Mandatory Advance Electronic Information for International Mail Shipments; Re-Opening of Comment Period
| Citation | 86 FR 27973 |
| Record Number | 2021-10998 |
| Published date | 25 May 2021 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | U.s. Customs And Border Protection |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 99 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27973-27974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10998]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Parts 4, 122, 123, 145 and 149
[Docket No. USCBP-2021-0009; CBP Dec. 21-04]
RIN 1651-AB33
Mandatory Advance Electronic Information for International Mail
Shipments; Re-Opening of Comment Period
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: Interim final rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 15, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published in the Federal Register an Interim Final Rule (IFR), which
amends the CBP regulations to provide for mandatory advance electronic
data (AED) for international mail shipments. Although the comment
period for this IFR closed on May 14, 2021, CBP has decided to reopen
the comment period for an additional 30 days.
DATES: Effective date: The interim final rule published on March 15,
2021 (86 FR 14245), was effective March 15, 2021.
Comment date: The comment period for the interim final rulemaking
published on is reopened for an additional 30 days. Comments must be
received on or before June 24, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For policy questions related to
mandatory AED for international mail shipments, contact Quintin Clarke,
Cargo and Conveyance Security, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs
& Border Protection, by telephone at (202) 344-2524, or email at
[email protected].
ADDRESSES: Please submit any comments, identified by docket number
[Docket No. USCBP-2021-0009; CBP Dec. 21-04] by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Due to COVID-19-
related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended its ability to
receive public comments by mail.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket
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number for this rulemaking and must reference docket number [Docket No.
USCBP-2021-0009; CBP Dec. 21-04]. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments
and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public
Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Due to relevant
COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended its on-
site public inspection of submitted comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to participate in this rulemaking by
submitting written data, views, or arguments on the IFR. Comments that
will provide the most assistance to CBP will reference a specific
portion of the IFR, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include data, information, or authority that support such recommended
change.
Background
To address the threat of synthetic opioids and other dangerous
items entering the United States through international mail shipments
and to implement the requirements of the Synthetics Trafficking and
Overdose Prevention Act of 2018 (STOP Act), Public Law 115-271, CBP
amended its regulations on March 15, 2021 through publication in the
Federal Register (86 FR 14245) of an IFR entitled ``Mandatory Advance
Electronic Information for International Mail Shipments.'' These
amended regulations require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to
transmit certain electronic information in advance to CBP.
Specifically, these regulations provide that, for certain international
mail shipments, CBP must electronically receive from USPS certain
mandatory advance electronic data (AED) within specified time frames.
These regulations describe the new mandatory AED requirements,
including the inbound international mail shipments for which AED is
required, the time frame for which USPS must provide the required AED
to CBP, and the criteria for exclusion from AED requirements. Further,
the regulations address compliance dates and the necessary remedial
actions required for shipments in which USPS has not complied with AED
requirements.
To increase public participation and in the interest of good
governance, CBP is reopening the comment period for an additional 30
days to allow for further comments to be submitted on the IFR. Comments
must be received on or before June 24, 2021.
Dated: May 20, 2021,
Joanne R. Stump,
Acting Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2021-10998 Filed 5-24-21; 8:45 am]
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