................................................
12.99(a) introductory text ..................................................
12.99(b) .............................................................................
12.99(b) .............................................................................
12.104c(a) .........................................................................
12.104c(a) .........................................................................
12.104c(d)(1)(i) introductory text ......................................
12.104c(d)(1)(ii) ................................................................
12.104c(d)(2)(i) .................................................................
12.104c(d)(2)(ii) ................................................................
12.104d .............................................................................
12.104e(a) introductory text ..............................................
12.107(a) ...........................................................................
12.140(b) introductory text ................................................
12.140(b)(2)(ii) ..................................................................
12.142(c)(1) introductory text ...........................................
§ 12.140
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the notice of arrival
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declaration
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certificate of origin
an additional certificate
a statement
of this section
Form 4647
declaration
Declaration
A copy of the exemption
declaration
declaration
declaration
declaration
Form CG–5096
Form 4647
a declaration
the declaration
copy of the contract
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PART 18—TRANSPORTATION IN
BOND AND MERCHANDISE IN
TRANSIT
10. The general authority citation for
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or its electronic equivalent,
or its electronic equivalent,
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Schedule of the United States), 1551, 1552,
1553, 1623, 1624.
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PART 19—CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES,
CONTAINER STATIONS AND
CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE
THEREIN
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202
(General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States), 1624.
12. The general authority citation for
Part 19 continues to read as follows:
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Part 24 and the sectional authority for
§ 24.23 continue to read as follows:
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66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
[Amended]
16. Amend § 24.23, in paragraph
(a)(4)(i) by adding after the words
‘‘Automated Commercial System (ACS)’’
the words ‘‘or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system’’.
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continues to read as follows:
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Section 24.23 also issued under 19 U.S.C.
3332;
*
*
*
*
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equivalent,
equivalent
equivalent
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
15. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623,
1624.
18. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
■
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i); Section XV, Note 5, Harmonized
declaration of the importer
statement of the importer
Form 7501
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States), 1624, 3314, 3592.
20. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
■
Form 7501
Form 3461
Certificate of Eligibility
Form 7501
Form 3461
*
*
*
*
■ 22. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
PO 00000
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, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
,
,
,
,
,
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624.
*
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electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
17. The authority citation for part 54
continues to read as follows:
PART 113—CUSTOMS BONDS
21. The general authority citation for
part 113 continues to read as follows:
its
its
its
its
its
its
its
its
its
■
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
■
102.23(a) ...........................................................................
102.23(a) ...........................................................................
102.25 ...............................................................................
Appendix to Part 102 ........................................................
Appendix to Part 102 ........................................................
■
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
*
PART 54—CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS
TEMPORARILY FREE OF DUTY
54.5(b) ...............................................................................
54.6(a) ...............................................................................
54.6(b) ...............................................................................
PART 102—RULES OF ORIGIN
*
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1505,
1520, 1624; 26 U.S.C. 4461, 4462; 31 U.S.C.
3717, 9701; Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat.
2135 (6 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
24.5(d) ...............................................................................
24.5(e) ...............................................................................
24.24(e)(2)(ii) ....................................................................
§ 24.23
*
13. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
19.6(d)(2) ..........................................................................
19.6(d)(5) ..........................................................................
19.9(c) ...............................................................................
19.9(c) ...............................................................................
19.11(b) .............................................................................
19.11(g) .............................................................................
19.14(a) .............................................................................
19.15(b) .............................................................................
19.15(d) .............................................................................
PART 24—CUSTOMS FINANCIAL AND
ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE
*
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
or
or
or
or
or
its
its
its
its
its
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
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PART 123—CBP RELATIONS WITH
CANADA AND MEXICO
23. The general authority citation for
part 123 continues to read as follows:
■
25. The general authority citation for
part 125 continues to read as follows:
■
*
*
27. The authority citation for part 128
continues to read as follows:
■
*
[Amended]
29. Amend § 128.11, in paragraph
(b)(7)(i) by removing the words
‘‘Customs Automated Commercial
System (ACS) and associated modules,’’
and adding in their place the words
‘‘CBP Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBPauthorized electronic data interchange
system, and associated applications.’’
■
30. Amend § 128.23 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
■
§ 128.23
Entry requirements.
*
*
*
*
(b) Procedures—(1) General. All
express consignment entities utilizing
the procedures in this part must comply
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, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
*
*
*
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
Form 7501
Form 7501
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
28. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
■
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
Form 3461
Form 3461
Form 7501
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
with the requirements of the CBP
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system.
These requirements include those under
the Automated Manifest System (AMS),
Cargo Selectivity, Statement Processing,
the Automated Broker Interface System
(ABI), and enhancements of ACE or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system.
(2) Entry number. All entry numbers
must be furnished to CBP in a CBP
approved bar coded readable format in
order to assist in the processing of
express consignment cargo under the
CBP Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-
PO 00000
24. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
■
Form 7501
Form 3311
Form 3311
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 58c, 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States), 1321, 1484, 1498, 1551, 1555,
1556, 1565, 1624.
132.13(a)(1)(iii)(A) .............................................................
132.13(a)(2) ......................................................................
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26. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
132.11a(a)(1) ....................................................................
132.11a(a)(2) ....................................................................
132.11a(a)(3) ....................................................................
132.13(a)(1)(i) ...................................................................
132.13(a)(1)(ii) ..................................................................
132.13(a)(1)(iii) introductory text ......................................
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*
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128.24(b) ...........................................................................
128.24(c) ...........................................................................
128.24(d) ...........................................................................
§ 128.11
*
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1565, and 1624.
*
125.31(b) ...........................................................................
125.32 ...............................................................................
PART 128—EXPRESS
CONSIGNMENTS
, or its electronic equivalent,
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States), 1431, 1433, 1436, 1448,1624,
2071 note.
123.4(b) .............................................................................
123.4(c) .............................................................................
123.92(b)(2)(iii) .................................................................
PART 125—CARTAGE AND LITERAGE
OF MERCHANDISE
Form 7501
authorized electronic data interchange
system.
*
*
*
*
*
PART 132—QUOTAS
31. The general authority citation for
part 132 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624.
*
*
*
*
*
32. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
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entry summary for consumption,
entry summary for consumption,
entry summary for consumption,
entry summary for consumption,
entry summary for consumption,
the initial presentation of the entry summaries for consumption or withdrawals
for consumption
or withdrawals for consumption,
or withdrawal for consumption,
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or
or
or
or
or
or
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
their electronic equivalents,
or their electronic equivalents,
, or their electronic equivalents,
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MARKING
33. The authority citation for part 134
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202
(General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),
1304, 1624.
34. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
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134.51(a) ...........................................................................
134.52(a) ...........................................................................
Form 4647
Form 4647
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
PART 141—ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1498,
1624.
35. The general authority citation for
part 141 and the sectional authority for
§ 141.66 continue to read as follows:
*
■
*
*
141.57(d)(2) ......................................................................
141.61(b) ...........................................................................
141.61(d) introductory text ................................................
141.61(d)(1) ......................................................................
141.61(d)(1) ......................................................................
141.61(d)(1) ......................................................................
141.61(d)(2) ......................................................................
141.61(d)(2) ......................................................................
141.61(d)(3) ......................................................................
141.61(d)(4) ......................................................................
141.61(e)(1)(i)(A) ..............................................................
141.61(e)(1)(ii)(B) .............................................................
141.61(e)(1)(ii)(C) .............................................................
141.61(f)(1)(iv) ..................................................................
141.61(f)(2)(i) ....................................................................
141.68(g)(1) ......................................................................
141.68(g)(2) ......................................................................
141.68(h) ...........................................................................
141.68(h) ...........................................................................
141.113(g) .........................................................................
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37. Revise § 141.0a to read as follows:
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Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise
or a different definition is prescribed,
the following terms will have the
meanings indicated when used in
connection with the entry of
merchandise:
(a) Entry. ‘‘Entry’’ means that
documentation or data required by
§ 142.3 of this chapter to be filed with
the appropriate CBP officer or submitted
electronically to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system to secure the release
of imported merchandise from CBP
custody, or the act of filing that
documentation. ‘‘Entry’’ also means that
documentation or data required by
§ 181.53 of this chapter to be filed with
CBP to withdraw merchandise from a
duty-deferral program in the United
States for exportation to Canada or
Mexico or for entry into a duty-deferral
program in Canada or Mexico.
(b) Entry summary. ‘‘Entry summary’’
means any other documentation or
electronic submission of data necessary
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*
*
Section 141.66 also issued under 19 U.S.C.
1490, 1623.
*
*
*
*
CF 3461/CF 3461 ALT,
Form 7501
Form 7501
7501 (boxes 10 and 12)
(box 12)
(box 10)
(box12)
(box 10)
(box 22)
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
Form 7501
or 7501
Form 4647
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36. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
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or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent
, or its electronic equivalent,
, or its electronic equivalent,
to enable CBP to assess duties, and
collect statistics on imported
merchandise, and determine whether
other requirements of law or regulation
are met.
(c) Submission. ‘‘Submission’’ means
the voluntary delivery to the
appropriate CBP officer or electronic
submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system of the entry
summary documentation or data for
preliminary review or of entry
documentation or data for other
purposes.
(d) Filing. ‘‘Filing’’ means:
(1) The delivery to CBP, including
electronic submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system, of the entry
documentation or data required by
section 484(a), Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)), to obtain
the release of merchandise, or
(2) The delivery to CBP, including
electronic submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
PO 00000
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
interchange system, together with the
deposit of estimated duties, of the entry
summary documentation or data
required to assess duties, collect
statistics, and determine whether other
requirements of law and regulation are
met, or
(3) The delivery to CBP, including
electronic submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system, together with the
deposit of estimated duties, of the entry
summary documentation or data, which
will serve as both the entry and the
entry summary.
(e) Presentation. ‘‘Presentation’’ is
used only in connection with quotaclass merchandise and is defined in
§ 132.1(d) of this chapter.
