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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
Announcement of Program for the
Private Sector To Participate in TradeRelated Training of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection and U.S.
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Personnel
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
CBP’s and ICE’s process to solicit,
evaluate, and select interested parties in
the private sector to fulfill agency needs
for instruction and related instructional
materials for trade-related training,
pursuant to section 104 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
of 2015 (TFTEA).
DATES: Private sector parties interested
in providing training to CBP or ICE
personnel may submit a training
proposal satisfying the criteria set forth
below on or after February 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Private sector parties
interested in submitting a request to
provide trade-related training should
submit proposals as indicated below:
CBP proposals should be submitted to
tradeseminars@cbp.dhs.gov.
ICE proposals should be submitted to
IPRCenter@dhs.gov and
TTUOperations@ice.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions should be addressed to
agency-designated personnel below:
CBP: Christal Oliphant (202–863–
6517) for anti-dumping and
countervailing duties (AD/CVD)
seminars; Robert Copyak (202–863–
6014) for intellectual property rights
(IPR) and other seminars.
ICE: Special Agent Nadine Andrews
(703–603–3955).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
On February 24, 2016, former
President Barack Obama signed into law
the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act (TFTEA), (Pub. L. 114–
125, 130 Stat. 122, Feb. 24, 2016) (19
U.S.C. 4301 note). Section 104 of the
TFTEA directs the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) and the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) to establish and carry out, on a
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fiscal year basis, trade-related
educational seminars to: (1) Improve the
ability of personnel of CBP to classify
and appraise imported merchandise; (2)
improve the trade enforcement efforts of
CBP and ICE personnel; and (3)
otherwise improve the ability and
effectiveness of CBP and ICE personnel
to facilitate legitimate international
trade. Interested parties in the private
sector that meet the guidelines and
criteria set forth in this notice and are
selected by CBP or ICE may provide
instruction and related instructional
materials at these seminars pursuant to
section 104.
Topics upon which training may be
conducted include tariff classification,
customs valuation, country of origin
(including procedures for identifying
merchandise bearing mislabeled country
of origin markings), proper assessment
of AD/CVD, evasion of duties on
imports of textiles, border enforcement
of IPR, enforcement of child labor laws,
and other topics as appropriate and
useful as concerns the trade-related
duties and missions of CBP and ICE.
Trade-Related Training by Private
Sector Parties
Interested parties desiring to conduct
training under this program will be
selected based on: (1) The availability of
CBP and ICE personnel for such
training; (2) the relevance of the training
to the topics specified in section 104; (3)
the usefulness of the proposed training
as concerns the trade-related duties and
missions of CBP and ICE; (4) any
existing or future need to train CBP and
ICE personnel on identifying and
detecting incorrect or false country of
origin with respect to imported
merchandise; and (5) the expertise and
experience of the proposed private
sector instructors in the subject matter
of the proposed training.
Proposals for private sector training
should be directed to either CBP or ICE,
as appropriate, at the above addresses,
and contain the following information
and materials:
(1) Name, address, telephone number,
and email address of the entity
proposing the training;
(2) Type of business in which the
entity is engaged;
(3) Topic for the proposed training;
(4) Outline of proposed curriculum
and instructional materials;
(5) Name, address, telephone number,
email address, and qualifications of the
proposed private sector instructor(s)
(including previous experience in
conducting training on the proposed
topic);
(6) Name of the ports or locations at
which the training is proposed to be
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given (which may be conducted at a
location provided by the entity
proposing the training), as applicable,
and the intended audience in CBP and/
or ICE;
(7) Proposed dates for the training;
(8) Length of the training; and
(9) Any previous history of traderelated training provided to CBP and/or
ICE.
An interested private sector party who
submits a proposal to train CBP and/or
ICE personnel will be notified whether
the proposed training meets the
guidelines in this notice and have been
selected to conduct the training.
As provided for in section 104(d), the
Commissioner of CBP will give due
consideration to carrying out
educational seminars under this
program to improve the ability of CBP
personnel to enforce specific AD/CVD
orders if such training is proposed by a
petitioner involved in the action
underlying that order.
TFTEA does not provide for or
authorize any compensation or
reimbursement of costs and expenses for
private sector parties who participate in
training for CBP or ICE personnel under
this program. Therefore, no
compensation or payment will be made
to any private sector parties selected to
provide such training. Private sector
parties selected to participate will be
required to execute a gratuitous services
agreement.
The procedures set forth herein create
no private rights, benefits, or privileges
for any person or party.
Please note that nothing in TFTEA or
this notice precludes or limits CBP or
ICE from soliciting private sector parties
to participate in specific training
programs considered useful to the
missions of the agencies or from
continuing any such current training
programs with private sector parties.
