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UMRA also requires a Federal agency to
develop an effective process to permit
timely input by elected officers of state,
local, and tribal governments on a
proposed ‘‘significant intergovernmental
mandate,’’ and requires an agency plan
for giving notice and opportunity for
timely input to potentially affected
small governments before establishing
any requirements that might
significantly or uniquely affect them. On
March 18, 1997, DOE published a
statement of policy on its process for
intergovernmental consultation under
UMRA. 62 FR 12820. DOE’s policy
statement is also available at https://
energy.gov/gc/office-general-counsel.
DOE examined this final rule according
to UMRA and its statement of policy
and determined that the rule contains
neither an intergovernmental mandate,
nor a mandate that may result in the
expenditure of $100 million or more in
any year, so these requirements do not
apply.
I. Review Under the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999
Section 654 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277) requires
Federal agencies to issue a Family
Policymaking Assessment for any rule
that may affect family well-being. This
final rule does not have any impact on
the autonomy or integrity of the family
as an institution. Accordingly, DOE has
concluded that it is not necessary to
prepare a Family Policymaking
Assessment.
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J. Review Under Executive Order 12630
Pursuant to Executive Order 12630,
‘‘Governmental Actions and Interference
with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights,’’ 53 FR 8859 (March 15, 1988),
DOE has determined that this final rule
does not result in any takings that might
require compensation under the Fifth
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
K. Review Under the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 2001
Section 515 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note) provides
for Federal agencies to review most
disseminations of information to the
public under information quality
guidelines established by each agency
pursuant to general guidelines issued by
OMB. OMB’s guidelines were published
at 67 FR 8452 (Feb. 22, 2002), and
DOE’s guidelines were published at 67
FR 62446 (Oct. 7, 2002). DOE has
reviewed this final rule under the OMB
and DOE guidelines and has concluded
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that it is consistent with applicable
policies in those guidelines.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.
L. Review Under Executive Order 13211
Signed in Washington, DC, on: August 28,
2019.
Daniel R Simmons,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use,’’ 66 FR 28355 (May
22, 2001), requires Federal agencies to
prepare and submit to OMB, a
Statement of Energy Effects for any
proposed significant energy action. A
‘‘significant energy action’’ is defined as
any action by an agency that
promulgates or is expected to lead to
promulgation of a final rule, and that:
(1) Is a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866, or any
successor order; and (2) is likely to have
a significant adverse effect on the
supply, distribution, or use of energy, or
(3) is designated by the Administrator of
OIRA as a significant energy action. For
any proposed significant energy action,
the agency must give a detailed
statement of any adverse effects on
energy supply, distribution, or use
should the proposal be implemented,
and of reasonable alternatives to the
action and their expected benefits on
energy supply, distribution, and use.
This regulatory action to withdraw
the revised definitions of GSL, GSIL and
supplemental definitions is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866. Moreover, it
would not have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy, nor has it been designated as
a significant energy action by the
Administrator of OIRA. Therefore, it is
not a significant energy action, and,
accordingly, DOE has not prepared a
Statement of Energy Effects.
M. Congressional Notification
As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will
submit to Congress a report regarding
the issuance of this final rule prior to
the effective date set forth at the outset
of this rulemaking. The report will state
that it has been determined that the rule
is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5
U.S.C. 801(2).
V. Approval of the Office of the
Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved
publication of this final rule.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and
procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Imports,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Small
businesses.
