Treasury Issues Its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda for CBP
The Treasury Department has published its fall 2010 semi-annual regulatory agenda for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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(The Department of Homeland Security has also issued its semi-annual regulatory agenda for CBP. See ITT's Online Archives or 12/21/10 news, 10122127, for BP summary of DHS' agenda.)
This agenda is a comprehensive list of Treasury's CBP rulemakings (i.e. those regulations that pertain to 19 CFR) that are pending at the proposed, interim final, final, and completed stages, as well as rulemakings that are long-term actions. The agenda lists the regulation title; past regulation(s), if any; the timeframe for the next regulatory action(s), if any; a brief description of the regulation; and a contact party name and telephone number.
Fall Agenda Includes New Rulemakings on Informal Entry Limit & U.S.-Oman FTA
Treasury’s fall 2010 agenda for CBP includes two rulemakings that appear for the first time on its regulatory agenda: “Informal Entry Limit and Administrative Exemption” and “United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.”
Agenda Highlights
Highlights of Treasury's CBP rulemakings that are at the proposed, interim final/final, or completed stages, or that are long term actions, are as follows:
| Regulation Title | Target Date |
|---|---|
| Proposed Rule Stage | |
| Expanded Methods of Payment of Duties, Taxes, Interest, and Fees | 02/11 |
| Revision of Outbound Redelivery Procedures and Liabilities | 03/11 |
| Administrative Rulings and Protests | 02/11 |
| Prior Disclosure and Lost Duty or Revenue Demands When Penalty Claim Not Issued | 03/11 |
| Definition of a Commercial Truck | 02/11 |
| Informal Entry Limit and Administrative Exemption | 12/10 |
| Interim Rule/Final Rule Stage | |
| Country of Origin Marking | 02/11 |
| User and Navigation Fees; Other Reimbursable Charges | 12/10 |
| African Growth and Opportunity Act and Generalized System of Preferences | 01/11 |
| United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act and Caribbean Basin Initiative | 01/11 |
| Dog and Cat Protection Act | 01/11 |
| Trade Benefits Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act | 01/11 |
| Trade Benefits Under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act | 01/11 |
| United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement | 01/11 |
| Rules of Origin for Imported Merchandise | 12/10 |
| CBP’s Bond Program | 01/11 |
| Country of Origin of Textile and Apparel Products | 02/11 |
| United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement | 01/11 |
| Use of Sampling Methods and offsetting of Overpayments and Over-Declaration in CBP Audit Procedures; Sampling Under Prior Disclosure | 02/11 |
| Customs Broker Recordkeeping Requirements Regarding Location and Method of Record Retention | 03/11 |
| Courtesy Notice of Liquidation | 01/11 |
| United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement | 01/11 |
| Long Term Actions | |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee | |
| Donated Cargo Exemption From Harbor Maintenance Fee | |
| Reconciliation | |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-Implementation of Duty-Deferral Program Provisions | |
| Recordation of Copyrights and Enforcement Procedures To Prevent Importation of Piratical Articles | |
| First Sale Declaration Requirement | |
| Completed Actions | |
| Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement | 09/10 |
| Entry Requirements for Certain Softwood Lumber Products Exported From Any Country Into the United States | 08/10 |
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/26/10 news, 10042620, for BP summary on the availability of CBP and other Federal agency semi-annual regulatory agendas.)
Treasury's Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda available at www.reginfo.gov, by selecting Treasury as the agency.