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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 10, 12, 24, 123, 134, 162, 174, 177, 178, 181 and 191

[T.D. 94-1]
RIN 1515-AB33

 

North American Free Trade Agreement; Corrections

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Interim regulations; corrections.

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SUMMARY: This document makes corrections to the document published in 
the Federal Register which set forth interim amendments to the Customs 
Regulations to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other 
Customs-related provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
and the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These corrections are effective January 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myles Harmon, Office of Regulations 
and Rulings (202-482-7000).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 30, 1993, Customs published in the Federal Register (58 
FR 69460) T.D. 94-1 to set forth interim amendments to the Customs 
Regulations to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other 
Customs-related provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA) which was adopted by the United States through the enactment of 
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``the 
Act''), Public Law 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057. Those interim regulatory 
amendments took effect on January 1, 1994, to coincide with the 
effective date of the NAFTA.
    This document corrects some errors published in T.D. 94-1. Two 
errors involved amended Sec. 24.22: (1) Paragraph (g)(1), as revised in 
the document, failed to fully reflect the change in wording of section 
13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) effected by section 521 of the Act for 
fiscal years 1994 through 1997; and (2) the document failed to amend 
paragraph (g)(2)(iv) to avoid a conflict between that paragraph and the 
amended statutory and paragraph (g)(1) language. In new Sec. 181.45, a 
printing error involving the text of paragraph (a) before the example 
is corrected by rearranging the text without any change in substance. 
In addition, in order to ensure coverage of all appropriate litigation 
contexts involving Customs and its officers or agents, at the end of 
new Secs. 181.98(b) and 181.116(f) the word ``defendant'' is corrected 
to read ``party to the action''. Finally, this document corrects a 
number of drafting or typesetting errors of an editorial nature.

Corrections of Publication

    Accordingly, the document published in the Federal Register as T.D. 
94-1 on December 30, 1993 (58 FR 69460) is corrected as set forth 
below.

Correction to the Background Section

    1. On page 69461, in the second column under the heading Part 24, 
the first paragraph is corrected to read:
    Section 24.22, which was published as a final rule in T.D. 93-85 on 
October 21, 1993 (58 FR 54271), is amended to reflect changes to the 
commercial passenger arrival fee provisions of section 13031 of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) 
effected by section 521 of the Act. The changes involve, for fiscal 
years 1994 through 1997 (in effect, from January 1, 1994 through 
September 30, 1997), (1) replacement of the words ``from a place 
outside the United States'' by the words ``from outside the customs 
territory of the United States'', (2) an increase in the fee from $5 to 
$6.50, and (3) suspension of the fee exemption for persons whose 
journey involves certain specified locations outside the United States.

Corrections to the Interim Regulations

    2. On page 69470, in the third column, the amendatory language and 
text pertaining to Sec. 24.22 are corrected to read:
    Section 24.22 is amended by revising paragraph (g)(1), the 
introductory text of paragraph (g)(2)(i)(A), and paragraph (g)(2)(iv) 
to read as follows:


Sec. 24.22  Fees for certain services.

* * * * *
    (g) Fee for arrival of passengers aboard commercial vessels and 
commercial aircraft.
    (1) Fee. Except as provided in paragraph (g)(2) of this section:
    (i) For the period from January 1, 1994 through September 30, 1997, 
a fee of $6.50 shall be collected and remitted to Customs for services 
provided in connection with the arrival of each passenger aboard a 
commercial vessel or commercial aircraft from outside the customs 
territory of the United States; and
    (ii) Commencing on October 1, 1997, a fee of $5 shall be collected 
and remitted to Customs for services provided in connection with the 
arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial 
aircraft from a place outside the United States.
    (2) * * *
    (i)(A) Except during the period from January 1, 1994 through 
September 30, 1997, persons whose journey:
* * * * *
    (iv) Except during the period from January 1, 1994 through 
September 30, 1997, persons departing from and returning to the United 
States without having touched a foreign port or place;
* * * * *


Sec. 181.12  [Corrected]

    3. On page 69475, in the first column, in Sec. 181.12(a)(3), the 
second sentence should be a flush paragraph.


Sec. 181.45  [Corrected]

    4. On page 69478, in the second column, in Sec. 181.45, the text of 
paragraph (a) before the example is corrected to read:
    (a) Goods originating in Canada or Mexico. A Canadian or Mexican 
originating good that is dutiable and is imported into the United 
States is eligible for drawback without regard to the limitation on 
drawback set forth in Sec. 181.44 of this part if that originating good 
is:
    (1) Subsequently exported to Canada or Mexico;
    (2) Used as a material in the production of another good that is 
subsequently exported to Canada or Mexico; or
    (3) Substituted by a good of the same kind and quality and used as 
a material in the production of another good that is subsequently 
exported to Canada or Mexico.


Sec. 181.47  [Corrected]

    5. On page 69479, in the second column, the second sentence in 
Sec. 181.47(a) is corrected by removing the word ``existing''.


Sec. 181.53  [Corrected]

    6. On page 69482, in the second column, in Sec. 181.53(e)(2), the 
second sentence of the example is corrected by adding the word ``have'' 
after the word ``would'' within the parentheses.


Sec. 181.94  [Corrected]

    7. On page 69491, in the third column, in Sec. 181.94, the 
reference ``thirty (30)'' in the second sentence is corrected to read 
``30''.


Sec. 181.98  [Corrected]

    8. On page 69492, in the second column, in Sec. 181.98(b), the word 
``defendant'' at the end of the last sentence is corrected to read 
``party to the action''.


Sec. 181.100  [Corrected]

    9. On page 69493, in the third column, in Sec. 181.100(a)(2)(iii), 
the text is corrected by adding the word ``value'' after the word 
``regional''.


Sec. 181.116  [Corrected]

    10. On page 69496, in the third column, in Sec. 181.116(f), the 
word ``defendant'' at the end of the last sentence is corrected to read 
``party to the action''.
    Dated: February 17, 1994.
Karen J. Hiatt,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Commercial Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-4148 Filed 2-23-94; 8:45 am]
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