[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR128.11]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 128--EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Administration
 
Sec. 128.11  Express consignment carrier application process.


    (a) Facility application. Requests for approval of an express 
consignment carrier or hub facility must be in writing to the port 
director.
    (b) Application contents. The application for approval of an express 
consignment carrier or hub facility must include the following:
    (1) A full description of the international cargo facilities, 
including blueprints, floor plans and facility location(s).
    (2) A statement of the general character of the express consignment 
operations.
    (3) An estimate of volume of transactions by:
    (i) Formal entries.
    (ii) Informal entries.
    (iii) Shipments not requiring entry (see Sec. 128.23 of this part).
    (4) An application processing fee, as set forth in Sec. 128.13.
    (5) A list of principal company officials or officers.
    (6) A projected start-up date, and days and hours of operation.
    (7) An agreement that the express consignment entity will:
    (i) Ensure that all cargo will be processed in the Customs Automated 
Commercial System (ACS) and associated modules, including, but not 
limited to, Automated Broker Interface (ABI), Automated Manifest System 
(AMS), Cargo Selectivity, and Statement Processing.
    (ii) Sign and implement a narcotics enforcement agreement with 
Customs.
    (iii) Provide, without cost to the Government, adequate office 
space, equipment, furnishings, supplies and security as per Customs 
specifications.
    (iv) Timely pay all reimbursable costs, as determined by the port 
director.
    (v) Pay to Customs all relocation, training and all other 
exceptional costs and expenses incurred by Customs in relocating 
necessary staff to the company's hub location to provide service to the 
company and to pay expenses incurred by Customs due to termination or 
decline of operations at the facility.
    (c) Changes or alterations to facility. All proposed changes or 
alterations to an existing approved international cargo processing 
facility must be submitted in writing to the port director for approval 
prior to the implementation thereof and shall contain the information 
specified in paragraph (b) of this section. Failure to obtain Customs 
approval by an express consignment operator or carrier for any 
modifications to the international cargo processing area may result in 
the suspension of approval as an express consignment facility or hub and 
the procedures for processing cargo contained in this part.

[T.D. 89-53, 54 FR 19566, May. 8, 1989, as amended by T.D. 93-66, 58 FR 
44130, Aug. 19, 1993]