[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 25, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61585-61586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28285]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Parts 113 and 191
[USCBP-2009-0021]
RIN 1505-AC18
Drawback of Internal Revenue Excise Tax
AGENCIES: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; second extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This document provides a second 30-day extension period for
interested parties to submit comments on the proposal to amend title 19
of the Code of Federal Regulations to preclude the filing of
substitution drawback claims for internal revenue excise tax paid on
imported merchandise in situations where no excise tax was paid upon
the substituted merchandise or where the substituted merchandise is the
subject of a different claim for refund or drawback of excise tax under
any provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2009, with comments
due on or before November 16, 2009. A related proposed rulemaking
prepared by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) within
the Department of the Treasury was published in the same edition of the
Federal Register, with comments due on or before December 14, 2009. A
subsequent notice extending the time within which the public may submit
comments on CBP's proposed
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rulemaking to coincide with the December 14, 2009 TTB comment deadline
was published in the Federal Register (74 FR 57125) on November 4,
2009. In response to a request from the public to provide additional
time to prepare comments on the proposed rule, CBP is extending the
comment period for an additional 30 days to January 12, 2010.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
January 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by USCBP 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-2009-0021.
Mail: Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch, Regulations
and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 799 9th Street, NW. (Mint Annex), Washington, DC 20229-
1179.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and USCBP docket number for this proposed 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 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 International Trade, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC.
Arrangements to inspect submitted comments should be made in advance by
calling Joseph Clark at (202) 325-0118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Rosoff, Entry Process and Duty
Refunds, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, (202)
325-0047.
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. Customs and Border Protection (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
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a document in the
Federal Register (74 FR 52928) on October 15, 2009 proposing to amend
title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations to preclude the filing of
substitution drawback claims for internal revenue excise tax paid on
imported merchandise in situations where no excise tax was paid upon
the substituted merchandise or where the substituted merchandise is the
subject of a different claim for refund or drawback of excise tax under
any provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The document solicited
public comment on the proposed amendments, and requested that submitted
comments be received by CBP on or before November 16, 2009.
A related proposed rulemaking prepared by the Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) within the Department of the Treasury was
published in the same edition of the Federal Register (74 FR 52937,
October 15, 2009). Comments on TTB's proposed rule are due on or before
December 14, 2009.
A subsequent notice extending the time within which the public may
submit comments on CBP's proposed rulemaking to coincide with the
December 14, 2009 TTB comment deadline was published in the Federal
Register (74 FR 57125) on November 4, 2009.
Second Extension of Comment Period
CBP received a written submission from the trade, dated November 2,
2009, requesting that the comment period be extended for an additional
30 days to provide adequate time to prepare comments on the proposed
rule. Upon review, a decision has been made to grant the request.
Accordingly, the comment period is extended to January 12, 2010 and
comments must be received by CBP on or before that date.
Dated: November 20, 2009.
Sandra L. Bell,
Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International
Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Approved: November 20, 2009.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. E9-28285 Filed 11-24-09; 8:45 am]
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