(f) Entered for consumption. ‘‘Entered
for consumption’’ means that an entry
summary for consumption has been
filed with CBP in proper form,
including electronic submission to the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system, with
estimated duties attached. ‘‘Entered for
consumption’’ also means the necessary
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documentation has been filed with CBP
to withdraw merchandise from a dutydeferral program in the United States for
exportation to Canada or Mexico or for
entry into a duty-deferral program in
Canada or Mexico (see § 181.53 of this
chapter).
(g) Entered for warehouse. ‘‘Entered
for warehouse’’ means that an entry
summary for warehouse has been filed
with CBP in proper form, including
electronic submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system.
(h) Entered temporarily under bond.
‘‘Entered temporarily under bond’’
means that an entry summary
supporting a temporary importation
under bond has been filed with CBP in
proper form, including electronic
submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system.
(i) Released conditionally. ‘‘Released
conditionally’’ means any release from
CBP custody before liquidation.
§ 141.57
38. Amend § 141.57, in paragraph
(d)(2) by removing the words ‘‘through
the Customs Automated Commercial
System (ACS)’’ and replacing them with
the words ‘‘to the CBP Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system’’.
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§ 141.58
44. Section 142.16 is revised to read
as follows:
§ 142.16
Entry summary form.
(a) CBP Form 7501. The entry
summary must be on the CBP Form
7501, or its electronic equivalent, unless
a different form or format is prescribed
elsewhere in this chapter. CBP Form
7501, or its electronic equivalent, must
be used for merchandise formally
entered for consumption, formally
entered for warehouse, or rewarehouse
in accordance with § 144.11 of this
chapter, and formally entered
temporarily under bond under § 10.31 of
this chapter. The entry summary for
merchandise which may be entered free
of duty in accordance with § 10.1(g) or
(h) may be on CBP Form 3311, or its
electronic equivalent, instead of on a
CBP Form 7501 (or its electronic
equivalent). For merchandise entitled to
be entered under an informal entry, see
§ 143.23 of this chapter.
(b) Extra copies. The port director
may require additional copies of the
entry summary if filed in paper.
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Entry summary documentation.
(a) Entry summary not filed at time of
entry. When the entry documentation is
filed in paper before the entry summary
documentation, one copy of the entry
document and the commercial invoice,
or the documentation filed in place of
a commercial invoice in the instances
listed in § 141.83(d) of this chapter, will
be returned to the importer after CBP
authorizes release of the merchandise.
Entry documentation may also be
transmitted electronically to the CBP
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system. The
importer may use these documents in
preparing the entry summary, CBP Form
7501, or its electronic equivalent, and
must file them with the entry summary
documentation within the time period
stated in § 142.12(b). The entry
summary documentation also must
include any other documentation
required for a particular shipment
143.12 ...............................................................................
143.13(a) ...........................................................................
143.13(b) ...........................................................................
143.23 introductory text ....................................................
143.23(b) ...........................................................................
PO 00000
Form 7501
statements of cost
A declaration
Form 7501
Form 3311
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[Amended]
40. Amend § 141.66 by removing the
word ‘‘documents’’ and adding in its
place the word ‘‘documentation’’ in the
heading; and removing the word
‘‘document’’ and adding in its place the
word ‘‘documentation’’ in the regulatory
text.
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PART 142—ENTRY PROCESS
41. The authority citation for part 142
continues to read as follows:
■
42. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
■
Form 3461 (appropriately modified)
Form 7533 (appropriately modified)
Form 3461, 3461 ALT, 7501
Form 3461 or 7533
7501 or CBP Form 3311
Form 3461
Form 3461
CF 3461 or 3461 Alternate
■
§ 142.11
§ 141.66
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624.
39. Amend § 141.58, in paragraph (e)
by removing the words ‘‘through the
Customs Automated Commercial
System (ACS)’’ and adding in their
place the words ‘‘to the CBP Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
43. Section 142.11 is revised to read
as follows:
■
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system’’.
[Amended]
■
142.3(a)(1) ........................................................................
142.3(a)(1) ........................................................................
142.3(a)(6) ........................................................................
142.3(b)(1) ........................................................................
142.3(b)(2) ........................................................................
142.22(a) ...........................................................................
142.24(a) ...........................................................................
142.47(b) ...........................................................................
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,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
their electronic equivalents.
their electronic equivalents,
their electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
unless a bond for missing
documentation is on file, as provided in
§ 141.66 of this chapter.
(b) Entry summary filed at time of
entry. When the entry summary
documentation is filed or transmitted
electronically at time of entry, the
documentation listed in § 142.3 must be
filed at the same time, except that CBP
Form 3461 or 7533, or their electronic
equivalents, will not be required. The
importer also must file any additional
invoice required for a particular
shipment.
PART 143—SPECIAL ENTRY
PROCEDURES
45. The authority citation for part 143
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1321, 1414, 1481,
1484, 1498, 1624, 1641.
46. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
■
,
,
,
,
,
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or
or
or
or
its electronic equivalent
their electronic equivalents,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
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143.23(c) ...........................................................................
143.23(f) ............................................................................
143.23(h)(1) ......................................................................
143.23(h)(2) ......................................................................
143.23(h)(2) ......................................................................
143.24 ...............................................................................
143.25 heading .................................................................
143.25 ...............................................................................
143.32(g) ...........................................................................
143.32(h) ...........................................................................
47. Section § 143.1 introductory text is
revised to read as follows:
■
§ 143.1
Eligibility.
The Automated Broker Interface (ABI)
allows participants to transmit data
electronically to CBP through ABI and
to receive transmissions from
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system. Its
purposes are to improve administrative
efficiency, enhance enforcement of
customs and related laws, lower costs
and expedite the release of cargo.
*
*
*
*
*
§ 143.31
[Amended]
48. Amend § 143.31, in first sentence,
by removing the words ‘‘Customs
Automated Commercial System (ACS)’’
and adding in their place the words
‘‘CBP Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBPauthorized electronic data interchange
system’’.
■
49. Section 143.32 is amended by
revising paragraphs (a), (b), (j) and (p) to
read as follows:
■
§ 143.32
*
*
Definitions.
*
*
*
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53. The general authority citation for
Part 145 continues to read as follows:
■
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,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
(a) ABI. ‘‘ABI’’ means the Automated
Broker Interface functionality that
allows entry filers to transmit
immediate delivery, entry and entry
summary data electronically to, and
receive electronic messaging from, CBP
and receive transmissions from
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system.
(b) Authorized electronic data
interchange system means any
established mechanism approved by the
Commissioner of CBP through which
information can be transferred
electronically.
*
*
*
*
*
(j) Electronic immediate delivery.
‘‘Electronic immediate delivery’’ means
the electronic transmission of CBP
Forms 3461 or 3461 alternate (CBP Form
3461 ALT) data to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any
other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system in order to obtain
the release of goods under immediate
delivery.
*
*
*
*
*
(p) Statement processing. ‘‘Statement
processing’’ means the method of
collection and accounting which allows
a filer to pay for more than one entry
summary with one payment. ACS, or
144.11(a) ...........................................................................
144.11(a) ...........................................................................
144.11(b) heading and (b) ................................................
144.11(c) ...........................................................................
144.12 ...............................................................................
144.14 introductory text ....................................................
144.22(a) introductory text ................................................
144.36(b) ...........................................................................
144.37(a) ...........................................................................
144.38(a) ...........................................................................
144.38(e) ...........................................................................
144.41(b) ...........................................................................
144.41(d) ...........................................................................
144.42(b)(1) ......................................................................
144.42(b)(2) ......................................................................
144.42(b)(3) ......................................................................
PART 145—MAIL IMPORTATIONS
Form 3299
Form 7501
Form 3311
Form 3311
Form 7501
Form 7501
entry form
Form 7501
Forms 7501, 3461
Forms 7501 and 3461
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
7501
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
7501
3461 or 7533
7501
7501
7501
7501
7501
7501
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 General Note
3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, 1624.
*
*
*
*
*
54. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
their electronic equivalents
their electronic equivalents
any other CBP-authorized electronic
data interchange system, generates the
statement, which is transmitted
electronically to the filer, consisting of
a list of entry summaries and the
amount of duties, taxes or fees, if any,
due for payment. Upon payment and
collection of the statement, those entry
summaries designated as electronic will
be scheduled for liquidation (see § 24.25
of this chapter).
*
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*
*
*
§ 143.33
[Amended]
50. Amend § 143.33 by removing the
words ‘‘of ACS’’.
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PART 144—WAREHOUSE AND REWAREHOUSE ENTRIES AND
WITHDRAWALS
51. The general authority citation for
Part 144 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1484, 1557, 1559,
1624.
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column:
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their electronic equivalents,
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its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
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145.4(c) .............................................................................
145.12(b)(1) ......................................................................
145.12(c) ...........................................................................
145.12(e)(1) ......................................................................
PART 146—FOREIGN TRADE ZONES
55. The authority citation for Part 146
continues to read as follows:
■
57. The general authority citation for
Part 148 continues to read as follows:
■
7501
7501
7501
7501
,
,
,
,
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 81a–81u, 1202
(General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624.
56. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
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146.62(a) ...........................................................................
146.62(b)(1) ......................................................................
146.62(b)(2) ......................................................................
146.63(c)(1) (first, second and fourth sentences) ............
146.63(c)(1) (third sentence) ............................................
146.70(c) ...........................................................................
Appendix to Part 146 ........................................................
Appendix to Part 146 ........................................................
Appendix to Part 146 ........................................................
PART 148—PERSONAL
DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
Form
Form
Form
Form
*
*
148.1(b) .............................................................................
148.1(b) .............................................................................
148.1(b) .............................................................................
148.6(a) .............................................................................
148.8(b) .............................................................................
148.8(c) .............................................................................
148.32(b) introductory text ................................................
148.37(b) ...........................................................................
148.37(c) ...........................................................................
148.52(c) ...........................................................................
148.53(b) ...........................................................................
