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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AD66 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Customs Broker Recordkeeping Requirements Regarding Location and Method of Record Retention 
Abstract: Amendment of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations regarding the customs broker recordkeeping requirements as they pertain to the location and method of record retention. Proposed changes to permit a licensed customs broker to store records relating to his customs transactions at any location within the customs territory of the United States, so long as the broker's designated recordkeeping contact, identified in the broker's permit application, makes all records available to CBP within a reasonable period of time from request at the broker district that covers the CBP port to which the records relate. It is also proposed to remove the requirement, as it currently applies to brokers, that certain entry records must be retained in its original format for the 120-day period after the release or conditional release of imported merchandise. The amendments are intended to conform CBP's recordkeeping requirements to reflect modern business practices whereby documents are often generated, stored, and transmitted in an electronic format. The amendments will serve to remove duplicative recordkeeping requirements and streamline recordkeeping procedures for brokers without compromising the agency's ability to monitor and enforce recordkeeping compliance. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 111.23    19 CFR 163.5    19 CFR 163.12   
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66    19 USC 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS))    19 USC 1484    19 USC 1508 and 1509    19 USC 1624    19 USC 1641    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/23/2010  75 FR 13699   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/24/2010    
Final Action  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1505-AC12 
Agency Contact:
Cynthia F. Whittenburg
Executive Director, Trade Policy & Programs
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20229-1155
Phone:202 863-6512
Email: cynthia.f.whittenburg@cbp.dhs.gov