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PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
Accordingly, the final rules published
in the Federal Register on January 19,
2017 (82 FR 7276 and 82 FR 7322),
amending 10 CFR 430.2, which were to
become effective on January 1, 2020, are
withdrawn effective October 7, 2019.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Parts 12 and 141
[USCBP–2016–0075; CBP Dec. No. 19–11]
RIN 1651–AB02
Technical Correction to Centers of
Excellence and Expertise Regulations
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
AGENCY:
On December 20, 2016, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published an interim final rule in the
Federal Register, which established the
Centers of Excellence and Expertise
(Centers) as a permanent organizational
component of the agency and
transitioned certain operational trade
functions to the Center directors that
traditionally resided with the port
directors. This technical correction
clarifies two sections of CBP regulations
that do not currently reflect CBP’s
operational structure or the objective of
the ‘‘Regulatory Implementation of the
Centers of Excellence and Expertise’’
interim final rule. This document
amends CBP regulations to correct the
discrepancies.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
September 5, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori
Whitehurst, CBP Office of Field
Operations, by telephone at (202) 344–
2536 or by email at lori.j.whitehurst@
cbp.dhs.gov; or Susan S. Thomas, CBP
Office of Field Operations, by telephone
at (202) 344–2511 or by email at
susan.s.thomas@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
On December 20, 2016, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) published
the ‘‘Regulatory Implementation of the
Centers of Excellence and Expertise’’
interim final rule (Centers IFR) in the
Federal Register (81 FR 92978), which
established the Centers of Excellence
and Expertise (Centers) as a permanent
organizational component of CBP and
transitioned certain trade functions to
the Centers. As part of this transition,
the Centers IFR amended certain
regulations to provide Center directors
with the authority to make decisions
normally reserved for port directors.
However, two of the regulations in title
19 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), 19 CFR 12.73(j) and 141.113(b),
do not currently reflect the Center
directors’ authority provided in the
Centers IFR as discussed further below.
This document amends these sections to
correct the discrepancies. CBP will
publish a final rule addressing the
public comments received for the
Centers IFR at a later date.
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II. Amendatory Changes
Section 12.73(j)
Section 12.73(j) was amended in the
Centers IFR to provide that, if good
cause is shown, the Center director,
rather than the port director, has the
authority to extend the period of time
that the importer has to submit the
necessary U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) declaration
providing that a vehicle or engine being
imported conforms to Federal emission
requirements. Additionally, the Centers
IFR specified that the EPA declaration
must be delivered by the importer to
CBP, either to the port of entry or
electronically. This extended the
authority to collect the document to
either the Center director or port
director.
On December 27, 2016, seven days
after publication of the Centers IFR, 19
CFR 12.73(j) was amended by the
‘‘Importations of Certain Vehicles and
Engines Subject to Federal
Antipollution Emission Standards’’ final
rule publication in the Federal Register
(81 FR 94974) as part of a substantial
revision of part 12. This final rule
resulted in contradictory regulatory text
in 19 CFR 12.73(j) that only partially
reflected the authority of the Center
directors. As a result, the current
regulation only partially accounts for
the edits made by the Centers IFR and
two discrepancies regarding the Center
directors’ authority must be addressed
in this document.
Currently, § 12.73(j) contains an
inconsistency. It states that the importer
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or consignee must deliver
documentation of EPA approval to CBP,
either at the port of entry or
electronically, but later requires that
EPA approval must be delivered to the
port director. Pursuant to the Centers
IFR, the EPA document must be
delivered to CBP, either to the port of
entry or electronically, to extend the
authority to collect the document to
either the Center director or port
director. This document corrects
§ 12.73(j) accordingly. It is noted that if
the EPA approval is not delivered to
CBP within the specified period,
§ 12.73(j) remains unchanged in that the
importer or consignee must deliver or
cause to be delivered to the port director
those vehicles that were released under
a bond.
Additionally, § 12.73(j) currently
states that the Center director may set a
later deadline for submission based on
good cause; yet subsequently, the
paragraph states that the port director
sets the later deadline. To reconcile
these contradictions in the current
regulatory text and to reflect the changes
made in the Centers IFR, CBP is
correcting the text in § 12.73(j) to
provide that, if good cause is shown, the
Center director, rather than the port
director, has the authority to extend the
period of time for submission of the
EPA approval.
Section 141.113(b)
Due to an accidental omission in the
amendatory instructions in the Centers
IFR, 19 CFR 141.113(b) was not revised
as CBP intended. As described in the
preamble to the Centers IFR, CBP
intended to amend § 141.113(b) to
provide that if the Center director,
rather than the port director, finds
during the conditional release period of
an imported textile or textile product,
that the textile or textile product is not
entitled to admission into the commerce
of the United States because the country
of origin of the textile or textile product
was not accurately represented to CBP,
he or she shall promptly demand its
return to CBP custody. Although this
amendment was described in the
preamble of the Centers IFR, due to an
inadvertent error, the instruction to
amend § 141.113(b) by replacing ‘port
director’ with ‘Center director’ was
omitted in the Centers IFR. Thus, this
document amends § 141.113(b)
accordingly.