Dated: February 13, 2018.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
Thomas D. Homan,
Deputy Director and Senior Official
Performing the Duties of the Director, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Announcement of Program for the Private Sector To Participate in
Trade-Related Training of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Personnel
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces CBP's and ICE's process to solicit,
evaluate, and select interested parties in the private sector to
fulfill agency needs for instruction and related instructional
materials for trade-related training, pursuant to section 104 of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA).
DATES: Private sector parties interested in providing training to CBP
or ICE personnel may submit a training proposal satisfying the criteria
set forth below on or after February 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Private sector parties interested in submitting a request to
provide trade-related training should submit proposals as indicated
below:
CBP proposals should be submitted to [email protected].
ICE proposals should be submitted to [email protected] and
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be addressed to
agency-designated personnel below:
CBP: Christal Oliphant (202-863-6517) for anti-dumping and
countervailing duties (AD/CVD) seminars; Robert Copyak (202-863-6014)
for intellectual property rights (IPR) and other seminars.
ICE: Special Agent Nadine Andrews (703-603-3955).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 24, 2016, former President Barack Obama signed into law
the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA), (Pub. L. 114-
125, 130 Stat. 122, Feb. 24, 2016) (19 U.S.C. 4301 note). Section 104
of the TFTEA directs the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) to establish and carry out, on a fiscal year basis,
trade-related educational seminars to: (1) Improve the ability of
personnel of CBP to classify and appraise imported merchandise; (2)
improve the trade enforcement efforts of CBP and ICE personnel; and (3)
otherwise improve the ability and effectiveness of CBP and ICE
personnel to facilitate legitimate international trade. Interested
parties in the private sector that meet the guidelines and criteria set
forth in this notice and are selected by CBP or ICE may provide
instruction and related instructional materials at these seminars
pursuant to section 104.
Topics upon which training may be conducted include tariff
classification, customs valuation, country of origin (including
procedures for identifying merchandise bearing mislabeled country of
origin markings), proper assessment of AD/CVD, evasion of duties on
imports of textiles, border enforcement of IPR, enforcement of child
labor laws, and other topics as appropriate and useful as concerns the
trade-related duties and missions of CBP and ICE.
Trade-Related Training by Private Sector Parties
Interested parties desiring to conduct training under this program
will be selected based on: (1) The availability of CBP and ICE
personnel for such training; (2) the relevance of the training to the
topics specified in section 104; (3) the usefulness of the proposed
training as concerns the trade-related duties and missions of CBP and
ICE; (4) any existing or future need to train CBP and ICE personnel on
identifying and detecting incorrect or false country of origin with
respect to imported merchandise; and (5) the expertise and experience
of the proposed private sector instructors in the subject matter of the
proposed training.
Proposals for private sector training should be directed to either
CBP or ICE, as appropriate, at the above addresses, and contain the
following information and materials:
(1) Name, address, telephone number, and email address of the
entity proposing the training;
(2) Type of business in which the entity is engaged;
(3) Topic for the proposed training;
(4) Outline of proposed curriculum and instructional materials;
(5) Name, address, telephone number, email address, and
qualifications of the proposed private sector instructor(s) (including
previous experience in conducting training on the proposed topic);
(6) Name of the ports or locations at which the training is
proposed to be given (which may be conducted at a location provided by
the entity proposing the training), as applicable, and the intended
audience in CBP and/or ICE;
(7) Proposed dates for the training;
(8) Length of the training; and
(9) Any previous history of trade-related training provided to CBP
and/or ICE.
An interested private sector party who submits a proposal to train
CBP and/or ICE personnel will be notified whether the proposed training
meets the guidelines in this notice and have been selected to conduct
the training.
As provided for in section 104(d), the Commissioner of CBP will
give due consideration to carrying out educational seminars under this
program to improve the ability of CBP personnel to enforce specific AD/
CVD orders if such training is proposed by a petitioner involved in the
action underlying that order.
TFTEA does not provide for or authorize any compensation or
reimbursement of costs and expenses for private sector parties who
participate in training for CBP or ICE personnel under this program.
Therefore, no compensation or payment will be made to any private
sector parties selected to provide such training. Private sector
parties selected to participate will be required to execute a
gratuitous services agreement.
The procedures set forth herein create no private rights, benefits,
or privileges for any person or party.
Please note that nothing in TFTEA or this notice precludes or
limits CBP or ICE from soliciting private sector parties to participate
in specific training programs considered useful to the missions of the
agencies or from continuing any such current training programs with
private sector parties.
Dated: February 13, 2018.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Thomas D. Homan,
Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the
Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2018-03233 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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