[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 249 (Thursday, December 28, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67055-67056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31327]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 101

[T.D. 96-4]


Name Change for Consolidated Port of Philadelphia

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Customs Regulations to change the 
name of the Consolidated Port of Philadelphia to the Consolidated Port 
of the Delaware River and Bay, and to identify the participating ports 
within the consolidated port. This change is being made to more clearly 
reflect that the port encompasses Wilmington, Delaware and other cities 
and territory as well as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Donald Gilman, Office of 
Congressional and Public Affairs, (202) 927-1169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 101.3, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 101.3), lists as one of 
Customs ports of entry Philadelphia-Chester, Pa. and Wilmington, De. 
This port includes the named cities and includes Camden, Gloucester 
City and Salem, New Jersey and territory described in T. D. 84-195. The 
port of entry is popularly known as the Consolidated Port of 
Philadelphia.
    After a meeting with trade community representatives from both 
Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Customs proposed 
in a document published in the Federal Register (60 FR 47505) on 
September 13, 1995, that the name of the consolidated port should be 
changed to the Consolidated Port of the Delaware River and Bay. The 
name change would reflect that the port encompasses Wilmington, 
Delaware and other cities and territory as well as Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. As noted in the proposal, the Wilmington, Delaware trade 
community strongly favors such a name change, and the Philadelphia 
trade community has not expressed any objection to that suggestion.

Comments Received

    A total of seven entities responded to the proposal. All seven were 
in favor of the name change.

Conclusion

    After review of the comments and further consideration, Customs has 
determined to proceed with changing the name of the port.
    Accordingly, Customs is amending section 101.3, Customs Regulations 
(19 CFR 101.3) to change the name of the port of Philadelphia-Chester, 
Pa. and Wilmington, De., popularly known as the Consolidated Port of 
Philadelphia, to the Consolidated Port of the Delaware River and Bay, 
and to identify the participating ports within the consolidated port.

Territory of the Consolidated Port

    The geographical limits of the consolidated port are as follows:
    The ports of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (comprising the territory 
within the corporate limits of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, 
Gloucester City, and Salem, New Jersey; the territory within the limits 
of the Boroughs of Brooklawn, National Park, and Paulsboro, and the 
Townships of West Deptford and Greenwich, all in New Jersey; the 
Borough of Folcroft and the Townships of Darby and Tinicum, all in 
Pennsylvania; and the territory between the Delaware River and U. S. 
Highway No. 13, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from the corporate 
limits of Philadelphia to and including Morrisville, Pennsylvania; and 
the territory between the Delaware River and U. S. Highway No. 130 and 
U. S. Highway No. 206, in Camden, Burlington, and Mercer Counties, New 
Jersey, from the corporate limits of Camden, New Jersey, to and 
including Trenton, New Jersey); Chester, Pennsylvania (comprising the 
territory within the corporate limits of Chester, Pennsylvania; the 
territory within the limits of the Boroughs of Marcus Hook, Trainer, 
Upland, Parkside, and Eddystone, and the Townships of Lower Chichester 
and Ridley, all in Pennsylvania; and the territory extending along the 
Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River from Darby Creek to the 
Delaware State line, a distance of approximately 10 miles); and 
Wilmington, Delaware (comprising the territory within the corporate 
limits of Wilmington, Delaware; the territory within the limits of New 
Castle, Newport, and Claymont, Delaware; the territory within the 
limits of Carneys Point and Deep Water Point, New Jersey; and the 
territory lying between U. S. Highway No. 13 and the Delaware River, 
from the corporate limits of Wilmington to the Chesapeake and Delaware 
Canal, Delaware.)

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Although this document was issued for public comment, it is not 
subject to the notice and public procedure requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553 
because it relates to agency management and organization. Accordingly, 
the document is not subject to the regulatory analysis requirements of 
5 U.S.C. 603 and 604.

Executive Order 12866

    Agency organization matters such as this are exempt from Executive 
Order 12866.

Drafting Information

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

List of Subjects in Part 101

    Customs duties and inspection, Harbors, Organization and functions 
(Government agencies), Seals and insignia, Vessels.

Amendments to the Regulations

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, part 101 of the Customs 
Regulations (19 CFR 101) is amended as set forth below.

PART 101--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. The general authority citation for Part 101 and the relevant 
specific 

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authority citation continue to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 2, 66, 1202 (General Note 20, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624.
    Sections 101.3 and 101.4 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1 and 58b;
* * * * *
    2. Section 101.3(b)(1) is amended by removing the entry for 
Philadelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE under the states of 
Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and adding in appropriate 
alphabetical order under those states the following entries:


Sec. 101.3  Customs service ports and ports of entry.

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    (b) List of Ports of Entry and Service Ports. * * *
    (1) Customs ports of entry. * * *

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        Ports of entry                       Limits of port             
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          *                   *                   *                     
                                Delaware                                
                                                                        
Wilmington...................  Included in the Consolidated Port of the 
                                Delaware River and Bay described in T.D.
                                96-4.                                   
                                                                        
                                                                        
      *                   *                   *                   *     
          *                   *                   *                     
                               New Jersey                               
                                                                        
Camden, Gloucester City, and   Included in the Consolidated Port of the 
 Salem.                         Delaware River and Bay described in T.D.
                                96-4.                                   
                                                                        
*                  *                  *                  *              
         *                  *                  *                        
                              Pennsylvania                              
                                                                        
Chester......................  Included in the Consolidated Port of the 
                                Delaware River and Bay described in T.D.
                                96-4.                                   
                                                                        
*                  *                  *                  *              
         *                  *                  *                        
Philadelphia.................  Included in the Consolidated Port of the 
                                Delaware River and Bay described in T.D.
                                96-4.                                   
                                                                        
*                  *                  *                  *              
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George J. Weise,
Commissioner of Customs.

    Approved: December 13, 1995.
Dennis M. O'Connell,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 95-31327 Filed 12-27-95; 8:45 am]
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