U.S. Customs and Border Protection June 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds of Customs Duties
Document Number: 2024-14171
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-28
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice advises the public that the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2024, the interest rates for underpayments will be 8 percent for both corporations and non-corporations. The interest rate for overpayments will be 8 percent for non-corporations and 7 percent for corporations. This notice is published for the convenience of the importing public and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
Document Number: 2024-14121
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-06-28
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
In this final rule, DHS adjusts for inflation its civil monetary penalties for 2024, in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. DHS is also accounting for additional civil monetary penalties that the U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily authorized to collect. The new penalty amounts will be effective for penalties assessed after June 28, 2024 whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Document Number: 2024-13329
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-06-24
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of the Treasury
This document adopts as final, with some changes, proposed amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise that violate or are suspected of violating the copyright laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), in accordance with title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA). The amendments set forth in this document clarify the definition of "piratical articles," simplify the detention process involving goods suspected of violating the copyright laws, and prescribe new regulations enforcing the DMCA.
Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Thermal Printers
Document Number: 2024-13115
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-14
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of five models of thermal printers. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded in the final determination that the components of the subject thermal printers do not undergo substantial transformation in Japan when made into the final thermal printer units.
Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning UPanelS LED Display Panels
Document Number: 2024-13113
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-14
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of various models of LED display panels sold under the UPanelS brand. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded in the final determination that the components of the subject UPanelS devices undergo substantial transformation in Taiwan upon the manufacture of their printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and light- emitting diode (LED) lamp assembly.
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2024-12598
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-10
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Long Beach, CA. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person or via webinar. The in-person capacity is limited to 50 persons for public attendees.
Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Trimble GNSS R12i Receiver
Document Number: 2024-12617
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-10
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of the Trimble GNSS R12i Receiver. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the GNSS R12i Receiver is a product of the United States for purposes of U.S. Government procurement and does not undergo a substantial transformation during its final assembly in Thailand.
9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas
Document Number: 2024-12396
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-06-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend and clarify the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response & Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas (9-11 Biometric Fee). The proposed regulatory changes would clarify DHS's interpretation of ambiguous statutory language to require that covered employers submit the 9-11 Biometric Fee for all extension-of-stay petitions, regardless of whether a Fraud Fee applies, so as to include extension-of-stay petitions that do not involve a change of employer. The 9-11 Biometric Fee would continue to apply unchanged to petitions seeking an initial grant of status. The proposed changes will also help DHS comply with its congressional mandate to implement a biometric entry-exit data system.
Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Certain Upholstered Wood Chairs
Document Number: 2024-12213
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-04
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of certain upholstered wood chairs. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the components imported into the United States undergo a substantial transformation when made into the upholstered wood chairs.
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for Air Cargo Test: Renewal of Test
Document Number: 2024-12166
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-04
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice announces that CBP is renewing U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for Air Cargo Test, a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning ACE export manifest capability.
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