[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 68238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28464]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service


Modification and Clarification of Procedures of the National 
Customs Automation Program Test Regarding Reconciliation; Correction

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: On September 27, 2002, Customs published a document in the 
Federal Register which announced modifications to the Customs Automated 
Commercial System (ACS) Reconciliation prototype test and clarified 
certain aspects of the test. The notice stated that among the topics 
related to the test for which Customs was providing clarifications and 
reminders was the ``right to file Reconciliation entries.'' The 
language reminding test participants who has the right to file entries 
under the test was inadvertently omitted from the notice. This document 
sets forth the omitted language.

DATES: Effective as of November 8, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Leonard at (202) 927-0915 or 
Ms. Christine Furgason at (202) 927-2293. Additional information 
regarding the test can be found at http://www.customs.gov/recon. Email 
inquiries may be sent to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A general notice document was published in the Federal Register (67 
FR 61200) on Friday September 27, 2002, to announce certain 
modifications to the Automated Commercial System (ACS) Reconciliation 
Prototype test regarding NAFTA Reconciliation entries, the method for 
filing Reconciliation entries covering flagged entry summaries for 
which liquidated damages have been assessed, acceptance of compact 
disks for Reconciliation spreadsheets, and applicability to test 
participants of previously suspended regulatory provisions of part 111, 
Customs Regulations. The notice also provided clarifications and 
reminders to test participants regarding certain other aspects of the 
test and announced a new address for Reconciliation submissions for the 
port of NY/Newark.
    In the third paragraph of the ``Background'' section of the general 
notice, it stated that among the topics related to the test for which 
Customs was providing clarifications and reminders was the ``right to 
file Reconciliation entries.'' Inadvertently, the language reminding 
Reconciliation test participants who has the right to file entries 
under the test was omitted from the ``Clarifications and Reminders'' 
section of the notice.
    This document sets forth the omitted language.

Correction

    In general notice FR Doc 02-24588, published on September 27, 2002 
(67 FR 61200), make the following correction:
    On page 61204, in the second column, immediately before the section 
entitled ``Updated Address and ABI Filing Information for NY/Newark 
Port 1001,'' insert the following section:

Right to File Reconciliation Entries

    Customs reminds test participants that the filing of a 
Reconciliation entry, like the filing of a regular consumption entry, 
is governed by 19 U.S.C. 1484 and can be done only by the importer of 
record as defined in that statute.

    Dated: November 5, 2002.
Jayson P. Ahern,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 02-28464 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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