[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74201-74202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30150]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2013

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

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice to customs brokers that the 
annual fee of $138 that is assessed for each permit held by a broker, 
whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or 
corporation, is due by February 15, 2013. U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection announces this date of payment for 2013 in accordance with 
the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

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DATES: Payment of the 2013 Customs Broker User Fee is due February 15, 
2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Briess, Broker Compliance 
Branch, Trade Policy and Programs, (202) 863-6083.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    CBP Dec. 07-01 amended section 111.96 of title 19 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (19 CFR 111.96(c)) pursuant to the amendment of 
section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by section 892 of the American Jobs 
Creation Act of 2004, to establish that effective April 1, 2007, an 
annual user fee of $138 is to be assessed for each customs broker 
permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, 
association, or corporation.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations provide that 
this fee is payable for each calendar year in each broker district 
where the broker was issued a permit to do business by the due date 
which is published in the Federal Register annually. See 19 CFR 
24.22(h) and (i)(9). Broker districts are defined in the General Notice 
entitled, ``Geographical Boundaries of Customs Brokerage, Cartage and 
Lighterage Districts'' published in the Federal Register on September 
27, 1995 (60 FR 49971).
    Section 1893 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514) 
provides that notices of the date on which the payment is due 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. 
Please note that section 403 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq., (Pub. L. 107-296) and Treasury Department Order No. 
100-16 (see Appendix to19 CFR Part 0) delegated general authority 
vested in the Secretary of the Treasury over customs revenue functions 
(with certain specified exceptions) to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
    This document notifies customs brokers that for calendar year 2013, 
the due date for payment of the user fee is February 15, 2013. It is 
anticipated that for subsequent years, the annual user fee for customs 
brokers will be due on the first business day following the nineteenth 
of January of each year.

    Dated: December 6, 2012.
Allen Gina,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-30150 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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