148.77(b)(1) ......................................................................
148.77(b)(2) ......................................................................
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59. The general authority citation for
Part 151 continues to read as follows:
electronic
electronic
electronic
electronic
equivalent,
equivalent
equivalent
equivalent
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
their electronic equivalents
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent
its electronic equivalent,
its electronic equivalent,
their electronic equivalents,
its electronic equivalent,
58. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
■
,
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,
,
,
,
,
,
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Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i) and (j), Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS), 1624.
or
or
or
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or
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its
its
its
its
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its
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electronic
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electronic
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equivalent
equivalent
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equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent,
equivalent
equivalent,
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60. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
151.11 ...............................................................................
151.15(a) ...........................................................................
151.15(a) ...........................................................................
151.15(d) ...........................................................................
Form
Form
Form
Form
*
61. The general authority citation for
Part 152 continues to read as follows:
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62. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
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column:
28
3461, or Customs Form 3461 (ALT)
3461 or 3461 (ALT)
3461 or 3461 (ALT)
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1401a, 1500, 1502,
1624,
PART 152—CLASSIFICATION AND
APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE
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Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 4455
Form 3299
Form 3299
Form 3299
Form 3299
PART 151—EXAMINATION,
SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF
MERCHANDISE
its
its
its
its
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
or other applicable Customs forms
Form 7501
Form 7512
Form 3461
Form 3461
Form 7501
CF 7501
CF 7501s
CF 3461
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624.
The provisions of this part, except for subpart
C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202
(General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States).
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PART 158—RELIEF FROM DUTIES ON
MERCHANDISE LOST, DAMAGED,
ABANDONED, OR EXPORTED
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1624, unless
otherwise noted. Subpart C is also issued
under 19 U.S.C. 1563.
63. The authority citation for Part 158
continues to read as follows:
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64. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
158.11(b)(1) ......................................................................
158.13(a)(1) ......................................................................
158.13(a)(2) ......................................................................
158.23 ...............................................................................
Form
Form
Form
Form
4315
4315
4315
4315
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,
,
PART 163—RECORDKEEPING
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66,
1484, 1508; 1509, 1510, 1624.
65. The general authority citation for
Part 163 continues to read as follows:
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Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
to
to
to
to
Part
Part
Part
Part
163
163
163
163
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66. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
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PART 174—PROTESTS
67. The general authority citation for
part 174 continues to read as follows:
■
,
,
,
,
adding in its place the words ‘‘CBP
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system’’.
*
§ 174.12
*
*
[Amended]
68. Amend § 174.12, in paragraph (c)
by removing the word ‘‘ACS’’ and
■
69. The general authority citation for
Part 181 continues to read as follows:
■
181.11(b) introductory text ................................................
181.22(b)(1) ......................................................................
181.47(b)(2)(i)(B) ..............................................................
181.47(b)(2)(ii)(B) .............................................................
181.47(b)(2)(ii)(D) .............................................................
181.47(b)(2)(iii)(B) .............................................................
181.53(a)(2)(iii)(B) .............................................................
181.53(a)(2)(iii)(C) ............................................................
181.53(a)(3)(i) ...................................................................
181.53(a)(3)(ii) ..................................................................
181.53(a)(3)(iii) .................................................................
181.53(a)(4)(i) ...................................................................
181.53(a)(4)(ii) ..................................................................
181.53(b)(2) Example .......................................................
181.53(b)(3) Example .......................................................
181.53(b)(4)(ii) Example ...................................................
181.72(a)(3)(i) ...................................................................
181.112(a) .........................................................................
181.114(b)(2) ....................................................................
PART 191—DRAWBACK
71. The general authority citation for
Part 191 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States), 1624, 3314;
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70. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
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,
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202
(General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States), 1313, 1624;
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72. In the table below, for each section
indicated in the left column, after the
or
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191.2(d) introductory text ..................................................
191.91(b)(3) ......................................................................
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TRADE AGREEMENT
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or
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words indicated in the middle column,
wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
Form 7501
Form (CF) 3461
Form 3229
CG–5096
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1514, 1515, 1624.
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wherever they appear in the section,
add the words indicated in the right
column:
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R. Gil Kerlikowske,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
Approved: October 5, 2015.
Mark J. Mazur,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
formulas and 7.0 mg/100 kcal as the
maximum level of selenium in infant
formulas.
We gave interested persons until July
23, 2015, to file objections or requests
for a hearing. We received no objections
or requests for a hearing on the final
rule. Therefore, we find that the
effective date of the final rule that
published in the Federal Register of
June 22, 2016, should be confirmed.
[FR Doc. 2015–25729 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P; 9111–15–P; 9111–16–P;
9111–17–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 107
Food and Drug Administration
Food labeling, Infants and children,
Nutrition, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Signs and symbols.
21 CFR Part 107
■
[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0067]
Infant Formula: The Addition of
Minimum and Maximum Levels of
Selenium to Infant Formula and
Related Labeling Requirements;
Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321,
343, 350a, 371) and under authority
delegated to the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs, we are giving notice that no
objections or requests for a hearing were
filed in response to the June 23, 2015,
final rule. Accordingly, the amendments
issued thereby will become effective
June 22, 2016.
ACTION:
Final rule; confirmation of
effective date.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) is
confirming the effective date of June 22,
2016, for the final rule that appeared in
the Federal Register of June 23, 2015.
The final rule amended the regulations
on nutrient specifications and labeling
for infant formula to add the mineral
selenium to the list of required nutrients
and to establish minimum and
maximum levels of selenium in infant
formula.
Dated: October 7, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015–25960 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY:
Effective date of final rule
published in the Federal Register of
June 23, 2015 (80 FR 35834) confirmed:
June 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Assar, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (HFS–850), Food and
Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740–3835,
240–402–1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register of June 23, 2015 (80 FR
35834), we amended the regulations on
nutrient specifications and labeling for
infant formula to add 2.0 mg selenium
per 100 kilocalories (/100 kcal) as the
minimum level of selenium in infant
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Parts 510, 520, 522, 524, 556,
and 558
[Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0002]
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Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal
of Approval of a New Animal Drug
Application; Change of Sponsor;
Change of Sponsor’s Address
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Final rule; technical
amendment.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is amending the
animal drug regulations to reflect
application-related actions for new
animal drug applications (NADAs) and
abbreviated new animal drug
SUMMARY:
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applications (ANADAs) during July and
August 2015. FDA is also informing the
public of the availability of summaries
of the basis of approval and of
environmental review documents,
where applicable. The animal drug
regulations are also being amended to
reflect a change of sponsor, a change of
sponsor’s address, a revised food safety
warning, the voluntary withdrawal of
approval of an NADA, and a technical
amendment. This technical amendment
is being made to improve the accuracy
of the regulations.
This rule is effective October 13,
2015, except for the amendment to 21
CFR 558.460, which is effective October
23, 2015.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George K. Haibel, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV–6), Food and Drug
Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–5689,
george.haibel@fda.hhs.gov.
FDA is
amending the animal drug regulations to
reflect approval actions for NADAs and
ANADAs during July and August 2015,
as listed in table 1. In addition, FDA is
informing the public of the availability,
where applicable, of documentation of
environmental review required under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and, for actions requiring
review of safety or effectiveness data,
summaries of the basis of approval (FOI
Summaries) under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). These public
documents may be seen in the Division
of Dockets Management (HFA–305),
Food and Drug Administration, 5630
Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD
20852, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Persons with
access to the Internet may obtain these
documents at the CVM FOIA Electronic
Reading Room: https://www.fda.gov/
AboutFDA/CentersOffices/
OfficeofFoods/CVM/
CVMFOIAElectronicReadingRoom/
default.htm. Marketing exclusivity and
patent information may be accessed in
FDA’s publication, Approved Animal
Drug Products Online (Green Book) at:
https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/
Products/
ApprovedAnimalDrugProducts/
default.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25729]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Parts 4, 7, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24, 54, 102, 113, 123, 125, 128,
132, 134, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 151, 152, 158, 163,
174, 181, and 191
[CBP Dec. No. 15-14; USCBP-2015-0045]
RIN 1515-AE03
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Filings for Electronic
Entry/Entry Summary (Cargo Release and Related Entry)
AGENCIES: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Interim final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations to reflect that on November 1, 2015, the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) will be a CBP-authorized Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) System. This regulatory document informs the public
that the Automated Commercial System (ACS) is being phased out as a
CBP-authorized EDI System for the processing electronic entry and entry
summary filings (also known as entry filings). ACE will replace the
Automated Commercial System (ACS) as the CBP-authorized EDI system for
processing commercial trade data. This document also announces the
conclusion of the ACE Cargo Release and the Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue tests with regard to the entry and entry summary requirements
that are now part of the CBP regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: This interim final rule is effective on
November 1, 2015. Written comments must be submitted on or before
November 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number USCBP-
2015-0045, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch, Regulations
and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket title for this rulemaking, and must reference docket number
USCBP-2015-0045 . All comments received will be posted without change
to https://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
document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Submitted comments
may also be inspected during business days between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Office of International Trade, Customs and
Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC.
Arrangements to inspect submitted comments should be made in advance by
calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 325-0118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For policy questions related to ACE,
contact Josephine Baiamonte, Director, Business Transformation, ACE
Business Office, Office of International Trade, at
josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov. For technical questions, contact
Steven Zaccaro, Client Representative Branch, ACE Business Office,
Office of International Trade, at steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov. For
legal questions, contact Robert Altneu, Chief, Trade and Commercial
Regulations Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International
Trade, at robert.f.altneu@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to participate in this rulemaking by
submitting written data, views, or arguments on all aspects of the
interim rule. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also invites
comments that relate to the economic, environmental, or federalism
effects that might result from this interim rule. Comments that will
provide the most assistance to CBP in finalizing these regulations will
reference a specific portion of the interim rule, explain the reason
for any recommended change, and include data, information, or authority
that support such recommended change. See ADDRESSES above for
information on how to submit comments.
