[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49979-49980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24442]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 14

RIN 1018-AB49


Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Correction to final regulations.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations 
which were published June 21, 1996, (61 FR 31850). The regulation 
related to Import Declaration Requirements contained at Sec. 14.61 is 
corrected.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Marks, Special Agent in Charge, Branch of Investigations, 
Division of Law Enforcement, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department 
of the Interior, (703) 358-1949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulations that are the subject of these corrections 
supersede 50 CFR Sec. 14.61 on the effective date and affect persons or 
businesses required to file the Declaration for Importation or 
Exportation of Fish or Wildlife (Declaration Form 3-177). The June 21, 
1996 final rule incorrectly allowed importers or their agents to file 
either a Declaration Form 3-177 with the Service or an electronic 
Declaration Form 3-177 through the United States Customs Service 
Automated Commercial System (ACS). The Service's pilot program for 
allowing the filing of an electronic Declaration Form 3-177 through the 
Automatic Commercial System, Automated Broker Interface (ABI) began on 
October 29, 1990, in the Port of New York.

Need for Correction

    The ACS system for filing electronic versions of Declaration Form 
3-177 has

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not been fully implemented at all of the thirteen designated ports 
authorized by the Service for the importation and exportation of 
wildlife and wildlife products. Because the system is not fully 
implemented, the Service will continue to require the filing of a 
Declaration Form 3-177 at the time Service clearance is requested and 
will not allow the filing of an electronic Declaration Form 3-177 by 
itself. This correction is being made to Sec. 14.61 of the final 
regulations to provide clarification and to avoid unnecessary delay in 
clearance of wildlife shipments.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on June 21, 1996, of the final 
regulations of 50 CFR parts 13 and 14 which were the subject of FR Doc. 
96-15388, is corrected by revising Sec. 14.61 starting on page 31870, 
column 1, line 16, to read as follows:


Sec. 14.61  Import declaration requirements.

    Except as otherwise provided by the regulations of this subpart, 
importers or their agents must file with the Service a completed 
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife (Form 3-
177), signed by the importer or the importer's agent, upon the 
importation of any wildlife at the place where Service clearance under 
Sec. 14.52 is requested. However, wildlife may be transshipped under 
bond to a different port for release from custody by Customs Service 
officers under 19 U.S.C. 1499. For certain antique articles as 
specified in Sec. 14.22, importers or their agents must file a Form 3-
177 with the District Director of Customs at the port of entry prior to 
release from Customs custody. Importers or their agents must furnish 
all applicable information requested on the Form 3-177 and the 
importer, or the importer's agent, must certify that the information 
furnished is true and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and 
belief.

    Dated: September 26, 1996.
George T. Frampton, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 96-24442 Filed 9-23-96; 8:45 am]
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