Treasury Dept. Regulatory Agenda for CBP Still Includes Broker Filer Code Revocation Final Rule

The Treasury Department published its fall 2014 regulatory agenda for CBP (here), which lists no new rulemakings in the works. The agenda lists Treasury's CBP rulemakings that are pending at the proposed, interim final, final, and completed stages, as well as rulemakings that are long-term actions. The agenda lists the regulation title; past regulation(s), if any; the timeframe for the next regulatory action(s), if any; a brief description of the regulation; and a contact party name and telephone number. The Department of Homeland Security has also issued its fall 2014 regulatory agenda for CBP (see 1411260010).

The agenda does list one rulemaking, on "Prior Disclosure and Lost Duty or Revenue Demands When Penalty Claim Not Issued," as being new, though it was previously included with a different identifying number. That proposed rulemaking (here), scheduled for June, is "designed to encourage participation in the prior disclosure program and to enhance the effectiveness of the duty/revenue demand process," said CBP. The agenda also continues to include potential changes to CBP regulations that would add new notice requirements and appeal procedures for when CBP suspends or revokes an entry filer code or discontinues the ability to use immediate delivery and remote location filing (RLF) programs (here). The 2013 proposal (see 13022521) was a major concern for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, which has said it would likely seek legal action if CBP were to try and revoke an entry filer code (see 13043021).

Agenda Highlights

Highlights of Treasury's CBP rulemakings are below. New items are marked with an asterisk (*).