[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15097-15099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7532]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 7, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 54, 101, 102, 111, 114, 
123, 128, 132, 134, 141, 145, 146, 148, 151, 152, 177, 181, and 191

[T.D. 02-14]


Technical Amendments to the Customs Regulations

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Customs Regulations by making certain 
technical corrections to various authority citations to reflect 
amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
implementing the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation 
Act, signed September 28, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory R. Vilders, Attorney, 
Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, (202) 927-1415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In Chapter I of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR chapter I) there 
are many general and specific authority citations and some sections 
that reference certain General Note provisions of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
    On September 28, 2001, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area 
Implementation Act was signed into law (Pub. L. 107-43, 115 Stat. 243, 
19 U.S.C. 2112 note). To implement the provisions of this Act, on 
December 7, 2001, the President issued Proclamation 7512 (66 FR 64497), 
the Annex of which modified the HTSUS by, among other things, adding a 
new General Note and redesignating the General Notes of the HTSUS that 
followed this addition. Specifically, a new HTSUS General Note 18 was 
added and HTSUS General Notes 18-23 were redesignated as HTSUS General 
Notes 19-24, respectively.
    Because of the redesignation of General Notes in the HTSUS, the 
general and specific authority citations and sections in the Customs 
Regulations that reference certain General Note provisions are no 
longer accurate.
    This document corrects General Note references in 25 parts and in 3 
sections of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR parts 7, 10, 11, 12, 18, 
19, 24, 54, 101, 102, 111, 114, 123, 128, 132, 134, 141, 145, 146, 148, 
151, 152, 177, 181, and 191, and Secs. 24.23, 141.4, and 152.13) to 
reflect the modification of the HTSUS set forth in Presidential 
Proclamation 7512.

Inapplicability of Public Notice and Comment Requirement and 
Delayed Effective Date Requirement

    Because these amendments merely correct certain authority citation 
referencing errors in the Customs Regulations, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B), Customs finds that good cause exists for dispensing with 
notice and public procedure as unnecessary. For these same reasons, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), Customs finds that good cause exists 
for dispensing with the requirement for a delayed effective date.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Since this document is not subject to the notice and public 
procedure requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553, it is not subject to the 
provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. et seq.).

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Executive Order 12866

    These amendments do not meet the criteria for a ``significant 
regulatory action'' as specified in E.O. 12866.

Drafting Information

    The principal author of this document was Gregory R. Vilders, 
Attorney, Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings.

Amendments to the Regulations

    Chapter I of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR chapter I) is amended 
as set forth below:

PART 7--CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH INSULAR POSSESSIONS AND GUANTANAMO 
BAY NAVAL STATION

    1. The authority citation for part 7 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624; 48 U.S.C. 1406i.

PART 10--ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, 
ETC.

    1. The general authority citation for part 10 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1321, 1481, 1484, 
1498, 1508, 1623, 1624, 3314;
* * * * *

PART 11--PACKING AND STAMPING; MARKING

    1. The authority citation for part 11 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Notes 23 
and 24, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624.

PART 12--SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE

    1. The general authority citation for part 12 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624;
* * * * *

PART 18--TRANSPORTATION IN BOND AND MERCHANDISE IN TRANSIT

    1. The general authority citation for part 18 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1551, 1552, 1553, 
1623, 1624.
* * * * *

PART 19--CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF 
MERCHANDISE THEREIN

    1. The general authority citation for part 19 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624;
* * * * *

PART 24--CUSTOMS FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE

    1. The general authority citation for part 24 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 58a-58c, 66, 1202 (General 
Note 23, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1505, 
1624; 26 U.S.C. 4461, 4462; 31 U.S.C. 9701.
* * * * *
    2. In Sec. 24.23, the reference in paragraph (c)(1)(v) to ``General 
Note 18, HTSUS'' is removed and added, in its place, is the reference 
``General Note 19, HTSUS''.

PART 54--CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS TEMPORARILY FREE OF DUTY

    1. The authority citation for part 54 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23; Section XV, Note 
5, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624.

PART 101--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. The general authority citation for part 101 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 2, 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624, 1646a.
* * * * *

PART 102--RULES OF ORIGIN

    1. The authority citation for part 102 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624, 3314, 3592.

PART 111--CUSTOMS BROKERS

    1. The general authority citation for part 111 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624, 1641.
* * * * *

PART 114--CARNETS

    1. The authority citation for part 114 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624.

PART 123--CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH CANADA AND MEXICO

    1. The general authority citation for part 123 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1431, 1433, 1436, 
1448, 1624.
* * * * *

PART 128--EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS

    1. The authority citation for part 128 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1321, 1484, 1498, 1551, 1555, 
1556, 1565, 1624.

PART 132--QUOTAS

    1. The general authority citation for part 132 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624.
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PART 134--COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING

    1. The authority citation for part 134 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1304, 1624.

PART 141--ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE

    1. The general authority citation for part 141 continues, and the 
specific authority for Sec. 141.4 is revised, to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624.
* * * * *
    Section 141.4 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 19; 
Chapter 86, Additional U.S. Note 1; Chapter 89, Additional U.S. Note 1; 
Chapter 98, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 4, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States), 1498;
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Sec. 141.4  [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 141.4:
    a. The reference in paragraph (b)(1) to ``General Note 18'' is 
removed and added, in its place, is the reference ``General Note 19''; 
and
    b. The reference in the introductory text of paragraph (c) to 
``General Note 18(e)'' is removed and added, in its

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place, is the reference ``General Note 19(e)''.

PART 145--MAIL IMPORTATIONS

    1. The general authority citation for part 145 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624;
* * * * *

PART 146--FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

    1. The authority citation for part 146 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 81a-81u, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624.

PART 148--PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS

    1. The general authority citation for part 148 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624. The provisions of 
this part, except for subpart C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 
1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States);
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PART 151--EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE

    1. The general authority citation for part 151 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Notes 23 and 24, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624.
* * * * *

PART 152--CLASSIFICATION AND APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE

    1. The general authority citation for part 152 continues, and the 
specific authority for Sec. 152.13 is revised, to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1401a, 1500, 1502, 1624.
* * * * *
    Section 152.13 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 20, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)).


Sec. 152.13   [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 152.13:
    a. The reference in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) to ``General Note 
19'' is removed and added, in its place, is the reference ``General 
Note 20'';
    b. The reference in the introductory text of paragraph (c) and in 
paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) to ``General Note 19'' is removed 
and added, in its place, is the reference ``General Note 20''; and
    c. The references in paragraph (d) to ``General Note 19'' are 
removed and added, in their place, are the references ``General Note 
20''.

PART 177--ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS

    1. The general authority citation for part 177 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624.
* * * * *

PART 181--NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

    1. The authority citation for part 181 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624, 3314.

PART 191--DRAWBACK

    1. The general authority citation for part 191 is revised to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 23, 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1313, 1624.
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    Dated: March 25, 2002.
Douglas M. Browning,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Regulations and Rulings.
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