Treasury Dept. Regulatory Agenda Mentions Final Rule on Alcohol Excise Tax Refund

The Treasury Department published its fall 2018 regulatory agenda for CBP. The agenda includes one new rulemaking involving the Craft Beverage Modernization Act. The agency will try to issue an interim final rule by December this year that "eliminates a restriction pertaining to CBP’s authority to refund excessive duties, taxes, fees, or interest imposed on distilled spirits, wine, and beer," it said.

Previously listed rulemakings, including a proposal to update the (a)(1)(A) list of records required for the entry of merchandise and finalized Enforce and Protect Act regulations, continue to be on the agenda. CBP also said it aims to issue a final rule on modernized drawback by December this year. That time frame is in line with a recent Court of International Trade ruling that requires a final rule for drawback under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act by Dec. 17 (see 1810120055).

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 time frame for the next regulatory action(s), if any; a brief description of the regulation; and a contact party name and telephone number.

Agenda Highlights

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