CBP to Terminate its Land Border Carrier Program, Focus Efforts on C-TPAT
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule, effective March 10, 2011, terminating its Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP).
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(CBP issued a proposed rule to terminate the LBCIP in January 2010. Written comments on the proposed rule were due by February 16, 2010. CBP states that it received no comments in response to the proposed rule. See ITT’s Online Archives or 01/08/10 news, 10010805, for BP summary of the proposed rule.)
CBP to Focus its Partnership Efforts on C-TPAT
The LBCIP was established as a voluntary industry partnership program under which participating land and rail commercial carriers would agree to enhance the security of their facilities and conveyances to prevent controlled substances from being smuggled into the U.S.
Because CBP has developed the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, a more comprehensive voluntary industry partnership program, CBP is terminating the LBCIP and will focus its partnership efforts on the further development of C-TPAT. C-TPAT builds upon the best practices of the LBCIP, while providing greater border and supply chain security with expanded benefits to approved participants.
C-TPAT Offers More Comprehensive Supply Chain Security Measures
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. CBP encourages any former LBCIP participants to apply for C-TPAT membership.
Sections of 19 CFR Deleted, Amended
In order to remove the LBCIP from the regulations, CBP is deleting the provisions relating to the program in 123.71, 123.72, 123.73, 123.74, 123.75, and 123.76 from 19 CFR. CBP is also amending 19 CFR 142.41 and 142.47 to replace references to the LBCIP with references to “a CBP-approved industry partnership program.”
CBP contact -- Glenn Woodley (202) 344-2725