[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43740-43741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18187]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Parts 4, 10, 18, 19, 113, 122, 123, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146,
151, and 181
[USCBP-2012-0002]
RIN 1515-AD81
Changes to the In-Bond Process; Correction
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS; Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice of
proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on February 22, 2012,
proposing various changes to the in-bond regulations to enhance CBP's
ability to regulate and track in-bond merchandise and to ensure that
the in-bond merchandise is properly entered and duties are paid or that
the in-bond merchandise is exported. In that document, CBP published a
summary of its analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and stated
that the complete Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was
posted on the regulations.gov Web site. As CBP inadvertently failed to
post the IRFA on the docket when the NPRM was published, CBP is
notifying the public that the IRFA has now been posted and is seeking
comments on the conclusion in the NPRM and the IRFA that the rule may
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Renkema, Office of International
Trade, SETH.D.RENKEMA@CBP.DHS.GOV.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number, by one
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments via docket number USCBP
2012-0002.
Mail: Border Security Regulations Branch, Office of
Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Mint
Annex, 799 9th Street NW., Washington, DC 20229.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this rulemaking. All
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comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation'' heading of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Submitted comments
may also be inspected during regular business days between the hours of
9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Office of International Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 799 9th Street NW.,
5th Floor, Washington, DC. Arrangements to inspect submitted comments
should be made in advance by calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 325-
0118.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to participate by submitting written
data, views, or arguments on CBP's conclusion that the rule may have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Background
On February 22, 2012, CBP published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) titled ``Changes to the In-Bond Process'' in the Federal
Register (77 FR 10622) and requested comments from the public. The NPRM
proposes various changes to the in-bond regulations to enhance CBP's
ability to regulate and track in-bond merchandise and to ensure that
the in-bond merchandise is properly entered and duties are paid or that
the in-bond merchandise is exported. The comment period closed on April
23, 2012.
As part of the development of the NPRM and pursuant to the
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (RFA/SBREFA) and E.O.
13272, titled ``Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency
Rulemaking,'' CBP prepared a regulatory flexibility analysis. Because
the initial screening analysis indicated that the rule might
significantly affect a substantial number of small entities, CBP was
required to conduct an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA)
to further assess these impacts.
In the NPRM and the IRFA, CBP concluded that the rule may
significantly affect a substantial number of small entities. The NPRM
summarizes the IRFA, seeks comments on its conclusion and states that
the complete IRFA can be found in the docket for the rulemaking.
However, CBP inadvertently failed to timely post the IRFA to the
docket. The complete IRFA has now been posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket USCBP-2012-0002 and CBP is again
inviting interested parties to comment on CBP's conclusion that the
rule may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. All comments must be received within 30 days of
publication of this notice. CBP will not accept comments on any other
topic.
Dated: July 20, 2012.
Harold Singer,
Director, Regulations and Disclosure Law Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-18187 Filed 7-25-12; 8:45 am]
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