CBP Proposes to Terminate the Land Border Carrier Initiative Program
CBP has published in the January 7, 2010 Customs Bulletin a proposed rule to terminate the Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP).
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(It is not yet known if CBP will be publishing this proposed rule in the Federal Register.)
Written comments on CBP's proposed rule are due by February 16, 2010.
C-TPAT Provides Broader Supply Chain Security with Greater Benefits
The LBCIP is a voluntary industry partnership program under which participating land and rail commercial carriers agree to enhance the security of their facilities and conveyances to prevent controlled substances from being smuggled into the U.S. Since the promulgation of the LBCIP regulations, CBP has developed a more comprehensive voluntary industry partnership program known as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
C-TPAT builds upon the best practices of existing CBP-industry partnership programs and offers more comprehensive supply chain security measures for both government and industry than does LBCIP. For this reason, and in light of the fact that LBCIP is not an active program and CBP has not received an application to participate in LBCIP for several years, CBP proposes to terminate LBCIP and focus its partnership efforts in the C-TPAT arena.
For the reasons set forth above, CBP is proposing to delete 123.71, 123.72, 123.73, 123.74, 123.75, and 123.76 from 19 CFR, and amend 19 CFR 142.41 and 142.47 to replace references to the LBCIP with references to "CBP approved industry partnership programs."
CBP Encourages LBCIP Participants to Apply for C-TPAT
CBP states that a LBCIP participant may apply for participation in C-TPAT at any time and, if accepted, will receive the expanded benefits offered under that program.
CBP encourages any existing LBCIP participants to apply for C-TPAT membership. Any existing LBCIP members in good standing remain eligible for LBCIP privileges until a final rule adopting the proposals is published in the Federal Register and becomes effective.
- written comments due by 02/16/10
CBP contact - Glenn Woodley (202) 344-2725
CBP proposed rule (January 7, 2010 Customs Bulletin, Vol 44, No. 2) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2010/vol44_01072010_no2/44genno2.ctt/44genno2.pdf.