CBP to Reduce Continuing Ed Credits Required in First Broker Triennial Period, Miller Says

CBP will reduce the number of continuing education credits required for the first triennial reporting period beginning in February 2024 under its upcoming final rule on continuing education requirements for customs brokers, CBP acting Commissioner Troy Miller said in opening remarks at the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee meeting on June 14.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas signed off on the final rule June 12, clearing the last hurdle before the final rule is published, Miller said (see 2209190062).

Under the proposed rule on continuing education issued in September 2021, CBP proposed requiring 36 hours of continuing education every three years (see 2109090030).

However, CBP won't be "set up" for continuing education by the beginning of the 2024-2027 triennial reporting period in February, said Brandon Lord, CBP executive director-trade policy and programs, later in the meeting. As "the vision is one credit per month," and the continuing education scheme will be in place for less than 36 months of the first reporting period, CBP will be reducing the number of credits required to less than 36 hours, Lord said.

Miller said CBP will announce the number of hours required for the first triennial reporting period, as well as the date on which qualified continuing education courses will be available to individual brokers, in the now-imminent Federal Register notice. The final rule will be published “at least 30 days prior to compliance,” he said.