[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3568-3569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2063]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 4

[T.D. 93-96]
RIN 1515-AB31


Reporting Requirements for Vessels, Vehicles, and Individuals; 
Correction

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations 
(T.D. 93-96), which were published on Tuesday, December 21, 1993 (58 FR 
67312). The regulations related to the reporting requirements for 
vessels, vehicles, and individuals.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry L. Burton, Attorney, Entry and 
Carrier Rulings Branch (202) 482-6933.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On Tuesday, December 21, 1993, Customs published a document in the 
Federal Register (T.D. 93-96, 58 FR 67312), that amended the Customs 
Regulations to implement certain provisions of the Customs Enforcement 
Act of 1986, a part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, designed to 
strengthen Federal efforts to improve the enforcement of Federal drug 
laws and enhance the interdiction of illegal drug shipments. The 
regulatory changes pertained to the arrival, entry, and departure 
reporting requirements applicable to vessels, vehicles, and 
individuals, and informed the public regarding applicable penalty, 
seizure and forfeiture provisions for violation of the provisions.
    As set forth in the Federal Register, the document contained an 
error in an amendatory instruction resulting in the inadvertent removal 
of two paragraphs from Sec. 4.30(a). At the time the document was 
published, Sec. 4.30(a) consisted of three paragraphs: introductory 
paragraph (a), paragraph (a)(1), and paragraph (a)(2). The amendatory 
instruction which was in error stated that paragraph (a) was being 
revised, rather than stating that introductory paragraph (a) was being 
revised. Because only the text of introductory paragraph (a) followed 
that instruction, paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) were deleted from future 
editions of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR). The intent of Customs was 
to revise the language of introductory paragraph (a), but to retain 
paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2). This document corrects that error by 
reinserting those two paragraphs.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 4

    Cargo vessels, Coastal zone, Customs duties and inspection, Fishing 
vessels, Harbors, Imports, Maritime carriers, Passenger vessels, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seamen, Vessels, Yachts.

Amendments to the Regulations

    Accordingly, Title 19, Chapter I, part 4 of the Customs Regulations 
(19 CFR part 4) is corrected by making the following amendments:

PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES

    1. The general authority citation for part 4 and the specific 
authority citation for Sec. 4.30 continue to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1624; 
46 U.S.C. App. 3, 91;
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    Section 4.30 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 288, 1433, 1446, 1448, 
1450-1454, 1490;
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    2. Section 4.30(a) is amended by adding paragraphs (a)(1) and 
(a)(2) to read as follows:


Sec. 4.30  Permits and special licenses for unlading and lading.

    (a) * * *
    (1) U.S. and foreign vessels arriving at a U.S. port directly from 
a foreign port or place are required to make entry, whether it be 
formal or, as provided in Sec. 4.8, preliminary, before the port 
director may issue a permit or special license to lade or unlade.
    (2) U.S. vessels arriving at a U.S. port from another U.S. port at 
which formal entry was made may be issued a permit or special license 
to lade or unlade without having to make either preliminary or formal 
entry at the second and subsequent ports. Foreign vessels arriving at a 
U.S. port from another U.S. port at which formal entry was made may be 
issued a permit or special license to lade or unlade at the second and 
subsequent ports prior to formal entry without the necessity of making 
preliminary entry. In these circumstances, after the master has 
reported arrival of the vessel, the port director may issue the permit 
or special license or may, in his discretion, require the vessel to be 
boarded, the master to make an oath or affirmation to the truth of the 
statements contained in the vessel's manifest to the Customs officer 
who boards the vessel, and require delivery of the manifest prior to 
issuing the permit.
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    Dated: January 26, 1996.
Stuart P. Seidel,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Regulations and Rulings.
[FR Doc. 96-2063 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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