[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22309]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

19 CFR Part 122

[USCBP-2007-0064]
RIN 1651-AA41


Advance Information on Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing 
the United States

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document provides an additional 15 days for interested 
persons to submit comments on the proposed rule to amend the Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to pilots of any 
private aircraft arriving in the United States from a foreign port or 
location or departing the United States for a foreign port or location. 
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on September 
18, 2007, and the comment period was scheduled to expire on November 
19, 2007.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published at 72 FR 53394, 
September 18, 2007, must be received on or before December 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number, by one 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments via docket number 
USCBP-2007-0064.
     Mail: Border Security Regulations Branch, Office of 
International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., (Mint Annex), Washington, DC 20229.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and document number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be 
posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Submitted comments 
may also be inspected during regular business days between the hours of 
9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at The Office of International Trade, Customs and 
Border Protection, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC. 
Arrangements to inspect submitted comments should be made in advance by 
calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 572-8768.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Operational Matters--Michael 
Kaneris, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, 
202-344-1584. For Legal Matters--Glen Vereb, Branch Chief, Office of 
International Trade, Regulations & Rulings, Customs and Border 
Protection, 202-572-8700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    CBP published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (72 FR 53394) on September 18, 2007, proposing to amend the 
CBP regulations pertaining to private aircraft arriving in the United 
States from a foreign port or location or departing the United States 
for a foreign port or location. The proposed rule would require any 
pilot of a private aircraft to submit advance electronic information 
regarding each individual traveling onboard the aircraft no later than 
60 minutes before the arriving private aircraft departs from a foreign 
location for the United States, and no later than 60 minutes before a 
private aircraft departs a United States airport or location for a 
foreign location. The proposed rule would also amend CBP regulations to 
add data elements to the existing notice of arrival requirements, add a 
notice of departure requirement, and clarify landing rights procedures.
    The notice of proposed rulemaking invited the public to comment on 
the proposal. Comments on the proposed rule were requested on or before 
November 19, 2007.

Extension of Comment Period

    In response to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register, 
CBP has received correspondence from various parties requesting an 
extension of the comment period. A decision has been made to grant an 
extension of 15 days. Comments are now due on or before December 4, 
2007.

    Dated: November 9, 2007.
Sandra L. Bell,
Executive Director, Regulations & Rulings, Office of International 
Trade.
[FR Doc. E7-22309 Filed 11-13-07; 8:45 am]
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