[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR118.5]

[Page 534-535]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 118--CENTRALIZED EXAMINATION STATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 118.5  Procedures for changes to a fee schedule.

    Whenever a CES operator intends to increase, add to or otherwise 
change the service fees set forth in the fee schedule referred to in 
Sec. 118.4(c) of this part, the operator shall provide 90 calendar days 
advance written notice to the port director of such proposed fee 
schedule change and shall include in

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the notice a justification for any increased or additional fee. 
Following receipt of this written notice, the port director will advise 
the public of the proposed fee schedule change and invite comments 
thereon under the public notice and comment procedures set forth in 
Sec. 118.2 of this part. After a review of the proposed fee schedule 
change and any public comments thereon, and based on the principle of 
comparability set forth in Sec. 118.11(c) of this part, the port 
director will decide whether to approve the change, will notify the CES 
operator in writing of his decision, and will notify the public of any 
approved fee schedule change by the same methods that were used to 
provide the public with notice of the proposed change. A CES operator 
shall remain bound by the existing fee schedule and shall not implement 
any fee schedule change prior to receipt of written approval of the 
change from the port director.