I. Background
A. Statutory Authority
Section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1484),
establishes the requirement for importers of record to make entry for
merchandise to be imported into the customs territory of the United
States. Customs entry information is used by CBP and partner government
agencies to determine whether merchandise may be released from CBP
custody.
The customs entry requirements were amended by Title VI of the
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-
182, 107 Stat. 2057, December 8, 1993), commonly known as the Customs
Modernization Act, or Mod Act. In particular, section 637 of the Mod
Act amended section 484(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C.
1484(a)(1)(A)) by revising the requirement to make and complete customs
entry by submitting documentation to CBP, to also allow in the
alternative, the transmission of entry information electronically
pursuant to a CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system.
Further, section 634 of the Mod Act amended section 401 of the Tariff
Act (19 U.S.C. 1401) to add definitions related to the electronic
filing of the entry and entry summary. The term ``electronic entry'' is
defined as the electronic transmission to CBP of entry information
required for the entry of merchandise, and entry summary information
required for the classification and appraisement of the merchandise,
the verification of statistical information, and the determination of
compliance with applicable law. The term ``electronic transmission'' is
defined as the transfer of data or information through an authorized
electronic data interchange system consisting of, but not limited to,
computer modems and computer networks. The term ``electronic data
interchange system'' is defined as any established mechanism approved
by the CBP Commissioner through which information can be transferred
electronically.
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To implement the Mod Act, CBP has been modernizing the business
processes essential to securing U.S. borders, facilitating the flow of
legitimate shipments, and targeting illicit goods. The key automated
system behind these initiatives is the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE). ACE is the backbone of CBP trade data processing and risk
management activities and provides a single, centralized access point
to connect CBP, other International Trade Data System (ITDS) agencies,
and the trade community.
B. Executive Order 13659
On February 19, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order (EO)
13659, Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America's Businesses,
in order to reduce unnecessary procedural requirements to commerce
while continuing to protect our national security, public health and
safety, the environment, and natural resources. See 79 FR 10657
(February 25, 2014). Pursuant to EO 13659, participating Federal
agencies shall have capabilities, agreements, and other requirements in
place to utilize the International Trade Data System (ITDS) and
supporting systems, such as the Automated Commercial Environment, as
the primary means of receiving from users the standard set of data and
other relevant documentation (exclusive of applications for permits,
licenses, or certifications) required for the release of imported cargo
and clearance of cargo for export no later than by December 31, 2016.
CBP will complete the development of core trade processing
capabilities in ACE and decommission corresponding capabilities in
legacy systems by the end of 2016. At that time, ACE will provide a
Single Window for processing trade data, and become the primary system
through which the international trade community will submit import and
export data and the Government will determine admissibility.
C. Current Regulations
CBP established the specific requirements and procedures for the
electronic filing of entry and entry summary data for imported
merchandise through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI), originally a
module of the Automated Commercial System (ACS), in a final rule (T.D.
90-92) published in the Federal Register. See 55 FR 49879 (December 3,
1990). The CBP regulations, in Subparts A and D of part 143 in Title 19
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), allow for electronic filing
of customs entry and entry summary information through the ABI. ABI is
defined as a module of the Automated Commercial System (ACS) that
allows entry filers to transmit immediate delivery, entry, and entry
summary data to CBP and to receive electronic messages. ACS is defined
as CBP's integrated comprehensive tracking system for the acquisition,
processing and distribution of import data. See 19 CFR 143.32.
D. Transitioning ABI From ACS to ACE
CBP has been developing and testing ACE over the last several years
as the successor EDI system to ACS. CBP has provided significant public
outreach through events and on-line information to help ensure that the
international trade community is fully engaged in the transition from
ACS to ACE as the system authorized by the Commissioner for processing
entry and entry summary information. CBP has conducted numerous tests
of the filing of entries and entry summaries through ACE. See Section E
below.
During the transition from ACS to ACE, filers have continued to use
the ABI functionality to transmit entry and entry summary information
both to the ACS and ACE EDI systems. In this document, CBP is
announcing, consistent with 19 U.S.C. 1401, that, with the conclusion
of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) tests discussed below,
ACE will be an authorized electronic data interchange system authorized
by the Commissioner to which entry and entry summary filings (also
known as entry filings) can be transmitted electronically. It should be
noted that Reconciliation entries are not affected by this change. See
63 FR 6257 (February 6, 1998). Reconciliation entries will continue to
be filed under the procedures, terms and conditions governing
Reconciliation.
E. National Customs Automation Program
As part of the transition from ACS to ACE, CBP has been conducting
tests of ACE under the NCAP. The NCAP was established by Subtitle B of
the Mod Act. See 19 U.S.C. 1411. The two tests relevant to the
regulatory amendments included in this document are the Cargo Release
test and the Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue, or ESAR, test.
1. ACE Cargo Release Test
On November 9, 2011, CBP published a general notice in the Federal
Register (76 FR 69755) announcing an NCAP test concerning ACE
Simplified Entry to simplify the entry process by eliminating the
submission of redundant data elements required to obtain release for
cargo imported by air. This test does not eliminate the submission of
unique data elements. In a general notice titled ``Modification of
National Customs Automation Program Test Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release'' published in the Federal
Register (78 FR 66039) on November 4, 2013, CBP modified the ACE
Simplified Entry test and renamed it the ACE Cargo Release test. The
Cargo Release Test provided more capabilities to test participants and
eliminated the requirement that test participants join the Customs-
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) in order to increase
participation. CBP modified the Cargo Release Test in a general notice
published in the Federal Register (79 FR 6210) on February 3, 2014, to
include the ocean and rail modes of transportation, and again in a
general notice published in the Federal Register (80 FR 7487) on
February 10, 2015, to change the name of one data element and allow
authorized importers and licensed customs brokers to submit the Cargo
Release entry and the Importer Security Filing (ISF) in a combined
transmission to CBP. In addition, on March 27, 2015, CBP published a
general notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 16414) to further modify
the Cargo Release test to allow importers and customs brokers to file
type 03 entries (i.e., entries for merchandise subject to
countervailing or antidumping duties) for all modes of transportation
and to file, for cargo transported in the truck mode, entries for split
shipments or partial shipments, and entry on cargo which has been moved
in-bond from the first U.S. port of unlading.
2. Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) Test
CBP has published several notices announcing ACE tests related to
the Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) capabilities. The first
of these test notices (ESAR I), published by CBP in the Federal
Register on October 18, 2007 (72 FR 59105), provided for enhanced
account management functions for ACE Portal Accounts and expanded the
universe of ACE account types. On August 26, 2008, CBP published a
General Notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 50337) announcing the
ESAR II test that concerned new Portal and EDI capabilities specific to
entry summary filing and processing of consumption and informal
entries. That notice stated that functionality will include ABI Census
Warning Overrides and issuance of CBP requests for information and
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notices of action through the ACE Portal, and that new functionality
will enhance Portal Account Management and allow for ACE Secure Data
Portal reporting. On March 6, 2009, CBP published the ESAR III test
notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 9826) that announced the port-by-
port phased deployment strategy for the ESAR II functionality. On June
24, 2011, CBP announced the ESAR IV test in the Federal Register (76 FR
37136). That test permitted importers to file post-summary corrections
(PSCs) of certain ACE entry summaries using ABI.
F. Amendments to the CBP Regulations
The Cargo Release and ESAR Tests will terminate only with regard to
requirements directly related to automated entry and entry summary that
do not involve data from other ITDS agencies upon the effective date of
this rule. Test participants may continue to participate in the test
until that date.
As a result of the two tests discussed above having been
successful, CBP is amending its regulations to provide that ACE is a
CBP-authorized electronic data interchange (EDI) system for processing
electronic entry and entry summary filings with CBP. As of the end of
February 2016, CBP anticipates that ACE will be fully functional for
filing entry and entry summary so that ACS will no longer be available
for entry filings. CBP encourages filers to adjust their business
practices by filing in ACE as of the effective date of this rule.
This rule amends sections 12.140, 24.23, 128.11, 128.23, 141.57,
141.58, 143.1, 143.31, 143.32, and 174.12 to replace references to the
Automated Commercial System, or ACS, each place it appears in these
sections with the phrase ``ACE or any other CBP-authorized electronic
data interchange system.'' In section 24.23(a)(4)(i), regarding the
Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF), we are retaining the reference to
ACS, because that system will continue to be used to process payments,
including MPF. We are adding the words ``or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system'' to enable CBP to transition the
payment processing functions to ACE at a later date.
This rule further amends certain definitions concerning the entry
of merchandise in 19 CFR 141.0a to reflect that ACE is the CBP-
authorized EDI system for processing trade data. In particular, the
definitions for the following terms are revised to indicate filers may
also submit required entry information electronically to ACE, as well
as by paper, to CBP: ``entry,'' ``entry summary,'' ``submission,''
``filing,'' ``entered for consumption,'' ``entered for warehouse,'' and
``entered temporarily under bond.'' Similarly, this rule amends the
definitions related to the special entry procedures in 19 CFR 143.32 to
replace reference to ACS with reference to ACE. Specifically, this rule
also revises in 19 CFR 143.32 the definitions of the terms ``ABI,''
``electronic immediate delivery,'' and ``statement processing,'' and
adds a definition of the term ``authorized electronic data interchange
system,'' to indicate that ACS is will no longer be the only CBP-
authorized EDI system.
As the Automated Broker Interface, or ABI, continues to be the
functionality that allows entry filers to transmit immediate delivery,
entry and entry summary data to CBP, and to receive transmissions from
CBP, there is no need to amend references to that term. However, this
rule amends 19 CFR 143.32 to correct the definition of ABI which
currently defines ABI as a module of ACS. This definition is inaccurate
because ABI is a functionality that operates separately from ACS.
This rule further amends the document filing procedures within 19
CFR parts 4, 7, 10, 12, 18-19, 24, 54, 102, 113, 123, 125, 128, 132,
134, 141-146, 148, 151-152, 158, 163, 174, 181, and 191 by providing
filers with the option of transmitting electronic data to CBP.