III. Signing Authority
This document is being issued in
accordance with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which
provides that the authority of the
Secretary of the Treasury with respect to
CBP regulations that are not related to
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customs revenue functions was
transferred to the Secretary of Homeland
Security pursuant to section 403(1) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Accordingly, this final rule to amend
such regulations may be signed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or his
delegate).
List of Subjects in 19 CFR Parts 12 and
141
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Amendments to the Regulations
For the reasons given above, parts 12
and 141 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR parts 12
and 141) are amended as set forth
below.
PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF
MERCHANDISE
1. The general authority citation for
part 12 and the specific authority
citation for §§ 12.73 and 12.74 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)),
1624.
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Sections 12.73 and 12.74 also issued under
19 U.S.C. 1484, 42 U.S.C. 7522, 7601;
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2. The third and fourth sentences of
§ 12.73(j) are revised to read as follows:
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§ 12.73 Importation of motor vehicles and
motor vehicle engines.
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(j) * * * If the EPA approval is not
delivered to CBP, either to the port of
entry or electronically, within the
specified period, the importer or
consignee must deliver or cause to be
delivered to the port director those
vehicles which were released under a
bond required by this paragraph (j). In
the event that the vehicle or engine is
not redelivered within five (5) days
following the date the exemption or
exclusion indicated on the EPA
declaration form expires, or any later
deadline specified by the Center
director, whichever is later, liquidated
damages will be assessed in the full
amount of the bond, if it is a single entry
bond, or if a continuous bond is used,
in the amount that would have been
assessed under a single entry bond.
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PART 141—ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE
3. The general authority citation for
part 141 and the specific authority
citation for
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continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1498,
1624.
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Section 141.113 also issued under 19
U.S.C. 1499, 1623.
§ 141.113
[Amended]
4. Section 141.113(b) is amended by
removing the words ‘‘port director’’ and
adding in their place the words ‘‘Center
director’’.
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Dated: August 30, 2019.
Robert E. Perez,
Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Part 24
[USCBP–2019–0032; CBP Dec. No. 19–10]
RIN 1515–AE47
Amendment to Statement Processing
and Automated Clearinghouse (ACH)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Interim final rule; solicitation of
comments.
AGENCY:
This document amends the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations regarding statement
processing and Automated
Clearinghouse (ACH) to reflect that CBP
will identify final statements as paid
upon the completion of the funds
transfer. Additionally, this document
makes certain technical corrections to
the CBP regulations on statement
processing and ACH.
DATES: This interim final rule is
effective September 7, 2019; comments
must be received by November 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number USCBP–
2019–0032, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
via Docket No. USCBP–2019–0032.
• Mail: Trade and Commercial
Regulations Branch, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE,
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
1177.
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SUMMARY:
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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this rulemaking. 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
this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Submitted
comments may be inspected during
regular business days between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Trade and
Commercial Regulations Branch,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
Trade, U.S. 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: Kara
Welty, Debt Management Branch,
Revenue Division, Office of Finance,
(866) 530–4172,
collectionscapabilityowners@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to
participate in this rulemaking by
submitting written data, views, or
arguments on all aspects of this interim
final rule. See ADDRESSES above for
information on how to submit
comments. CBP also invites comments
that relate to the economic,
environmental, or federalism effects that
might result from this regulatory
change. Comments that will provide the
most assistance to CBP will reference a
specific portion of the rule, explain the
reason for any recommended change,
and include data, information or
authority that support such
recommended change.
II. Background on Statement Processing
Upon importation, the importer
becomes liable to CBP for the amount of
duties, taxes, and fees estimated to be
payable on the merchandise. See 19
U.S.C. 1505(a) and sections 141.1(a), (b)
and 141.3 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR 141.1(a),
141.1(b), and 141.3). One way in which
estimated duties, taxes, and fees can be
deposited with CBP is by transmitting
the estimated duties, taxes, and fees to
CBP pursuant to statement processing,
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as described in 19 CFR 24.25. See 19
CFR 141.101.
