[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 73099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28858]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice of Change in Policy on the Publication of Customs Broker
License and Permit Cancellations
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection's
(CBP's) plan to discontinue publication in the Federal Register of the
cancellation of individual and corporate customs broker licenses and
permits under section 111.51 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. A current list of active customs brokers is maintained on
CBP's Web site: www.cbp.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maranda Sorrells, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of International Trade, Commercial Targeting
and Enforcement, at 202-863-6218 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs broker license and permit
cancellations fall under Sec. 111.51 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR 111.51) and are voluntarily requested by
the customs broker in the event that the broker no longer wants to or
cannot conduct customs business. Requests for cancellation of a license
or permit are directed to the Port Director of the port through which
the license was issued. The Port Director forwards the broker's written
request for cancellation of a license or permit to the Broker
Management Branch in the Office of International Trade, requesting that
it be canceled. Most often, CBP receives the license cancellation
request because the customs broker has retired or the business has
dissolved. CBP receives permit cancellation requests when a customs
broker has ceased operations in a particular district or has determined
that a certain permit is no longer necessary for their business
operations. Historically, CBP has published notice in the Federal
Register when a customs broker's license or permit has been cancelled.
Publication in the Federal Register is not required by statute or
regulation, but rather has been provided by CBP as courtesy notice to
the public. See section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19
U.S.C. 1641), and section 111.51 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR 111.51).
Given the ease of access to current information available online
and with consideration for the most efficient use of CBP customs broker
management resources, CBP will no longer publish notice of customs
broker license or permit cancellations pursuant to 19 CFR 111.51 in the
Federal Register. Alternatively, CBP will maintain an active customs
brokers list at www.cbp.gov as a resource for the public to verify
active brokers. When a customs broker submits a license or permit
cancellation request to the Port Director of the port through which the
license was issued, the request is forwarded to the Broker Management
Branch in the Office of International Trade at CBP. The Office of
International Trade will then acknowledge the receipt of the
cancellation request and provide the customs broker with an appropriate
CBP point of contact. The confirmation letter will also be copied to
the port through which the customs broker's license was issued.
While CBP will no longer publish specific notice in the Federal
Register reporting customs broker licenses and permits that have been
cancelled under 19 CFR 111.51, CBP will continue to publish Federal
Register notices for customs broker licenses that have been suspended
or revoked pursuant to 19 CFR 111.30, 111.45 and 111.74. CBP maintains
an active customs brokers list at www.cbp.gov to provide notice to the
public of all active customs broker licenses.
Dated: December 4, 2014.
Brenda Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2014-28858 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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