[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR143.3]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 143--SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart A--Automated Broker Interface
 
Sec. 143.3  Action on application.

    (a) Approval. Permission to use ABI will be granted by the Assistant 
Commissioner, Information and Technology, or his designee, only to those 
applicants who are not delinquent or otherwise remiss in their 
transactions with Customs and are in compliance with the ABI system 
performance procedures and standards as described in Sec. 143.5 of this 
subpart. If there is any cause to question the qualifications or fitness 
of the applicant to participate in ABI, the application may be referred 
for investigation and report. The investigation may include, but need 
not be limited to:
    (1) The accuracy of the information provided in the letter of 
intent;
    (2) The business integrity of the applicant;
    (3) The character and reputation of an individual applicant or a 
member of

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a partnership or an officer of an association or corporation; and
    (4) The character and reputation of the software vendor.
    (b) Denial. If permission to use ABI is denied to an applicant by 
the Assistant Commissioner, Information and Technology, or his designee, 
written notice, including the grounds for the denial, will be given to 
him and to the port director. The applicant may appeal the denial in the 
manner prescribed in Sec. 143.8 of this subpart and those procedures for 
handling an appeal shall apply.