Branch Chief, Manifest and Conveyance Security Division, Office of Field Operations

1651-AB33 202110 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Mandatory Advance Electronic Information for International Mail Shipments

This rule requires the United States Postal Service (USPS) to transmit certain advance electronic information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for international mail shipments pursuant to section 8003 of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2018 (STOP Act), title VIII of Public Law No. 115-271, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act). Section 8003 of the STOP Act amends section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 1415) to require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prescribe regulations to require the transmission of advance electronic information for international mail shipments. This rule also sets forth the applicable civil penalties for international mail shipments that are in violation of section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002 as prescribed by section 8007 of the STOP Act.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 19 CFR 4.7 19 CFR 122.48a 19 CFR 122.48b 19 CFR 123.91 19 CFR 123.92 19 CFR 145.0 19 CFR 145.73 19 CFR 145.74 19 CFR 145.75 ... STOP Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-272, title VIII (October 24, 2018 Trade Act of 2002, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1415) Statutory Other 03/15/2021 Section 8009 of the STOP Act provides no later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, any necessary regulations shall be prescribed. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Section 8009 of the STOP Act provided no later than October 24, 2019, DHS issue regulations that require the US Postal Service to provide specific AED related to international packages to CBP within specified timeframes. Pub. L. 116-260 sec. 802 extended the deadline to March 15, 2021. No Interim Final Rule 03/15/2021 86 FR 14245 Interim Final Rule Effective 03/15/2021 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/14/2021 Interim Final Rule; Reopening of Comment Period 05/25/2021 86 FR 27973 Interim Final Rule; Reopening Comment Period End 06/24/2021 Final Rule 03/00/2022 No None No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No Yes Quintin Clarke Branch Chief, Manifest and Conveyance Security Division, Office of Field Operations 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 202 344-2524 quintin.g.clarke@cbp.dhs.gov 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20229