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Federal Register / Vol. .51, No.. 119 /. Friday. |une 20. 1986 / Rules and Regulations 22513 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY relating to animals which stray or are carriers is now available on-line at the driven across a U.S. border. Before such district and port offices through the Customs Service animals may be returned, they must be Automated Commercial System (ACS) held for such inspection and treatment computer. In addition, a monthly 19 CFR Parts 10,24,112,123,134,144, as deemed necessary by a computer listing is mailed to the 145,148,162,172, and 191 representative of the Agricultural Customs offices. This on-line bonded Research Service of the Department of carrier system efficiently disseminates IT.O.86-1181 Agriculture. Customs has been informed bonded carrier information to the offices that such inspections are now conducted needing such information and makes Conforming Amendments to Customs by the Animal Plant and Health continued publication in the Customs Regulations Inspection Service of the Department of Bulletin unnecessary. Therefore, 8 112.15 AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury. Agriculture. Therefore, 8 10.74 is being amended accordingly. is being removed. In addition, the automated bond control system which action: Final rule. 3. Section 1076. Customs Regulations went into effect with the revision of the summary: In accordance with Customs policy of periodically reviewing its regulations to ensure that they are current, this document makes eertain conforming changes which are necessary because of various executive, legislative, and administrative actions. Several or the changes are the result of Customs continuing efforts to reduce the paperwork burden on the public. The changes merely conform the regulations to existing law or practice. They are nonsubstantive and essentially are procedural. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20.1986. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin M. Amernick, Regulations Control Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs Service, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington. D.C. 20229 (202-566-8237). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background As.part of a continuing program to keep its regulations current, the Customs Service has determined that various executive, legislative, and administrative actions require conforming amendments to the Customs Regulations contained in Chapter I, Title 19. Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR Chapter I). Following is a list of these actions, the affected sections of the regulations, and the necessary changes. Discussion of Changes 1. Section 10.7(a). Customs Regulations (19 CFR 10.7(a)), relating to substantial containers or holders used for the transportation of merchandise, (19 CFR 10.76), concerns the importation Customs bond structure by T.D. 84-213, of game animals and birds. Customs published in the Federal Register on Form 3315, Declaration for Free Entry of October 19,1984 (49 FR 41152), further Came Animals or Birds Killed by United eliminates the need for the bond lists States Residents, has been in use to and also instruments of international facilitate the admission into the U.S. of traffic bond lists. Accordingly, 8 10.41a, dead game animals and birds, free of Customs Regulations (19 CFR 10.41a), duty without entry. The volume of use of relating to Instruments of interna tionnl CF 3315 averages only 21,000 per year traffic, where reference is made to the and functionally duplicates U.S. Fish publication of these bond lists in the and Wildlife Service Form 3-177, Customs Bulletin, is also being Declaration for Importation or amended. Exportation of Fish or Wildlife. Therefore, the Customs Regulations are being amended to remove reference to CF 3315, which is now obsolete. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-177 will be substituted in its place. 4. Section 10.177, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 10.177), contains criteria to be used in establishing whether or not a product was produced in a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.). It has been noted that rather than just quoting the word "country", in 8 10.157(a), the phrase, "produced in the beneficiary developing country", should be quoted. Therefore, 8 10.177(a) is being amended accordingly. 5. Section 24.17, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 24.17), sets forth the schedule of reimbursable expenses that parties-ininterest must repay to Customs for services rendered by Customs officers or employees. Section 24.17(f) refers to the reimbursement to Customs to coyer the 7. Section 123.72, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 123.72), provides for the admission into the U.S. without entry or payment of duty of allegedly stolen or embezzled vehicles, trailers, airplanes, or component parts of any of them, being returned from Mexico. This provision was based on an agreement -. between the U.S. and Mexico dated October 6,1938. A new agreement entitled, "The Convention between the United States of America and the United Mexican States for the Recovery, and Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles and Aircraft" (Treaties and Other . International Agreements (T1AS) 10853), which entered into force on June 28, 1983, now controls this situation. Section 123.72 is being amended to update the reference. 8. Section 134.55, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 134:55), refers to the . compensation of Customs officers and employees who are assigned to supervise the exportation, destruction, Medicare costs of employees. By T.D. or marking of articles so as to exempt 85-70, published in the Federal Register them from the application of marking on April 17,1985 (50 FR 15271), the duties for failure to either mark articles percentage of reimbursable or their container with the name of the compensation expenses that must be country of origin of the article in begins with the phrase. "Except as repaid to cover Customs share of accordance with 8 304, Tariff Act of provided for in 810.2(b)". Treasury Medicare costs was raised from 1.3 to 1930, as amended (19 U.SiC. 1304). Decision 75-230, published in the 1.35. Section 24.17(f) is being amended Section 134.55(b) incorrectly states that Federal Register on September IB, 1975 accordingly. the compensation is to be figured (40 FR 43021), amended Part 10, Customs 6. Section 112.15, Customs Regulations according to 19.5(b). Customs Regulations (19 CFR Part 10), by deleting (19 CFR 112.15), states that approvals Regulations (19 CFR 19.5(b)). The correct 10.2 Section 10.7 is being amended to and discontinuances of carriers' bonds . reference is 8 24.17(a)(3). Customs remove reference to this deleted section. will be published from time to time in Regulations (19 CFR 24.17(a)(3)). which 2. Section 10.74, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 10.74), provides procedures the weekly Customs Bulletin. However,' information on the status of bonded states that importers of such merchandise shall be charged the full . GLEASON-000778