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The
text of the final 24 Hour Rule is available here*
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1.
US Customs publish 24 Hour Rule
The final version of the Customs rule requiring
sea carriers to provide
cargo manifests 24 hours prior to the loading of cargo at foreign ports
for
shipment to the United States was published in the Federal Register of
31
October 2002.
It will become effective 30 days from its date of publication, ie on
December 2nd 2002. US Customs Commissioner Bonner regards the new rule
as
an essential element of the Container Security Initiative, as advance
transmission of vessel cargo manifest information to US Customs will
enable
them to evaluate the terrorist risk of cargo containers.
It seems that the US Customs amended the draft regulation, to take into
account some of the comments they received. For example, the final
regulation exempts vessels carrying bulk cargo. Moreover, US
Customs will
not enforce penalties for 60 days after its effective entry into force.
The document also explains how confidentiality of manifest information
will
be protected.
*[Federal
Register: October 31, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 211)] [Rules and
Regulations] [Page 66318-66333] From the Federal Register Online via GPO
Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr31oc02-6] |