Specifically, this rule amends these parts to allow filers, in the
alternative, to submit the electronic equivalent of CBP Forms
(including CBP Forms 28, 29, 247, 434, 3229, 3289, 3299, 3311, 3461,
4315, 4455, 4457, 4647, 7501, 7533, and 7552) and other documents that
may be required by CBP or other government agencies at the time of
entry. These documents include the records and information required for
the entry of merchandise listed in the Appendix to part 163 (commonly
referred to as the ``(a)(1)(A)'' list). This amendment does not mean
that an electronic equivalent exists, but merely that an electronic
equivalent may be used when such an equivalent exists. Lastly, this
rule makes technical corrections to the nomenclature of ``Customs'' or
``Customs Service'' to ``CBP'' in some existing regulatory text, and
updates some text to comply with the Plain English initiative in
regulatory drafting.
In consideration of the business process changes that may be
necessary to achieve full compliance and to provide members of the
trade community with sufficient time to transition from ACS to ACE,
filers are encouraged to adjust their business practices at the current
time so that they can file in ACE before the end of February of 2016
when it is anticipated that ACS will no longer be supported for entry
and entry summary. Filers who have technical questions should contact
their assigned client representative. Filers without an assigned client
representative should contact Steven Zaccaro, Client Representative
Branch, ACE Business Office, Office of International Trade, at
steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov. Additional information regarding the
automation of the entry and entry summary processes is available on the
following Web page: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated.
Filers interested in participating in these tests should review the
notices published in the Federal Register. See e.g., National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the Submission of Certain
Data Required by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food
Safety and Inspection Service Using the Partner Government Agency
Message Set Through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), 78 FR
75931 (December 13, 2013); Modification of National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS) Relating to Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) Document Submissions, 80 FR 5126 (January
30, 2015); and Modification of National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Test Concerning the Use of Partner Government Agency Message Set
through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for the Submission
of Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
80 FR 6098 (February 4, 2015). Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine,
Beer, Tobacco Products, Processed Tobacco, and Cigarette Papers and
Tubes; Availability of Pilot Program and Filing Instructions to Test
the Collection of Import Data for Implementation of the International
Trade Data System, 80 FR 47558 (August 7, 2015).
G. Conclusion of Cargo Release and ESAR Tests
This document announces the conclusion of the Cargo Release and the
Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue tests only with regard to the entry
and entry summary requirements that are now part of the CBP
regulations. All other aspects of the Cargo Release and the Entry
Summary, Accounts and Revenue tests remain on-going until ended by
announcement in a subsequent Federal Register notice.
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H. Proposal To Eliminate Hybrid Filing
Importers currently can file required forms electronically to a
CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system, by paper, or a
combination of both (hybrid filing). When importers file a paper or
hybrid entry, they fill out the required documents on their computer,
print the documents, and then send the documents to their broker or to
the port of entry by either mail or a courier. CBP is considering
proposing a rule to require importers to choose between submitting the
required entry and entry summary documentation (including ITDS Agency
documents) entirely electronically or entirely by paper. CBP would no
longer accept any hybrid filings, except in limited circumstances. This
would mean that if an importer files one paper document not covered by
the limited exceptions, the entire filing, including the report to CBP,
must be on paper.
While CBP is considering this proposal, comments are invited on all
aspects of a policy to eliminate hybrid filings, including economic,
operational, and feasibility of implementation. In particular, CBP is
interested in data and views on the following:
1. Assessments of costs of implementing the proposal, including IT,
training, and compliance. Comments should include a discussion about
how the requirement to file all on paper or all in electronic form, if
adopted, would affect business operations, cost to government of
processing paper, and impact on health, safety, and the environment
when enforcement and compliance agencies may see electronic data
reduced.
2. Assessment of net benefits that may include processing
enhancements, savings in processing time, and other perceived
quantitative and qualitative benefits.
3. Estimates of time needed to comply with the proposal, if
adopted.
4. Suggestions for including regulatory flexibilities such as
phased-in compliance dates, exceptions, and safe harbors that will ease
compliance for filers, especially those filers that are small entities.
5. Suggestions as to documentation and data that should be excepted
from the proposed policy and supporting information to explain the
appropriateness of the exception.
II. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
A. Inapplicability of Notice
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3), public notice is inapplicable to
these interim regulations because they concern matters relating to
agency procedure and practice inasmuch as the changes involve updates
to the format of the electronic submission of data to CBP's proprietary
electronic data interchange (EDI) system from ACS to ACE for persons
filing required information related to the importation of merchandise
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1401 and 1484. Further, good cause exists
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) and 808(2), to issue these regulations
without a delay in effective date. The transition from ACS to ACE does
not substantively alter the underlying rights or interests of importers
or filers, only the manner in which they present required information
to the agency. By shifting to a modified electronic format for the
submission of required data, CBP will be able to more efficiently
determine whether merchandise presented for importation is admissible
into the United States. In addition, although this interim rule will be
codified on November 1, 2015, CBP anticipates that filers can continue
to file in ACS or ACE until February 2016, when ACE will be fully
functional for filing entry and entry summary. Accordingly, CBP and
Treasury have determined that the requirements for prior notice and a
delay in effective date are inapplicable, however the agencies are
soliciting comments in this interim rule and will consider all comments
received before issuing a final rule.
B. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866
Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. OMB believes that this rule is an ``economically
significant regulatory action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866.
When importing to the United States, importers may file the
required entry and entry summary documents to CBP in two ways: By paper
or electronically through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI). The
technical requirements to file in ABI are spelled out in the CBP and
Trade Automated Interface Requirements (the CATAIR), which is available
to the public on CBP's Web page.\1\ The CATAIR is updated frequently
due to changing technical specifications.
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If the importer chooses to file electronically, it submits the
required data in ABI and the data then gets transmitted from ABI to a
CBP system for processing. Originally, ABI transmitted the data to only
the Automated Commercial System (ACS). Currently, the data can be
transmitted to either ACS or the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), depending on whether the importer has met the relevant CATAIR
requirements.
The existing regulations set forth the requirements for how filers
interact with CBP through ABI. In doing so, the regulations make
reference to ACS several times. This rule replaces the ACS references
in the regulations with ``ACE or any other CBP-authorized EDI system.''
This regulation also corrects the definition of ABI, which is currently
defined as a module of ACS. This is an erroneous definition since ABI
exists separately from ACS and is simply a functionality by which
importers can file entries with CBP. With this rule, importers will
continue to be able to file their entries electronically via ABI, which
will now transmit all the entry data to ACE.
CBP acknowledges that importers and software developers who have
not already made the changes required to transmit their entry
information from ABI to ACE rather than to ACS will need to make these
changes to comply with the ABI CATAIR specifications. The change in
technical specifications for ABI filing is independent from this
regulatory change. (Technical specifications change frequently and are
done independently of any regulatory action.) What follows is a short
analysis of the costs of the systems changes, some portion of which may
be attributable to this rule.
Based on conversations with members of the trade community on CBP's
Technical Advisory Group,\2\ the costs of making the required systems
changes to meet the CATAIR specifications to use ABI to transmit
entries to ACE rather than to ACS are rather small. According to CBP's
ACE Business Office, approximately 95 percent of importers who file
entries electronically purchase software licenses from third-party
software developers to more easily file entries in ABI. These software
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developers, and a small number of importers who file directly with CBP,
would need to make programming changes to their software to make it
compatible with ACE, if they have not already done so. Software
developers charge an annual fee for the use of their software, which
covers the cost of software updates, maintenance, and training. The
developers do not anticipate raising rates as a result of making
changes to ACE.
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trade community who are involved in the entry process, including
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The cost of making software compatible with ACE will fall on the
software developers and the 5 percent of importers who do not purchase
a software product, because they develop their own software. CBP's ACE
Business Office estimates that 150 businesses will need to make
software modifications, including 112 importers who self-file and 38
software developers. According to the Technical Advisory Group, the
cost of making these changes is covered by the existing fees software
developers charge to their users. Many of these parties have already
made the changes to take advantage of the added functionality available
in ACE. According to CBP's ACE Business Office, of the 38 software
developers that provide software to facilitate the filing of entries,
36 have already modified their systems to allow for filing in ACE. CBP
does not know how many of the 112 self-filers have already modified
their systems, but it is likely that many of these self-filers have
already made the necessary changes. According to CBP data, as of April
2015, 53 percent of entries were filed in ABI in an ACE-compatible
format. According to an estimate from a member of the Technical
Advisory Group, it can cost from $25,000 to $90,000 to make the change
to ACE formatting, including systems costs and training. This estimate
also includes all the costs of converting to ACE, not just the cost of
making the changes necessary to file entries in ACE format, so the
actual costs necessary to file entries in ACE format is likely to be
lower. Based on the range of costs to convert to ACE formatting, we
estimate that it will cost our estimated 112 software vendors and 38
self-filers between $3.75 million and $13.5 million to file in ACE
format. These estimates assume that all 150 software vendors and self-
filers will incur costs to convert to ACE, which we previously noted is
unlikely given that many of these parties have already made the change
to take advantage of ACE's additional functionality. We invite comments
on these estimates of system costs and on other transition costs.
This rule benefits the public by clarifying the information
presented in the regulations regarding how importers interact with CBP
via ABI. The broader regulatory and non-regulatory shift from ACS to
ACE has substantial benefits to federal agencies and the public.
Transitioning to ACE will expedite cargo processing; improve compliance
with CBP and other government agency regulations; provide greater
efficiency in receiving, processing, and sharing import data which will
increase the effectiveness of federal agencies; and reduce redundant
information requirements for the importing community. We note that
these benefits of the transition to ACE are characterized by the same
analytic difficulty as the costs; it is not clear what portion is
attributable to this rule as opposed to other regulatory and non-
regulatory actions. We invite comments that would allow for reasonable
attribution of effects across these various actions.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amended
by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996,
requires an agency to prepare and make available to the public a
regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the effect of a proposed
rule on small entities (i.e., small businesses, small organizations,
and small governmental jurisdictions) when the agency is required to
publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule. Since a
general notice of proposed rulemaking is not necessary for this rule,
CBP is not required to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for
this rule.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
As there is no collection of information proposed in this document,
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507)
are inapplicable.
