[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57832-57833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23542]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Parts 127 and 133
[USCBP-2019-0031]
RIN 1515-AE35
Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document provides additional time for interested parties
to submit comments on the proposed rule published August 27, 2019, to
amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations
pertaining to disclosure of information regarding merchandise that was
voluntarily abandoned. Based on a request from the public to provide
additional time to prepare comments on the proposed rule, CBP is
extending the comment period to November 15, 2019.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published August 27,
2019 (84 FR 44790), is extended. Comments must be received on or before
November, 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number, by one
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments via docket number
USCBP-2019-0031.
Mail: Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch, Regulations
and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K
Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be
posted without change to http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. Submitted
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comments may also be inspected during regular business days between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Trade and Commercial Regulations
Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.
Arrangements to inspect submitted comments should be made in advance by
calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 325-0118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Bamiagis, Intellectual Property
Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, (202) 325-0415.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to participate in this rulemaking by
submitting written data, views, or arguments on all aspects of the
proposed rule. CBP also invites comments that relate to the economic,
environmental, or federalism effects that might result from this
proposed rule. If appropriate to a specific comment, the commenter
should reference the specific portion of the proposed rule, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include data, information, or
authority that support such recommended change.
Background
On August 27, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published a document in the Federal Register (84 FR 44790), that
proposes to amend the CBP regulations pertaining to disclosure of
information regarding merchandise bearing suspected counterfeit
trademarks that was voluntarily abandoned. The document solicited
public comments on the proposed rule and requested that commenters
submit their comments on or before October 28, 2019.
Extension of Comment Period
In response to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register,
CBP has received correspondence from the public requesting an extension
of the comment period. CBP has decided to grant the extension.
Accordingly, the comment period for the proposed rule is extended to
November 15, 2019.
Dated: October 23, 2019.
Alice A. Kipel,
Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2019-23542 Filed 10-25-19; 8:45 am]
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