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DHS/USCBP | RIN: 1651-AB33 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Mandatory Advance Electronic Information for International Mail Shipments | |
Abstract:
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. |
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Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Other | |
CFR Citation: 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 ... (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: STOP Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-272, title VIII (October 24, 2018 Trade Act of 2002, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1415) |
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Overall Description of Deadline: Section 8009 of the STOP Act provides no later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall be prescribed. The STOP Act was enacted on October 24, 2018. Section 8003 of the STOP Act amends the Trade Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of the DHS to issue regulations regarding advance electronic data for mail importations. |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Quintin Clarke Branch Chief, Manifest and Conveyance Security Division, Office of Field Operations Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229 Phone:202 344-2524 Email: quintin.g.clarke@cbp.dhs.gov |