Signing Authority
This document is being issued in accordance with Sec. 0.1(a)(1) of
the CBP Regulations (19 CFR 0.1(a)(1)) pertaining to the authority of
the Secretary of the Treasury (or his/her delegate) to approve
regulations related to certain customs revenue functions.
List of Subjects
19 CFR Part 4
Customs duties and inspection, Entry, Exports, Freight, Harbors,
Imports, Maritime carriers, Pollution, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Vessels.
19 CFR Part 7
American Samoa, Coffee, Customs duties and inspection, Guam,
Guantanamo Bay, Imports, Insular possessions, Johnston Islands, Kingman
Reef, Liquor, Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Wake Island, Wine.
19 CFR Part 10
Caribbean Basin initiative, Customs duties and inspection, Entry of
merchandise, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 12
Customs duties and inspection, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 18
Baggage, Bonds, Common carriers, Customs duties and inspection,
Exports, Explosives, Foreign trade statistics, Freight, Imports,
Merchandise in transit, Penalties, Prohibited merchandise, Railroad,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Restricted merchandise,
Surety bonds, Transportation in bond, Vehicles, Vessels.
19 CFR Part 19
Customs duties and inspection, Exports, Freight, Imports, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds, Warehouses, Wheat.
19 CFR Part 24
Accounting, Claims, Customs duties and inspection, Harbors,
Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Taxes.
19 CFR Part 54
Customs duties and inspection, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 102
Canada, Customs duties and inspection, Exports, Imports, Mexico,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 113
Common carriers, Customs duties and inspection, Exports, Freight,
Laboratories, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.
19 CFR Part 123
Administrative practice and procedure, Aircraft, Aliens, Baggage,
Canada, Common carriers, Customs duties and inspection, Entry of
merchandise, Fees, Forms (Written agreement), Freight, Immigration,
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Imports, International boundaries (Land border), International traffic,
Mexico, Motor carriers, Railroads, Repairs, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Test programs, Trade agreements, Treaties, Vehicles,
Vessels.
19 CFR Part 125
Customs duties and inspection, Freight, Government contracts,
Harbors, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 128
Administrative practice and procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Entry, Express consignments, Freight, Imports, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 132
Agriculture and agricultural products, Customs duties and
inspection, Quotas, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 134
Canada, Country of origin, Customs duties and inspection, Imports,
Labeling, Marking, Mexico, Packaging and containers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 141
Customs duties and inspection, Entry of merchandise, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 142
Canada, Customs duties and inspection, Mexico, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 143
Customs duties and inspection, Entry of merchandise, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 144
Customs duties and inspection, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Warehouses.
19 CFR Part 145
Customs duties and inspection, Exports, Lotteries, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 146
Administrative practice and procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Foreign trade zones, Imports, Penalties,
Petroleum, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 148
Airmen, Aliens, Baggage, Crewmembers, Customs duties and
inspection, Declarations, Foreign officials, Government employees,
International organizations, Privileges and immunities, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Seamen, Taxes, Trade agreements (U.S.-
Canada Free-Trade Agreement).
19 CFR Part 151
Cigars and cigarettes, Cotton, Customs duties and inspection, Fruit
juices, Laboratories, Metals, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sugar, Wool.
19 CFR Part 152
Appraisement, Classification, Customs duties and inspection,
Valuation.
19 CFR Part 158
Computer technology, Customs duties and inspection, Exports,
Freight, Merchandise (lost, damaged, abandoned, exported), Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
19 CFR Part 163
Administrative practice and procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Imports, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
19 CFR Part 174
Administrative practice and procedure, Customs duties and
inspection, Protests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Trade
agreements.
19 CFR Part 181
Administrative practice and procedure, Canada, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Imports, Mexico, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Trade agreements.
19 CFR Part 191
Alcohol and alcoholic beverages, Claims, Customs duties and
inspection, Exports, Foreign trade zones, Guantanamo Bay Naval Station,
Cuba, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Trade agreements.
Amendments to the CBP Regulations
For the reasons stated above in the preamble, CBP amends parts 4,
7, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24, 54, 102, 113, 123, 125, 128, 132, 134, 141, 142,
143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 151, 152, 158, 163, 174, 181, and 191 of title
19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR parts 4, 7, 10, 12, 18,
19, 24, 54, 102, 113, 123, 125, 128, 132, 134, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145,
146, 148, 151, 152, 158, 163, 174, 181, and 191) to read as follows:
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES
0
1. The general authority citation for Part 4 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1624,
2071 note; 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105.
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0
2. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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Section Words Add
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4.41(a)............................ Form 7501, or its electronic equivalent,
4.94a.............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 7--CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH INSULAR POSSESSIONS AND GUANTANAMO
BAY NAVAL STATION
0
3. The authority citation for Part 7 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624; 48 U.S.C. 1406i.
0
4. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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Section Words Add
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7.3(f)............................. Form 3229 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 10--ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE,
ETC.
0
5. The general authority citation for Part 10 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1321, 1481, 1484,
1498, 1508, 1623, 1624, 3314.
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0
6. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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Section Words Add
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10.1(g)(1)......................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(g)(2) introductory text....... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(g)(3)......................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(h)(1) introductory text....... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(h)(2)......................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(h)(3) introductory text....... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(h)(5)......................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(i)............................ Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(j)(2)......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.1(j)(2)......................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.5(d)............................ Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
10.5(e)............................ CF 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
10.5(f)............................ Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
10.5(g)............................ Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
10.6............................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.31(a)(1)........................ Form 3461 or 7501 , or their electronic equivalents
10.31(a)(2)........................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.31(a)(2)........................ Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.48(b)........................... A declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
10.49(a)........................... a declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
10.53(a)........................... face of the entry , or its electronic equivalent,
10.53(e)(5)........................ USFWS Form 3-177 , or its electronic equivalent
10.59(e)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.60(a)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent.
10.60(d)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.61.............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.62(a) introductory text......... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.62(b)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.62(c)(2)........................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.62a(a).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.62a(b).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
10.66(a)(1)........................ Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent
10.66(a)(2)........................ Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.66(c)(1) introductory text...... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.66(c)(2)........................ Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.67(a)(1)........................ Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent
10.67(a)(2)........................ A declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
10.67(a)(3)........................ A declaration of the ultimate consignee , or its electronic equivalent,
10.67(c)........................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.68(a)........................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent
10.68(a)........................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.68(c)........................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.69.............................. Descriptive lists , or their electronic equivalents,
10.70(a)........................... Department of Agriculture a certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
10.70(a)........................... certificates of pedigree and transfer of ownership , or their electronic equivalents,
10.70(a)........................... such certificates and transfers , or their electronic equivalents
10.71(a)........................... a certificate of pure breeding , or its electronic equivalent,
10.80.............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent.
10.81(b)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
10.84(b)(1)........................ a certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
10.84(b)(2)........................ a certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
10.84(b)(3)........................ a certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
10.84(b)(4)........................ of this section , or their electronic equivalents,
10.84(b)(6)(i)..................... bill of lading , or the electronic equivalent,
10.84(b)(6)(ii).................... The certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
10.90(b)........................... The invoice . or its electronic equivalent,
10.90(b)........................... statement of the cost of production , or its electronic equivalent
10.98(c)........................... a declaration of the importer , or its electronic equivalent,
10.99(a)........................... a declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
10.101(b).......................... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
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10.102(a).......................... or bill , or their electronic equivalents,
10.102(a).......................... pro forma invoice , or its electronic equivalent,
10.102(b).......................... The certificates may be submitted electronically,
10.102(b).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
10.104............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
10.107(a)(1)....................... a report , or its electronic equivalent,
10.121(a).......................... U.S. Department of State , or its electronic equivalent,
10.179(a).......................... certificate from the importer , or its electronic equivalent,
10.180(a).......................... meat-inspection certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 12--SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE
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7. The general authority citation for Part 12 and the sectional
authority citation for Sec. 12.140 continue to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624.
* * * * *
Section 12.140 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 2416(a), 2171;
* * * * *
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8. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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12.6(a)(1)......................... An affidavit , or its electronic equivalent
12.6(a)(2)......................... An affidavit , or its electronic equivalent
12.7(a)............................ a valid permit , or its electronic equivalent,
12.11(a)........................... a notice of arrival , or its electronic equivalent,
12.11(a)........................... form , or its electronic equivalent,
12.11(a)........................... the notice of arrival , or its electronic equivalent,
12.34(b)........................... country of manufacture , or its electronic equivalent,
12.34(e)........................... declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.41(a)........................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
12.43(a)........................... certificate of origin , or its electronic equivalent,
12.43(a)........................... an additional certificate , or its electronic equivalent,
12.43(b)........................... a statement , or its electronic equivalent,
12.43(c)........................... of this section , or their electronic equivalents,
12.80(e)(2)........................ Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent
12.85(c)(1)........................ declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.85(c)(2)........................ Declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.85(c)(2)........................ A copy of the exemption , or its electronic equivalent
12.85(c)(3)........................ declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.85(c)(4)........................ declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.85(c)(5)........................ declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.85(c)(6)........................ declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.85(d)(1)........................ Form CG-5096 , or its electronic equivalent
12.91(d)........................... Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent
12.99(a) introductory text......... a declaration , or its electronic equivalent
12.99(b)........................... the declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
12.99(b)........................... copy of the contract , or its electronic equivalent,
12.104c(a)......................... A certificate , its electronic equivalent
12.104c(a)......................... or permit , or their electronic equivalents,
12.104c(d)(1)(i) introductory text. declarations under oath , or their electronic equivalents,
12.104c(d)(1)(ii).................. A statement , or its electronic equivalent,
12.104c(d)(2)(i)................... declarations under oath , or their electronic equivalents,
12.104c(d)(2)(ii).................. A statement , or its electronic equivalent,
12.104d............................ or evidence , or the electronic equivalent,
12.104e(a) introductory text....... or evidence , or the electronic equivalent,
12.107(a).......................... A certificate , or its electronic equivalent
12.140(b) introductory text........ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
12.140(b)(2)(ii)................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
12.142(c)(1) introductory text..... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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Sec. 12.140 [Amended]
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9. Amend Sec. 12.140, in paragraph (b)(1) by removing the words
``Automated Commercial System'' and adding in their place the words
``Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system''.
