[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52294-52296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24702]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 10, 19, 54, 125, 141, and 144

[T. D. 95-81]
RIN 1515-AB80


Replacement of CF 7505 and CF 7506 by CF 7501

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Customs Regulations to eliminate 
references to Customs Form (CF) 7505, Warehouse Withdrawal for 
Consumption, and CF 7506, Warehouse Withdrawal Conditionally Free of 
Duty, to reflect Customs elimination of the two forms. The CF 7501, 
Entry Summary, will be used in lieu of the eliminated forms. The 
elimination of the CF 7505 and CF 7506 will streamline documentation 
requirements for Customs entry processing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Janiszewski, Office of Trade 
Compliance, (202) 927-0380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Previously, Customs Form (CF) 7505, Warehouse Withdrawal for 
Consumption, was the form used to make warehouse withdrawals for 
consumption. CF 7506, Warehouse Withdrawal Conditionally Free of Duty 
and Permit, was the form used to make warehouse withdrawals for 
merchandise conditionally free of duty. Customs has decided that CF 
7505 and CF 7506 are unnecessary, because all the required information 
is given on the CF 7501.
    As a result of the elimination of CF 7505 and CF 7506, the 
paperwork burden on the trade is reduced, and the documentation 
required for Customs processing is streamlined, because only one 
document (rather than three) is now required.

Inapplicablity of Public Notice and Comment Requirements and Delayed 
Effective Date Requirements

    Inasmuch as these amendments merely substitute one Customs form for 
two other Customs forms reflecting the elimination of two forms, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) and (b)(B), good cause exists for 
dispensing with notice and public procedure thereon as unnecessary. For 
the same reason, good cause exists for dispensing with the requirement 
for a delayed effective date, under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) and (d)(3).

Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866

    Based on the supplementary information set forth above, it is 
certified that the amendments will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. Accordingly, the 
amendments are not subject to the regulatory analysis or other 
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 or 604.
    This document does not meet the criteria for a ``significant 
regulatory action'' as specified in Executive Order 12866.

Drafting Information

    The principal author of this document was Janet L. Johnson, 
Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs Service. However, personnel from other 
offices participated in its development.

List of Subjects

Part 10

    Caribbean Basin initiative, Customs duties and inspection, Exports, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Part 19

    Customs duties and inspection, Exports, Freight, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds, Warehouses, Wheat.

Part 54

    Customs duties and inspection, Metals, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

Part 125

    Customs duties and inspection, Freight, Government contracts, 
Harbors, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Part 141

    Customs duties and inspection, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

Part 144

    Customs duties and inspection, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Warehouses.

Amendments to the Regulations

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, parts 10, 19, 54, 125, 
141, and 144 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 10, 19, 54, 125, 141, 
and 144) are amended as set forth below.

PART 10--ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, 
ETC.

    1. The general authority citation and specific relevant authority 
citations for Part 10 continue to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 20, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1321, 1481, 1484, 
1498, 1508, 1623, 1624.
* * * * *
    Section 10.59 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1309, 1317;
    Sections 10.61, 10.62, 10.63, 10.64, 10.64a also issued under 19 
U.S.C. 1309;
    Section 10.62a, 10.65 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1309, 1317, 
1555, 1556, 1557, 1646a;
* * * * *
    Sections 10.80, 10.81, 10.82, 10.83 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 
1313(e) and (i);
* * * * *


Sec. 10.59  [Amended]

    2. Section 10.59(e) is amended by removing the reference ``Customs 
Form 7506'' and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.

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Sec. 10.60  [Amended]

    3. Section 10.60(a) is amended by removing the words ``Customs Form 
7506 (Warehouse Withdrawal Conditionally Free of Duty)'' and by adding 
``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.
    4. Section 10.60(d) is amended by removing the words ``Customs Form 
7506'' in each place they appear and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in 
their place.


Sec. 10.61  [Amended]

    5. Section 10.61 is amended by removing the reference ``Customs 
Form 7506'' and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.


Sec. 10.62  [Amended]

    6. Section 10.62(a) introductory text and (b) are amended by 
removing the reference ``Customs Form 7506'' wherever it appears and by 
adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.


Sec. 10.62a  [Amended]

    7. Section 10.62a (a) and (b) are amended by removing the reference 
``Customs Form 7506'' wherever it appears and by adding ``Customs Form 
7501'' in its place.


Sec. 10.80  [Amended]

    8. Section 10.80 is amended by removing the reference ``Customs 
Form 7506'' wherever it appears and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in 
its place.


Sec. 10.81  [Amended]

    9. Section 10.81(b) is amended by removing the words ``with Customs 
Form 7506 attached to show'' and by adding the words ``which shall 
show'' in their place.


