[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56073-56074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28564]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 111

[T.D. 97-86]


Annual User Fee for Customs Broker Permit

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of due date for broker user fee.

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SUMMARY: This document advises Customs brokers that for 1998 the annual 
user fee of $125 that is assessed for each permit held by an 
individual, partnership, association or corporate broker is due by 
January 9, 1998. This announcement is being published to comply with 
the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

DATES: Due date for fee: January 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adline Tatum, Entry (202) 927-0380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1985 (Pub. L. 99-272) established that an annual user fee of $125 is 
to be assessed for each Customs broker permit held by an individual, 
partnership, association or corporation. This fee is set forth in the 
Customs Regulations in Sec. 111.96 ( 19 CFR 111.96).
    Section 111.96, Customs Regulations, provides that a user fee for 
brokers is payable for each calendar year and that the fee is payable 
by the due date which will be published in the Federal Register 
annually. The fee is to be paid at each Broker district where the 
broker is issued a permit to do business. Broker districts are defined 
in a General Notice that was published in the Federal Register (60 FR 
49971) on September 27, 1995.
    Section 1893 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514) 
provides that notices of the date on which a payment is due of the user 
fee for each broker permit shall be published by the Secretary of the 
Treasury in the Federal Register by no later than 60 days before such 
due date. This document notifies brokers that for 1998, the due date 
for

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payment of the user fee is January 9, 1998. It is expected that the 
annual user fees for brokers for subsequent years will be due on or 
about the third of January of each year.

    Dated: October 23, 1997.
Anne. K. Lombardi,
Acting Director, Trade Compliance.
[FR Doc. 97-28564 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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