PART 18--TRANSPORTATION IN BOND AND MERCHANDISE IN TRANSIT
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10. The general authority citation for Part 18 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (general Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1551, 1552, 1553,
1623, 1624.
* * * * *
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11. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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18.6(b)............................ Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 19--CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF
MERCHANDISE THEREIN
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12. The general authority citation for Part 19 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624.
* * * * *
0
13. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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19.6(d)(2)......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
19.6(d)(5)......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
19.9(c)............................ 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
19.9(c)............................ Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
19.11(b)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
19.11(g)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
19.14(a)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
19.15(b)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
19.15(d)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 24--CUSTOMS FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE
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14. The general authority citation for Part 24 and the sectional
authority for Sec. 24.23 continue to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 58a-58c, 66, 1202 (General
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1505,
1520, 1624; 26 U.S.C. 4461, 4462; 31 U.S.C. 3717, 9701; Public Law
107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
* * * * *
Section 24.23 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 3332;
* * * * *
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15. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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24.5(d)............................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
24.5(e)............................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
24.24(e)(2)(ii).................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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Sec. 24.23 [Amended]
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16. Amend Sec. 24.23, in paragraph (a)(4)(i) by adding after the words
``Automated Commercial System (ACS)'' the words ``or any other CBP-
authorized electronic data interchange system''.
PART 54--CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS TEMPORARILY FREE OF DUTY
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17. The authority citation for part 54 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i); Section XV,
Note 5, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623,
1624.
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18. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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54.5(b)............................ declaration of the importer , or its electronic equivalent,
54.6(a)............................ statement of the importer , or its electronic equivalent,
54.6(b)............................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 102--RULES OF ORIGIN
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19. The authority citation for part 102 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624, 3314, 3592.
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20. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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102.23(a).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
102.23(a).......................... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
102.25............................. Certificate of Eligibility , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 102............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 102............... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 113--CUSTOMS BONDS
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21. The general authority citation for part 113 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624.
* * * * *
0
22. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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113.41............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 123--CBP RELATIONS WITH CANADA AND MEXICO
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23. The general authority citation for part 123 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1431, 1433, 1436, 1448,1624,
2071 note.
* * * * *
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24. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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123.4(b)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
123.4(c)........................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
123.92(b)(2)(iii).................. Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 125--CARTAGE AND LITERAGE OF MERCHANDISE
0
25. The general authority citation for part 125 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1565, and 1624.
* * * * *
0
26. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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125.31(b).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
125.32............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 128--EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS
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27. The authority citation for part 128 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 58c, 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1321, 1484, 1498,
1551, 1555, 1556, 1565, 1624.
0
28. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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128.24(b).......................... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent
128.24(c).......................... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
128.24(d).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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Sec. 128.11 [Amended]
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29. Amend Sec. 128.11, in paragraph (b)(7)(i) by removing the words
``Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS) and associated modules,''
and adding in their place the words ``CBP Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system, and associated applications.''
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30. Amend Sec. 128.23 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 128.23 Entry requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Procedures--(1) General. All express consignment entities
utilizing the procedures in this part must comply with the requirements
of the CBP Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-
authorized electronic data interchange system. These requirements
include those under the Automated Manifest System (AMS), Cargo
Selectivity, Statement Processing, the Automated Broker Interface
System (ABI), and enhancements of ACE or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system.
(2) Entry number. All entry numbers must be furnished to CBP in a
CBP approved bar coded readable format in order to assist in the
processing of express consignment cargo under the CBP Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic
data interchange system.
* * * * *
PART 132--QUOTAS
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31. The general authority citation for part 132 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624.
* * * * *
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32. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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132.11a(a)(1)...................... entry summary for consumption, or its electronic equivalent,
132.11a(a)(2)...................... entry summary for consumption, or its electronic equivalent,
132.11a(a)(3)...................... entry summary for consumption, or its electronic equivalent,
132.13(a)(1)(i).................... entry summary for consumption, or its electronic equivalent,
132.13(a)(1)(ii)................... entry summary for consumption, or its electronic equivalent,
132.13(a)(1)(iii) introductory text the initial presentation of the entry summaries for or their electronic equivalents,
consumption or withdrawals for consumption
132.13(a)(1)(iii)(A)............... or withdrawals for consumption, or their electronic equivalents,
132.13(a)(2)....................... or withdrawal for consumption, , or their electronic equivalents,
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PART 134--COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING
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33. The authority citation for part 134 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1304,
1624.
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34. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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134.51(a).......................... Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent,
134.52(a).......................... Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 141--ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE
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35. The general authority citation for part 141 and the sectional
authority for Sec. 141.66 continue to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1498, 1624.
* * * * *
Section 141.66 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1623.
* * * * *
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36. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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141.57(d)(2)....................... CF 3461/CF 3461 ALT, or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(b).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(d) introductory text........ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(d)(1)....................... 7501 (boxes 10 and 12) , or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(d)(1)....................... (box 12) , or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(d)(1)....................... (box 10) , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(d)(2)....................... (box12) , or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(d)(2)....................... (box 10) , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(d)(3)....................... (box 22) , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(d)(4)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(e)(1)(i)(A)................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(e)(1)(ii)(B)................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.61(e)(1)(ii)(C)................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(f)(1)(iv)................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
141.61(f)(2)(i).................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.68(g)(1)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
141.68(g)(2)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.68(h).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
141.68(h).......................... or 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
141.113(g)......................... Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent,
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37. Revise Sec. 141.0a to read as follows:
Sec. 141.0a Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise or a different definition is
prescribed, the following terms will have the meanings indicated when
used in connection with the entry of merchandise:
(a) Entry. ``Entry'' means that documentation or data required by
Sec. 142.3 of this chapter to be filed with the appropriate CBP
officer or submitted electronically to the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system to secure the release of imported merchandise from
CBP custody, or the act of filing that documentation. ``Entry'' also
means that documentation or data required by Sec. 181.53 of this
chapter to be filed with CBP to withdraw merchandise from a duty-
deferral program in the United States for exportation to Canada or
Mexico or for entry into a duty-deferral program in Canada or Mexico.
(b) Entry summary. ``Entry summary'' means any other documentation
or electronic submission of data necessary to enable CBP to assess
duties, and collect statistics on imported merchandise, and determine
whether other requirements of law or regulation are met.
(c) Submission. ``Submission'' means the voluntary delivery to the
appropriate CBP officer or electronic submission to the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic
data interchange system of the entry summary documentation or data for
preliminary review or of entry documentation or data for other
purposes.
(d) Filing. ``Filing'' means:
(1) The delivery to CBP, including electronic submission to the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system, of the entry documentation or data
required by section 484(a), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C.
1484(a)), to obtain the release of merchandise, or
(2) The delivery to CBP, including electronic submission to the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system, together with the deposit of
estimated duties, of the entry summary documentation or data required
to assess duties, collect statistics, and determine whether other
requirements of law and regulation are met, or
(3) The delivery to CBP, including electronic submission to the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system, together with the deposit of
estimated duties, of the entry summary documentation or data, which
will serve as both the entry and the entry summary.
(e) Presentation. ``Presentation'' is used only in connection with
quota-class merchandise and is defined in Sec. 132.1(d) of this
chapter.
(f) Entered for consumption. ``Entered for consumption'' means that
an entry summary for consumption has been filed with CBP in proper
form, including electronic submission to the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system, with estimated duties attached. ``Entered for
consumption'' also means the necessary
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documentation has been filed with CBP to withdraw merchandise from a
duty-deferral program in the United States for exportation to Canada or
Mexico or for entry into a duty-deferral program in Canada or Mexico
(see Sec. 181.53 of this chapter).
(g) Entered for warehouse. ``Entered for warehouse'' means that an
entry summary for warehouse has been filed with CBP in proper form,
including electronic submission to the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system.
(h) Entered temporarily under bond. ``Entered temporarily under
bond'' means that an entry summary supporting a temporary importation
under bond has been filed with CBP in proper form, including electronic
submission to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other
CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system.
(i) Released conditionally. ``Released conditionally'' means any
release from CBP custody before liquidation.
Sec. 141.57 [Amended]
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38. Amend Sec. 141.57, in paragraph (d)(2) by removing the words
``through the Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS)'' and replacing
them with the words ``to the CBP Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
or any other CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system''.
Sec. 141.58 [Amended]
0
39. Amend Sec. 141.58, in paragraph (e) by removing the words
``through the Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS)'' and adding in
their place the words ``to the CBP Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system''.
Sec. 141.66 [Amended]
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40. Amend Sec. 141.66 by removing the word ``documents'' and adding in
its place the word ``documentation'' in the heading; and removing the
word ``document'' and adding in its place the word ``documentation'' in
the regulatory text.
PART 142--ENTRY PROCESS
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41. The authority citation for part 142 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624.
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42. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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142.3(a)(1)........................ Form 3461 (appropriately modified) , or its electronic equivalent,
142.3(a)(1)........................ Form 7533 (appropriately modified) , or its electronic equivalent,
142.3(a)(6)........................ Form 3461, 3461 ALT, 7501 , or their electronic equivalents.
142.3(b)(1)........................ Form 3461 or 7533 , or their electronic equivalents,
142.3(b)(2)........................ 7501 or CBP Form 3311 , or their electronic equivalent
142.22(a).......................... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent
142.24(a).......................... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent
142.47(b).......................... CF 3461 or 3461 Alternate , or its electronic equivalent,
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43. Section 142.11 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 142.11 Entry summary form.
