[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24942-24943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11677]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
15 CFR Part 30
[Docket No. 990416099-9099-01]
RIN 0607-AA32
New Canadian Province Import Code for Territory of Nunavut
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census is amending the Foreign Trade
Statistics Regulations (FTSR), to add a new Canadian Province/Territory
code for the Territory of Nunavut. This Canadian Territory code is
being added to the existing Canadian Province/Territory codes used for
reporting Canadian Province of Origin information on Customs Entry
Records.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The provisions of this rule are effective April 1,
1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Harvey Monk, Jr., Chief, Foreign
Trade Division, Bureau of the Census, Room 2104, Federal Building 3,
Washington, DC 20233-6700, by telephone on (301) 457-2255, by fax on
(301) 457-2645, or by e-mail at c.h.monk.jr@ccmail.census.gov. For
information on the specific Customs reporting requirements contact:
Dave Kahne, U.S. Customs Service, Room 5.2C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20229, by telephone on (202) 927-0159 or by fax on
(202) 927-1096.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information
On November 29, 1996, the U.S. Bureau of the Census (Census
Bureau), Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Customs Service
(Customs), Department of the Treasury, announced the implementation of
the requirements for collecting Canadian Province of Origin information
on Customs Entry Records in the Federal Register (61 FR 60531). The
Supplementary Information contained in that notice fully recounts the
development of the program for collecting Canadian Province of Origin
information on Customs import
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documents. Please refer to that notice for details on the
implementation of that program.
The reporting provisions for collecting Canadian Province of Origin
information are incorporated in FTSR, 15 CFR 30.80, ``Imports from
Canada.'' The Census Bureau is now amending 15 CFR 30.80(d) to add a
new Canadian Province/Territory code (XV) for the Territory of Nunavut.
The Canadian Province codes are used to report Canadian Province of
Origin information on Customs Entry Records required for all U.S.
imports that originate in Canada. The Census Bureau is coordinating the
implementation of this rule with Customs. This action is taken to
fulfill the requirements of the 1987 agreement between the United
States and Canada under which the countries agreed to replace their
requirements for reporting export data by substituting exchanged import
information. The Department of Treasury concurs with the provisions
contained in this final rule.
Program Requirements
In order to include the new Canadian Province/Territory code for
the Territory of Nunavut, the Census Bureau is revising 15 CFR 30.80(d)
to add the code XV for Nunavut to the list of valid Canadian Province/
Territory codes.
Rulemaking Requirements
This rule is exempt from all requirements of Section 553 of the
Administrative Procedures Act because it deals with a foreign affairs
function (5 U.S.C. (A) (1)).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because a notice of proposed rulemaking is not required by 5 U.S.C.
553 or any other law, a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not required
and has not been prepared (5 U.S.C. 603(a)).
Executive Orders
This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866. This rule does not contain policies with
Federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of the
Federalism assessment under Executive Order 12612.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, unless
that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
This rule covers collection of information subject to PRA
provisions, which OMB cleared under Control Number 1515-0065. For
further information on the OMB submission, contact Dave Kahne, U.S.
Customs Service, Room 5.2C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20229, by telephone on 202-927-0159 or by fax on 202-927-1096.
This rulemaking will have no impact on the current reporting-hour
burden requirements as approved under OMB control number 1515-0065.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 30
Economic statistics, Exports, Foreign trade, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Amendments to 15 CFR Part 30
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Census Bureau is
amending 15 CFR Chapter I, Part 30, as follows:
PART 30--FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR Part 30 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 13 U.S.C. 301-307; Reorganization Plan
No. 5 of 1950 (3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., 1004); Department of Commerce
Organization Order No. 35-2A, August 4, 1975, 40 FR 42765.
Subpart F--Special Provisions for Particular Types of Import
Transactions
2. Section 30.80 (d) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 30.80 Imports from Canada.
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(d) The Province of Origin code replaces the Country of Origin code
only for imports that have been determined, under applicable Customs
rules, to originate in Canada. Valid Canadian Province/Territory codes
are:
XA--Alberta
XB--New Brunswick
XC--British Columbia
XM--Manitoba
XN--Nova Scotia
XO--Ontario
XP--Prince Edward Island
XQ--Quebec
XS--Saskatchewan
XT--Northwest Territories
XV--Nunavut
XW--Newfoundland
XY--Yukon
Approved: New Canadian Province Import Code for Nunavut Docket
Number 990416099-9099-01.
Dated: April 13, 1999.
Kenneth Prewitt,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 99-11677 Filed 5-7-99; 8:45 am]
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