[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3568-3569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2063]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Customs Service
19 CFR Part 4
[T.D. 93-96]
RIN 1515-AB31
Reporting Requirements for Vessels, Vehicles, and Individuals;
Correction
AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations
(T.D. 93-96), which were published on Tuesday, December 21, 1993 (58 FR
67312). The regulations related to the reporting requirements for
vessels, vehicles, and individuals.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry L. Burton, Attorney, Entry and
Carrier Rulings Branch (202) 482-6933.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On Tuesday, December 21, 1993, Customs published a document in the
Federal Register (T.D. 93-96, 58 FR 67312), that amended the Customs
Regulations to implement certain provisions of the Customs Enforcement
Act of 1986, a part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, designed to
strengthen Federal efforts to improve the enforcement of Federal drug
laws and enhance the interdiction of illegal drug shipments. The
regulatory changes pertained to the arrival, entry, and departure
reporting requirements applicable to vessels, vehicles, and
individuals, and informed the public regarding applicable penalty,
seizure and forfeiture provisions for violation of the provisions.
As set forth in the Federal Register, the document contained an
error in an amendatory instruction resulting in the inadvertent removal
of two paragraphs from Sec. 4.30(a). At the time the document was
published, Sec. 4.30(a) consisted of three paragraphs: introductory
paragraph (a), paragraph (a)(1), and paragraph (a)(2). The amendatory
instruction which was in error stated that paragraph (a) was being
revised, rather than stating that introductory paragraph (a) was being
revised. Because only the text of introductory paragraph (a) followed
that instruction, paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) were deleted from future
editions of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR). The intent of Customs was
to revise the language of introductory paragraph (a), but to retain
paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2). This document corrects that error by
reinserting those two paragraphs.
List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 4
Cargo vessels, Coastal zone, Customs duties and inspection, Fishing
vessels, Harbors, Imports, Maritime carriers, Passenger vessels,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seamen, Vessels, Yachts.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, Title 19, Chapter I, part 4 of the Customs Regulations
(19 CFR part 4) is corrected by making the following amendments:
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES
1. The general authority citation for part 4 and the specific
authority citation for Sec. 4.30 continue to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1624;
46 U.S.C. App. 3, 91;
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Section 4.30 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 288, 1433, 1446, 1448,
1450-1454, 1490;
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2. Section 4.30(a) is amended by adding paragraphs (a)(1) and
(a)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 4.30 Permits and special licenses for unlading and lading.
(a) * * *
(1) U.S. and foreign vessels arriving at a U.S. port directly from
a foreign port or place are required to make entry, whether it be
formal or, as provided in Sec. 4.8, preliminary, before the port
director may issue a permit or special license to lade or unlade.
(2) U.S. vessels arriving at a U.S. port from another U.S. port at
which formal entry was made may be issued a permit or special license
to lade or unlade without having to make either preliminary or formal
entry at the second and subsequent ports. Foreign vessels arriving at a
U.S. port from another U.S. port at which formal entry was made may be
issued a permit or special license to lade or unlade at the second and
subsequent ports prior to formal entry without the necessity of making
preliminary entry. In these circumstances, after the master has
reported arrival of the vessel, the port director may issue the permit
or special license or may, in his discretion, require the vessel to be
boarded, the master to make an oath or affirmation to the truth of the
statements contained in the vessel's manifest to the Customs officer
who boards the vessel, and require delivery of the manifest prior to
issuing the permit.
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Dated: January 26, 1996.
Stuart P. Seidel,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Regulations and Rulings.
[FR Doc. 96-2063 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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