[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR123.71]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 123_CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH CANADA AND MEXICO--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart H_Land Border Carrier Initiative Program

 

Sec.  123.71  Description of program.



    Source: T.D. 99-2, 64 FR 31, Jan. 4, 1999, unless otherwise noted.





    The Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP) is a program 

designed to enlist the voluntary cooperation of commercial conveyance 

entities in Customs effort to prevent the smuggling of controlled 

substances into the United States. Participation in the LBCIP requires 

the land or rail commercial carrier to enter into a written agreement 

with Customs that describes the responsibilities of participants in the 

LBCIP. The agreement generally provides that the carrier agrees to 

enhance the security of its facilities and the conveyances employed to 

transport merchandise. The carrier also agrees to cooperate closely with 

Customs in identifying and reporting suspected smuggling attempts. In 

exchange for this cooperation, Customs agrees to provide training to 

carrier personnel in the areas of cargo and personnel security, document 

review techniques, drug awareness, and conveyance searches. Customs also 

agrees that should a controlled substance be found aboard a conveyance 

owned or operated by a participating carrier, special administrative 

procedures relating to the assessment and mitigation of drug-related 

penalties will be followed; the degree of compliance with the terms of 

the agreement will be considered as an additional positive mitigating 

factor in any seizure or penalties decision or recommendation. Lastly, 

at certain high-risk locations, for the use of Line Release, imported 

merchandise, which otherwise qualifies for Line Release entry (see, 

subpart D of part 142 of this chapter), must be transported over the 

border by carriers that participate in the LBCIP. The locations where 

the use of Line Release will be conditioned on participation in the 

LBCIP will be published in the Federal Register.