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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AE49 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Elimination of Paper-Based Bond Applications and the Automated Processing of Bond Applications 
Abstract:

This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes to amend the CBP regulations pertaining to bonds in 19 CFR part 113.  The proposed amendments eliminate the more onerous and inefficient paper-based bond application and approval processes.  Moving forward, the proposed amendments would implement the successful National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test for electronic bonds ("eBonds").  The proposed amendments would require all bonds to be filed by the sureties using an electronic data interchange (EDI) or e-mail. 

 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66    19 U.S.C. 1411(a)(2)(D)    19 U.S.C. 1623    19 U.S.C. 1624   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2025 
Additional Information: CBP engages the public through multiple avenues. For example, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) is a Federal Advisory Committee whose quarterly meetings are open to the public. The COAC provides advice to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on matters pertaining to the commercial operations of CBP and related functions within the Department of Homeland Security and Treasury. The public may provide comments/input during the meeting. Beginning as early as 2005, COAC has discussed issues related to the centralization and modernization of bond processing, and has at times established a bond working group to discuss these issues in more depth. In support of this effort, CBP has been conducting a voluntary National Customs Automation Program test since 2015 to permit the voluntary transmission of electronic transmission of bond data to CBP by the surety securing the bond.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kara N. Welty
Chief, Debt Management Branch
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
National Finance Center, Office of Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 6650 Telecom Drive, InTech, Suite 100,
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Phone:317 614-4614
Email: kara.n.welty@cbp.dhs.gov

Sharolyn McCann
Director, Commercial Operations, Revenue & Entry Division
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 384-8935
Email: sharolyn.j.mccann@cbp.dhs.gov