(a) CBP Form 7501. The entry summary must be on the CBP Form 7501,
or its electronic equivalent, unless a different form or format is
prescribed elsewhere in this chapter. CBP Form 7501, or its electronic
equivalent, must be used for merchandise formally entered for
consumption, formally entered for warehouse, or rewarehouse in
accordance with Sec. 144.11 of this chapter, and formally entered
temporarily under bond under Sec. 10.31 of this chapter. The entry
summary for merchandise which may be entered free of duty in accordance
with Sec. 10.1(g) or (h) may be on CBP Form 3311, or its electronic
equivalent, instead of on a CBP Form 7501 (or its electronic
equivalent). For merchandise entitled to be entered under an informal
entry, see Sec. 143.23 of this chapter.
(b) Extra copies. The port director may require additional copies
of the entry summary if filed in paper.
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44. Section 142.16 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 142.16 Entry summary documentation.
(a) Entry summary not filed at time of entry. When the entry
documentation is filed in paper before the entry summary documentation,
one copy of the entry document and the commercial invoice, or the
documentation filed in place of a commercial invoice in the instances
listed in Sec. 141.83(d) of this chapter, will be returned to the
importer after CBP authorizes release of the merchandise. Entry
documentation may also be transmitted electronically to the CBP
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system. The importer may use these
documents in preparing the entry summary, CBP Form 7501, or its
electronic equivalent, and must file them with the entry summary
documentation within the time period stated in Sec. 142.12(b). The
entry summary documentation also must include any other documentation
required for a particular shipment unless a bond for missing
documentation is on file, as provided in Sec. 141.66 of this chapter.
(b) Entry summary filed at time of entry. When the entry summary
documentation is filed or transmitted electronically at time of entry,
the documentation listed in Sec. 142.3 must be filed at the same time,
except that CBP Form 3461 or 7533, or their electronic equivalents,
will not be required. The importer also must file any additional
invoice required for a particular shipment.
PART 143--SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES
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45. The authority citation for part 143 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1321, 1414, 1481, 1484, 1498, 1624,
1641.
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46. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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143.12............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
143.13(a).......................... statements of cost , or their electronic equivalents,
143.13(b).......................... A declaration , or its electronic equivalent,
143.23 introductory text........... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
143.23(b).......................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
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143.23(c).......................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent,
143.23(f).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
143.23(h)(1)....................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
143.23(h)(2)....................... Form 3311 , or its electronic equivalent,
143.23(h)(2)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
143.24............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
143.25 heading..................... entry form , or its electronic equivalent
143.25............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
143.32(g).......................... Forms 7501, 3461 , or their electronic equivalents
143.32(h).......................... Forms 7501 and 3461 , or their electronic equivalents
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47. Section Sec. 143.1 introductory text is revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 143.1 Eligibility.
The Automated Broker Interface (ABI) allows participants to
transmit data electronically to CBP through ABI and to receive
transmissions from Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other
CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system. Its purposes are to
improve administrative efficiency, enhance enforcement of customs and
related laws, lower costs and expedite the release of cargo.
* * * * *
Sec. 143.31 [Amended]
0
48. Amend Sec. 143.31, in first sentence, by removing the words
``Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS)'' and adding in their place
the words ``CBP Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or any other
CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system''.
0
49. Section 143.32 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (j) and
(p) to read as follows:
Sec. 143.32 Definitions.
* * * * *
(a) ABI. ``ABI'' means the Automated Broker Interface functionality
that allows entry filers to transmit immediate delivery, entry and
entry summary data electronically to, and receive electronic messaging
from, CBP and receive transmissions from Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system.
(b) Authorized electronic data interchange system means any
established mechanism approved by the Commissioner of CBP through which
information can be transferred electronically.
* * * * *
(j) Electronic immediate delivery. ``Electronic immediate
delivery'' means the electronic transmission of CBP Forms 3461 or 3461
alternate (CBP Form 3461 ALT) data to the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system in order to obtain the release of goods under
immediate delivery.
* * * * *
(p) Statement processing. ``Statement processing'' means the method
of collection and accounting which allows a filer to pay for more than
one entry summary with one payment. ACS, or any other CBP-authorized
electronic data interchange system, generates the statement, which is
transmitted electronically to the filer, consisting of a list of entry
summaries and the amount of duties, taxes or fees, if any, due for
payment. Upon payment and collection of the statement, those entry
summaries designated as electronic will be scheduled for liquidation
(see Sec. 24.25 of this chapter).
* * * * *
Sec. 143.33 [Amended]
0
50. Amend Sec. 143.33 by removing the words ``of ACS''.
PART 144--WAREHOUSE AND RE-WAREHOUSE ENTRIES AND WITHDRAWALS
0
51. The general authority citation for Part 144 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1484, 1557, 1559, 1624.
* * * * *
0
52. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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144.11(a).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.11(a).......................... Form 3461 or 7533 , or their electronic equivalents,
144.11(b) heading and (b).......... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.11(c).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.12............................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.14 introductory text........... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.22(a) introductory text........ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.36(b).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.37(a).......................... 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.38(a).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.38(e).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.41(b).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.41(d).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.42(b)(1)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
144.42(b)(2)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
144.42(b)(3)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 145--MAIL IMPORTATIONS
0
53. The general authority citation for Part 145 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1624.
* * * * *
0
54. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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145.4(c)........................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
145.12(b)(1)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
145.12(c).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
145.12(e)(1)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 146--FOREIGN TRADE ZONES
0
55. The authority citation for Part 146 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 81a-81u, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624.
0
56. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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146.62(a).......................... or other applicable Customs forms , or their electronic equivalents
146.62(b)(1)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
146.62(b)(2)....................... Form 7512 , or its electronic equivalent,
146.63(c)(1) (first, second and Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
fourth sentences).
146.63(c)(1) (third sentence)...... Form 3461 , or its electronic equivalent
146.70(c).......................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 146............... CF 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 146............... CF 7501s , or their electronic equivalents,
Appendix to Part 146............... CF 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 148--PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
0
57. The general authority citation for Part 148 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624. The provisions of
this part, except for subpart C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C.
1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States).
* * * * *
0
58. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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148.1(b)........................... form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.1(b)........................... Form 4457 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.1(b)........................... form 4457 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.6(a)........................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.8(b)........................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
148.8(c)........................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
148.32(b) introductory text........ Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent
148.37(b).......................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.37(c).......................... Form 4455 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.52(c).......................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.53(b).......................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent,
148.77(b)(1)....................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent
148.77(b)(2)....................... Form 3299 , or its electronic equivalent,
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PART 151--EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE
0
59. The general authority citation for Part 151 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i) and (j),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 1624.
* * * * *
0
60. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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151.11............................. Form 28 , or its electronic equivalent
151.15(a).......................... Form 3461, or Customs Form 3461 (ALT) , or their electronic equivalents,
151.15(a).......................... Form 3461 or 3461 (ALT) , or their electronic equivalents
151.15(d).......................... Form 3461 or 3461 (ALT) , or their electronic equivalents,
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PART 152--CLASSIFICATION AND APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE
0
61. The general authority citation for Part 152 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1401a, 1500, 1502, 1624,
* * * * *
0
62. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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152.2.............................. Form 29 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 158--RELIEF FROM DUTIES ON MERCHANDISE LOST, DAMAGED,
ABANDONED, OR EXPORTED
0
63. The authority citation for Part 158 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1624, unless otherwise noted. Subpart C
is also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1563.
0
64. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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158.11(b)(1)....................... Form 4315 , or its electronic equivalent,
158.13(a)(1)....................... Form 4315 , or its electronic equivalent
158.13(a)(2)....................... Form 4315 , or its electronic equivalent
158.23............................. Form 4315 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 163--RECORDKEEPING
0
65. The general authority citation for Part 163 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1484, 1508; 1509, 1510,
1624.
* * * * *
0
66. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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Appendix to Part 163............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 163............... Form (CF) 3461 , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 163............... Form 3229 , or its electronic equivalent,
Appendix to Part 163............... CG-5096 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 174--PROTESTS
0
67. The general authority citation for part 174 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1514, 1515, 1624.
* * * * *
Sec. 174.12 [Amended]
0
68. Amend Sec. 174.12, in paragraph (c) by removing the word ``ACS''
and adding in its place the words ``CBP Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) or any other CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system''.
PART 181--NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
0
69. The general authority citation for Part 181 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624, 3314;
* * * * *
0
70. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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181.11(b) introductory text........ Form 434 , or its electronic equivalent
181.22(b)(1)....................... Form 434 , or its electronic equivalent
181.47(b)(2)(i)(B)................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.47(b)(2)(ii)(B)................ Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.47(b)(2)(ii)(D)................ Form 7552 , or its electronic equivalent
181.47(b)(2)(iii)(B)............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(2)(iii)(B)............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(2)(iii)(C)............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(3)(i).................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(3)(ii)................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(3)(iii).................. Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(4)(i).................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(a)(4)(ii)................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(b)(2) Example............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(b)(3) Example............... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.53(b)(4)(ii) Example........... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.72(a)(3)(i).................... Form 28 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.112(a)......................... Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent,
181.114(b)(2)...................... Form 4647 , or its electronic equivalent
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PART 191--DRAWBACK
0
71. The general authority citation for Part 191 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1313, 1624;
* * * * *
0
72. In the table below, for each section indicated in the left column,
after the words indicated in the middle column, wherever they appear in
the section, add the words indicated in the right column:
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191.2(c) introductory text......... Form 7552 , or its electronic equivalent
191.2(d) introductory text......... Form 7552 , or its electronic equivalent
191.91(b)(3)....................... Form 7501 , or its electronic equivalent
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R. Gil Kerlikowske,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Approved: October 5, 2015.
Mark J. Mazur,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2015-25729 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am]
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