Statement processing is a voluntary
automated program for participants in
the Automated Broker Interface (ABI),
allowing the grouping of entry/entry
summaries and entry summaries, by
either importer or by filer, on a daily
basis. See 19 CFR 24.1(a)(8) and
24.25(a). Any duties, taxes, and fees (as
well as interest, if applicable) that are
related to the grouped entry/entry
summaries and entry summaries may be
paid with a single payment, rather than
by individual checks for each entry. See
19 CFR 24.25(a) and 143.32(p).
The ABI filer must elect whether
payment for a particular entry summary
will be by individual check or by
statement processing upon the
transmission of entry/entry summary
and entry summary data to CBP through
ABI. See 19 CFR 24.25(c)(1). The
election of statement processing for a
particular entry summary also requires
the ABI filer to elect (1) whether the
entry summary is to be grouped by the
importer or broker, and (2) a valid
scheduled statement date, which shall
be within ten (10) days of entry, but not
on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. See
19 CFR 24.25(c)(1) and (e).
On the scheduled statement date, CBP
provides the ABI filer with a
preliminary statement that is
transmitted electronically to the filer
using a CBP-authorized Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) system. 19 CFR
24.25(c)(2) and 143.32(p). The
preliminary statement contains all
entry/entry summaries and entry
summaries scheduled for that statement
date and the amount of duties, taxes,
and fees due for payment. See 19 CFR
24.1(a)(8), 24.25(c)(2), and 143.32(p).
The ABI filer is required to ensure that
payment is made on each preliminary
statement within ten (10) working days
of the entry of the related merchandise.
See 19 CFR 24.25(c)(2), (c)(3), and (e).
The preferred method of payment for
ABI users of statement processing is by
ACH, except where the importer has
provided a separate check payable to
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection’’
for customs charges (mixing of payment
methods for a single statement is
prohibited). See 19 CFR 24.1(a)(8) and
24.25(a). There are two (2) ACH
payment processes—the ACH debit
process and the ACH credit process,
each of which is explained below with
respect to its current state and how that
will change under the amended
regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Parts 12 and 141
[USCBP-2016-0075; CBP Dec. No. 19-11]
RIN 1651-AB02
Technical Correction to Centers of Excellence and Expertise
Regulations
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
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SUMMARY: On December 20, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published an interim final rule in the Federal Register, which
established the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) as a
permanent organizational component of the agency and transitioned
certain operational trade functions to the Center directors that
traditionally resided with the port directors. This technical
correction clarifies two sections of CBP regulations that do not
currently reflect CBP's operational structure or the objective of the
``Regulatory Implementation of the Centers of Excellence and
Expertise'' interim final rule. This document amends CBP regulations to
correct the discrepancies.
DATES: This final rule is effective on September 5, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Whitehurst, CBP Office of Field
Operations, by telephone at (202) 344-2536 or by email at
[email protected]; or Susan S. Thomas, CBP Office of Field
Operations, by telephone at (202) 344-2511 or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
On December 20, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published the ``Regulatory Implementation of the Centers of Excellence
and Expertise'' interim final rule (Centers IFR) in the Federal
Register (81 FR 92978), which established the Centers of Excellence and
Expertise (Centers) as a permanent organizational component of CBP and
transitioned certain trade functions to the Centers. As part of this
transition, the Centers IFR amended certain regulations to provide
Center directors with the authority to make decisions normally reserved
for port directors. However, two of the regulations in title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 19 CFR 12.73(j) and 141.113(b), do
not currently reflect the Center directors' authority provided in the
Centers IFR as discussed further below. This document amends these
sections to correct the discrepancies. CBP will publish a final rule
addressing the public comments received for the Centers IFR at a later
date.
II. Amendatory Changes
Section 12.73(j)
Section 12.73(j) was amended in the Centers IFR to provide that, if
good cause is shown, the Center director, rather than the port
director, has the authority to extend the period of time that the
importer has to submit the necessary U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) declaration providing that a vehicle or engine being
imported conforms to Federal emission requirements. Additionally, the
Centers IFR specified that the EPA declaration must be delivered by the
importer to CBP, either to the port of entry or electronically. This
extended the authority to collect the document to either the Center
director or port director.
