[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85991-85992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28692]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2017

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 user 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 3, 2017.

DATES: Payment of the 2017 Customs Broker User Fee is due by February 
3, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Peterson, Broker Management 
Branch, Office of Trade, (202) 863-6601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 111.96 of title 19 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 111.96(c)), U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) assesses an annual user fee of $138 for each 
customs broker

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district and national permit held by an individual, partnership, 
association, or corporation. 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. See 19 CFR 24.22(h) 
and (i)(9). Broker districts are defined in the General Notice 
entitled, ``Geographic Boundaries of Customs Brokerage, Cartage and 
Lighterage Districts,'' published in the Federal Register on March 15, 
2000 (65 FR 14011), and corrected, with minor changes, on March 23, 
2000 (65 FR 15686) and on April 6, 2000 (65 FR 18151).
    As required by 19 CFR 111.96, CBP must provide notice in the 
Federal Register no later than 60 days before the date that the payment 
is due for each broker permit. This document notifies customs brokers 
that for calendar year 2017, the due date for payment of the user fee 
is February 3, 2017. It is anticipated that for subsequent years, the 
annual user fee for customs brokers will be due on the last business 
day of January of each year.

    Dated: November 23, 2016.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2016-28692 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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