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II. Regulatory Requirements
ACTION:
This Policy Guidance is a non-binding
general statement of policy articulating
considerations relevant to the Bureau’s
exercise of its supervisory and
enforcement authority. It is therefore
exempt from notice and comment
rulemaking requirements under the
Administrative Procedure Act pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 553(b). Because no notice of
proposed rulemaking is required, the
Regulatory Flexibility Act does not
require an initial or final regulatory
flexibility analysis. 5 U.S.C. 603(a),
604(a). The Bureau has determined that
this Policy Guidance does not impose
any new or revise any existing
recordkeeping, reporting, or disclosure
requirements on covered entities or
members of the public that would be
collections of information requiring
OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
SUMMARY:
Dated: June 26, 2017.
Richard Cordray,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
Background
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15 CFR Part 744
Control Policy: End-User and End-Use
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CFR Correction
In Title 15 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 300 to 799, revised as
of January 1, 2017, on page 498, in
supplement number 4 to part 744, under
United Arab Emirates, remove the entry
for ‘‘Indira Mirchandani’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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RIN 1651–AB07
Modernization of the Customs Brokers
Examination
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
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Final rule.
This document adopts as a
final rule, with changes, the
amendments proposed to the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
regulations concerning the customs
broker’s examination provisions.
Specifically, this rule transitions the
examination to a computer automated
customs broker examination, adjusts the
dates of the examination to account for
the fiscal year transition period and
payment schedule requirements, and
increases the examination fee to cover
the cost of delivering the exam.
DATES: Effective July 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Peterson, Chief, Broker Management
Branch, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, (202) 863–6601,
julia.peterson@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), provides,
among other things, that a person (an
individual, corporation, association, or
partnership) must hold a valid customs
broker’s license and permit in order to
transact customs business on behalf of
others, sets forth standards for the
issuance of a broker’s license and
permit, and provides for disciplinary
action against brokers that have engaged
in specific infractions. This section also
provides that an examination may be
conducted to assess an applicant’s
qualifications for a license.
The regulations issued under the
authority of section 641 are set forth in
title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, part 111 (19 CFR part 111).
Part 111 sets forth the regulations
regarding, among other things, the
licensing of, and granting of permits to,
persons desiring to transact customs
business as customs brokers. These
regulations also include the
qualifications required of applicants and
the procedures for applying for licenses
and permits, including examination
procedures and requirements.
Currently, a customs broker’s
examination consists of a paper test
booklet and a scannable answer sheet
which is administered by the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM). CBP
supplements OPM’s resources by
providing CBP officials to proctor the
examination and space to conduct the
examination. There is a $200 fee to take
the examination. This fee, which has
not changed since 2000, currently does
not cover the administrative costs of the
paper-based examination as the costs of
administering the examination have
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increased. At the same time that CBP is
looking to update its fee to reflect the
costs of administering the exam, OPM
has informed CBP that it will no longer
administer the paper-based examination
and it is shifting all the examinations it
administers to an electronic format.
On September 14, 2016, CBP
published a document in the Federal
Register (81 FR 63149) proposing to
amend title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (‘‘19 CFR’’) to modernize
the customs broker’s examination
provisions. Specifically, CBP proposed
amending the customs broker’s
examination provisions, which are
contained in 19 CFR part 111, to permit
automation of the examination. CBP
proposed removing references to the
‘‘written’’ examination to accommodate
the transition from the paper and pencil
format to an electronic format; and
proposed removing the requirement that
CBP grade the examinations to permit
officials at the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) or OPM contractors
to grade the examinations. CBP
proposed removing the reference to
‘‘Headquarters’’ to allow CBP offices
nationwide to assist in preparing the
examination. CBP also proposed moving
the examination dates to the fourth
Monday in April and October to allow
more time between the start of the
federal fiscal year and the October
examination date. To cover the costs of
administering the examination, plus the
cost of automating the examination, CBP
proposed to increase the fee. CBP
proposed removing the special
examination provision because it was
unnecessary. Finally, to better reflect
CBP’s organizational structure, CBP
proposed updating the information on
whom to contact when an applicant
either would miss an examination, or
would file an appeal of examination
results. CBP proposed these changes to
benefit both applicants and CBP. For
applicants, automation would
standardize the testing environment and
equipment for all examinations, and
provide earlier notification of test
scores. For CBP, automation would
provide for a more efficient use of CBP
staff and administrative resources. The
notice of proposed rulemaking
requested public comments. The public
comment period closed on November
14, 2016.
Discussion of Comments
Eight comments were received in
response to the notice of proposed
rulemaking.
Comment: Six commenters sought
clarification about the transition from a
paper and pencil format to computer
automated examinations as described in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Part 744
Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based
CFR Correction
0
In Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 300 to 799,
revised as of January 1, 2017, on page 498, in supplement number 4 to
part 744, under United Arab Emirates, remove the entry for ``Indira
Mirchandani''.
[FR Doc. 2017-13802 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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