Sec. 10.102  [Amended]

    10. Section 10.102(b) introductory text is amended by removing the 
words ``or 7506''.

PART 19--CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF 
MERCHANDISE THEREIN

    1. The general authority citation and the specific relevant 
authority citations for Part 19 continue to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202, (General Note 20, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624.
* * * * *
    Section 19.6 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1555;
* * * * *
    Section 19.11 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1556, 1562;
    Section 19.15 also issued under 19 U. S.C. 1311;
* * * * *


Sec. 19.6  [Amended]

    2. Section 19.6(d)(2) is amended by removing the words ``Customs 
Form 7506 or 7505, as appropriate,'' and by adding ``Customs Form 
7501'' in their place.
    3. Section 19.6(d)(4) is amended by removing the reference 
``Customs Form 7506'' and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.


Sec. 19.11  [Amended]

    4. Section 19.11(g) is amended by removing the reference ``Customs 
Form 7505'' and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.


Sec. 19.15  [Amended]

    5. Section 19.15(b) and (d) are amended by removing the reference 
``Customs Form 7505'' where it appears and by adding ``Customs Form 
7501'' in its place.

PART 54--CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS TEMPORARILY FREE OF DUTY

    1. The general authority citation for Part 54 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 20, Section XV, Note 
5, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 
1624.


Sec. 54.6  [Amended]

    2. Section 54.6(b) is amended by removing the reference ``Customs 
Form 7506'' and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.

PART 125--CARTAGE AND LIGHTERAGE OF MERCHANDISE

    1. The general authority citation for Part 125 and the specific 
relevant authority continue to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1565 and 1624.
* * * * *
    Section 125.31 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 1311, 
1312, 1484, 1555, 1556, 1557, 1623, and 1646a.
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Sec. 125.31  [Amended]

    2. Section 125.31 is amended by removing paragraphs (c) and (d) and 
by redesignating paragraph (e) as paragraph (c).

PART 141--ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE

    1. The general authority citation for Part 141 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624.
* * * * *


Sec. 141.61  [Amended]

    2. Section 141.61(a)(2) is amended by removing the words ``the 
warehouse withdrawal for consumption, Customs Form 7505, or''.
    3. Section 141.61(e)(1)(i)(A) is amended by removing the words ``; 
the withdrawal form, Customs Form 7505 or 7506, in the space 
provided''.
    4. Section 141.61(e)(1)(ii)(B) is amended by removing the words 
``and at the top of columns 3, 4, and 5 of Customs Forms 7505 and 
7506,''.
    5. Section 141.61(e)(1)(ii)(C) is amended by removing the sentence 
``The charges shall be listed on Customs Forms 7505 and 7506 in Column 
4 immediately below the HTSUS reporting numbers.''.
    6. Section 141.61(f)(2)(i) is amended by removing the words ``and 
in the same general location as Customs Forms 7505, 7506''.


Sec. 141.68  [Amended]

    7. Section 141.68(g)(1) and (g) concluding text are amended by 
removing the reference ``Customs Form 7505'' in each place it appears 
and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place.

PART 144--WAREHOUSE AND REWAREHOUSE ENTRIES AND WITHDRAWALS

    1. The general authority citation for Part 144 is revised to read 
and the relevant specific authority continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1484, 1557, 1559, 1624.
* * * * *
    Section 144.37 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1555, 1562.

    2. Section 144.22 is amended by removing paragraph (c) and revising 
paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec. 144.22  Endorsement of transfer on withdrawal form.

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    (a) Customs Form 7501 for:
    (i) A duty paid warehouse withdrawal for consumption;
    (ii) Withdrawal with no duty payment (diplomatic use);
    (iii) Merchandise to be withdrawn as vessel or aircraft supplies 
and equipment under Sec. 10.60 of this chapter or other conditionally 
free merchandise;
* * * * *


Sec. 144.37  [Amended]

    3. Section 144.37(a) is amended by:
    a. removing the words ``Customs Form 7506 (Warehouse Withdrawal 
Conditionally Free of Duty, and Permit)'' in the first sentence and by 

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adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place;
    b. removing the reference ``Customs Form 7506'' in the second 
sentence and adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in its place; and
    c. removing the number ``7506'' in the third sentence and replacing 
it with ``7501''.


Sec. 144.38  [Amended]

    4. Section 144.38(a) is amended by removing the words ``Customs 
Form 7505 (Warehouse Withdrawal for Consumption-Duty Paid)'' and by 
adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in their place.
    5. Section 144.38(e) is amended by removing the words ``Customs 
Form 7505-A'' and by adding ``Customs Form 7501'' in their place.

    Dated: September 28, 1995.
George J. Weise,
Commissioner of Customs.
    Approved:
Richard Newcomb,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 95-24702 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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