User Fees

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Department of the Treasury 19 CFR Parts 24 and 111 [CBP Decision 03—13] RIN 1515-AC81 AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This document adopts as a final rule proposed amendments to the Customs Regulations to reflect various legislative amendments to 19 U.S.C. 58c , the Customs user fee statute, including those made by the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1999 and the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000. The amended regulations set forth the fee structure for passengers arriving in the United States aboard commercial vessels and aircraft, provide for application of a fee to ferries in limited circumstances, and clarify how Customs and Border Protection administers certain user fees. Also, minor conforming changes are made to the regulations pertaining to customs brokers. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 25, 2003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning user fees applicable to commercial vessel and aircraft ( printed page 43625) passengers under § 24.22(g): Edward Matthews at (202) 927-0552. Concerning the various fee payment and information submission procedures under § 24.22: Robert T. Reiley at (202) 927-1504. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   Background On March 18, 2002, Customs and Border Protection (CBP; the bureau within the new Department of Homeland Security that includes the former U.…