[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25435]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2018

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 that is assessed for each permit held by a broker, 
whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or 
corporation, is due by January 26, 2018. Pursuant to fee adjustments 
required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) 
and CBP regulations, the annual user fee for calendar year 2018 will be 
$141.70.

DATES: Payment of the 2018 Customs Broker User Fee is due by January 
26, 2018.

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 for each customs broker 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).
    On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
Act (FAST Act, Pub. L. 114-94) was signed into law. Section 32201 of 
the FAST Act amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain 
customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations to be adjusted by 
the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to reflect certain increases 
in inflation.
    On November 1, 2017, CBP published a final rule, CBP Dec. 17-16 (82 
FR 50523), which amended sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and 24.23) to implement the 
requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, CBP created a new paragraph 
(k) in section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) that sets forth the methodology 
to determine the change in inflation as well as the factor by which the 
fees and limitations will be adjusted, if necessary. The customs broker 
user fee is set forth in Appendix A of part 24. (19 CFR 24.22 Appendix 
A). On November 1, 2017, CBP also published a Federal Register notice, 
CBP Dec. 17-17, which among other things, announced that the annual 
broker permit user fee will increase to $141.70 for calendar year 2018. 
See 82 FR 50659.
    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 2018, the due date for payment of the user fee 
is January 26, 2018.

    Dated: November 20, 2017.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2017-25435 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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