[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-288]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service


Extension of General Program Test Regarding Post Entry Amendment 
Processing

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the general program test 
regarding post entry amendment processing is being extended for a 
period of one year. The test will continue to operate in accordance 
with the notice published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2000.

DATES: The test allowing post entry amendment to entry summaries is 
extended to December 31, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Ingalls, Chief, Entry and 
Drawback Management Branch, Office of Field Operations (202/927-1082).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs announced and explained the post 
entry amendment processing test in a general notice document published 
in the Federal Register (65 FR 70872) on November 28, 2000. That notice 
announced that the test would commence no earlier than December 28, 
2000, and run for approximately one year. In fact, the test is 
scheduled to operate through December 31, 2001.
    Briefly, the test allows importers to amend entry summaries (not 
informal entries) prior to liquidation by filing with Customs either an 
individual amendment letter upon discovery of an error or a quarterly 
tracking report covering any errors that occurred during the quarter. 
The previously published general notice explained how to file post 
entry amendments for revenue related errors and non-revenue related 
errors, and the consequences of misconduct by importers during the 
test. It also provided that there are no application procedures or 
eligibility requirements. This document announces that the test is 
being extended to December 31, 2002. To participate in the test, an 
importer need only follow the procedure set forth in the previously 
published general notice.
    Comments received in response to the previously published general 
notice have been reviewed and the test is being evaluated. Changes to 
the test based on the comments and the evaluation will be announced in 
the Federal Register in due course. The test may be further extended if 
warranted. Additional information on the post entry amendment procedure 
can be found under ``Importing and Exporting'' at http://www.customs.gov.

    Dated: December 31, 2001.
Bonni G. Tischler,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 02-288 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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