§ 101.4 - Entry and clearance of vessels at Customs stations.  


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  • § 101.4 Entry and clearance of vessels at Customs stations.

    (a) Entry at Customs station. A vessel shall not be entered or cleared at a Customs station, or any other place that is not a port of entry, unless entry or clearance is authorized by the director of the port under whose jurisdiction the station or place falls pursuant to the provisions of section 447, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1447).

    (b) Authorization to enter. Authorization to enter or be cleared at a Customs station shall be granted by the director of the port under whose jurisdiction the station or place falls provided the port director is notified in advance of the arrival of the vessel concerned and the following conditions are met:

    (1) Such Customs supervision as may be necessary can be provided.

    (2) All applicable Customs and navigation laws and regulations are complied with.

    (3) The owner, master or agent of a vessel sought to be entered at a Customs station reimburses the Government for the salary and expenses of the Customs officer or employee stationed at or sent to such Customs station or other place which is not a port of entry for services rendered in connection with the entry or clearance of such vessel, and

    (4) Except as otherwise provided by these regulations, the Government is reimbursed by the interested parties for the expenses, including any per diem allowed in lieu of subsistence, but not the salary of a Customs officer or employee for services rendered in connection with the entry or delivery of merchandise.

    (c) Customs stations designated.

    (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to establish, rearrange, or consolidate, and to discontinue Customs stations as operational needs may require.

    (2) The Customs stations and the ports of entry having supervision thereof are listed below:

    Customs station Supervisory port of entry
    Alaska
    BarrowFairbanks.
    Dutch HarborAnchorage.
    EagleAlcan.
    Fort YukonFairbanks.
    HainesDalton Cache.
    HyderKetchikan.
    Kaktovik (Barter Island)Fairbanks.
    Kenai (Nikiski)Anchorage.
    NorthwayAlcan.
    PelicanJuneau.
    PetersburgWrangell.
    California
    CampoTecate.
    Otay MesaSan Diego.
    San YsidroSan Diego.
    Colorado
    Colorado SpringsDenver.
    Delaware
    LewesPhiladelphia, PA.
    Florida
    Fort PierceWest Palm Beach.
    Green Cove SpringsJacksonville.
    Port St. JoePanama City.
    Indiana
    Fort WayneIndianapolis.
    Maine
    BucksportBelfast.
    Coburn GoreJackman.
    DaaquamJackman.
    EastonFort Fairfield.
    EstcourtFort Kent.
    Forest CityHoulton.
    HamlinVan Buren.
    Maryland
    SalisburyBaltimore.
    Massachusetts
    ProvincetownPlymouth.
    Michigan
    AlpenaSaginaw-Bay City-Flint.
    DetourSault Ste. Marie.
    EscanabaSault Ste. Marie.
    Grand HavenMuskegon.
    HoughtonSault Ste. Marie.
    MarquetteSault Ste. Marie.
    Rogers CitySaginaw-Bay City-Flint.
    Minnesota
    Crane LakeDuluth, MN-Superior, WI.
    ElyDuluth, MN-Superior, WI.
    LancasterNoyes.
    Oak IslandWarroad.
    Mississippi
    BiloxiMobile, AL.
    Montana
    Wild HorseGreat Falls.
    Willow CreekGreat Falls.
    New Jersey
    Atlantic CityPhiladelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE.
    Port NorrisPhiladelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE.
    TuckertonPhiladelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE
    , PA
    .
    New York
    Cannons CornersChamplain-Rouses Point.
    ChurubuscoTrout River.
    New Hampshire
    PittsburgBeecher Falls, VT.
    MonticelloHoulton, ME.
    OrientHoulton, ME.
    Ste. AurelieJackman, ME.
    St. PamphileJackman, ME.
    New Mexico
    Antelope Wells (Mail: Hachita, NM)Columbus, NM.
    North Dakota
    Grand ForksPembina.
    MinotPembina.
    Ohio
    AkronCleveland.
    Fairport HarborAshtabula/Conneaut.
    LorainSandusky.
    Marblehead-LakesideSandusky.
    Put-in-BaySandusky.
    Oklahoma
    MuskogeeTulsa.
    Texas
    Amistad DamDel Rio.
    BoquillasPresidio.
    Falcon DamRoma.
    Fort HancockFabens.
    Los EbanosRio Grande City.
    MarathonEl Paso.
    Vermont
    Beebe PlaineDerby Line.
    CanaanBeecher Falls.
    East RichfordRichford.
    NewportDerby Line.
    North TroyDerby Line.
    West BerkshireRichford.

    (d) Temporary Customs stations. Customs stations may be designated for a temporary time only, to provide Customs facilities where needed because of certain large-scale operations. Because these designations change from time to time they are not listed. However, current information as to the existence of such stations may be obtained from the local port director.

    [T.D. 77–241, 42 FR 54937, Oct. 12, 1977]