Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
On December 20, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an interim final rule in the Federal Register, which established the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) as a permanent organizational component of the agency and transitioned certain operational trade functions to the Center directors that traditionally resided with the port directors. This technical correction clarifies two sections of CBP regulations that do not currently reflect CBP's operational structure or the objective of the "Regulatory Implementation of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise" interim final rule. This document amends CBP regulations to correct the discrepancies.
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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection 19 CFR Parts 12 and 141 [USCBP-2016-0075; CBP Dec. No. 19-11] RIN 1651-AB02 AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS. ACTION: Final rule; technical correction. SUMMARY: On December 20, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an interim final rule in the Federal Register , which established the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) as a permanent organizational component of the agency and transitioned certain operational trade functions to the Center directors that traditionally resided with the port directors. This technical correction clarifies two sections of CBP regulations that do not currently reflect CBP's operational structure or the objective of the “Regulatory Implementation of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise” interim final rule. This document amends CBP regulations to correct the discrepancies. DATES: This final rule is effective on September 5, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Whitehurst, CBP Office of Field Operations, by telephone at (202) 344-2536 or by email at lori.j.whitehurst@cbp.dhs.gov ; or Susan S. Thomas, CBP Office of Field Operations, by telephone at (202) 344-2511 or by email at susan.s.thomas@cbp.dhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( printed page 46677) I. Background On December 20, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the “Regulatory Implementation of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise&rdqu…
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Citation: 84 FR 46676
