Brokers Tell FCC Staff of Worries on Form 740 Changes

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America told FCC officials Tuesday of concerns about elimination of Form 740 filing requirements for importing RF devices, as expected (see 1709110022), NCBFAA said in an ex parte filing posted Thursday in docket 15-170. Brokers worry that "if no other party makes 'a determination,' the broker may be liable as one of the parties responsible for the determination, even though the broker does not have sufficient knowledge of the product to make that determination," the group said. Officials from the Office of Engineering and Technology participated in the meeting, attended by lawyers and a representative of UPS Supply Chains Solutions.