On December 27, 2016, seven days after publication of the Centers
IFR, 19 CFR 12.73(j) was amended by the ``Importations of Certain
Vehicles and Engines Subject to Federal Antipollution Emission
Standards'' final rule publication in the Federal Register (81 FR
94974) as part of a substantial revision of part 12. This final rule
resulted in contradictory regulatory text in 19 CFR 12.73(j) that only
partially reflected the authority of the Center directors. As a result,
the current regulation only partially accounts for the edits made by
the Centers IFR and two discrepancies regarding the Center directors'
authority must be addressed in this document.
Currently, Sec. 12.73(j) contains an inconsistency. It states that
the importer or consignee must deliver documentation of EPA approval to
CBP, either at the port of entry or electronically, but later requires
that EPA approval must be delivered to the port director. Pursuant to
the Centers IFR, the EPA document must be delivered to CBP, either to
the port of entry or electronically, to extend the authority to collect
the document to either the Center director or port director. This
document corrects Sec. 12.73(j) accordingly. It is noted that if the
EPA approval is not delivered to CBP within the specified period, Sec.
12.73(j) remains unchanged in that the importer or consignee must
deliver or cause to be delivered to the port director those vehicles
that were released under a bond.
Additionally, Sec. 12.73(j) currently states that the Center
director may set a later deadline for submission based on good cause;
yet subsequently, the paragraph states that the port director sets the
later deadline. To reconcile these contradictions in the current
regulatory text and to reflect the changes made in the Centers IFR, CBP
is correcting the text in Sec. 12.73(j) to provide that, if good cause
is shown, the Center director, rather than the port director, has the
authority to extend the period of time for submission of the EPA
approval.
Section 141.113(b)
Due to an accidental omission in the amendatory instructions in the
Centers IFR, 19 CFR 141.113(b) was not revised as CBP intended. As
described in the preamble to the Centers IFR, CBP intended to amend
Sec. 141.113(b) to provide that if the Center director, rather than
the port director, finds during the conditional release period of an
imported textile or textile product, that the textile or textile
product is not entitled to admission into the commerce of the United
States because the country of origin of the textile or textile product
was not accurately represented to CBP, he or she shall promptly demand
its return to CBP custody. Although this amendment was described in the
preamble of the Centers IFR, due to an inadvertent error, the
instruction to amend Sec. 141.113(b) by replacing `port director' with
`Center director' was omitted in the Centers IFR. Thus, this document
amends Sec. 141.113(b) accordingly.
III. Signing Authority
This document is being issued in accordance with 19 CFR 0.2(a),
which provides that the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury with
respect to CBP regulations that are not related to customs revenue
functions was transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security
pursuant to section 403(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Accordingly, this final rule to amend such regulations may be signed by
the Secretary of Homeland Security (or his delegate).
List of Subjects in 19 CFR Parts 12 and 141
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Amendments to the Regulations
For the reasons given above, parts 12 and 141 of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR parts 12 and 141) are amended as
set forth below.
PART 12--SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE
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1. The general authority citation for part 12 and the specific
authority citation for Sec. Sec. 12.73 and 12.74 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)), 1624.
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Sections 12.73 and 12.74 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 42
U.S.C. 7522, 7601;
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2. The third and fourth sentences of Sec. 12.73(j) are revised to read
as follows:
Sec. 12.73 Importation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines.
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(j) * * * If the EPA approval is not delivered to CBP, either to
the port of entry or electronically, within the specified period, the
importer or consignee must deliver or cause to be delivered to the port
director those vehicles which were released under a bond required by
this paragraph (j). In the event that the vehicle or engine is not
redelivered within five (5) days following the date the exemption or
exclusion indicated on the EPA declaration form expires, or any later
deadline specified by the Center director, whichever is later,
liquidated damages will be assessed in the full amount of the bond, if
it is a single entry bond, or if a continuous bond is used, in the
amount that would have been assessed under a single entry bond.
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3. The general authority citation for part 141 and the specific
authority citation for
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Sec. 141.113 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1498, 1624.
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Section 141.113 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1499, 1623.
Sec. 141.113 [Amended]
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4. Section 141.113(b) is amended by removing the words ``port
director'' and adding in their place the words ``Center director''.
Dated: August 30, 2019.
Robert E. Perez,
Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2019-19129 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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