Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act: Customs Entry Documentation

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 141

RIN 1515-AC15

Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act: Customs Entry

Documentation

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document provides an additional 30 days for interested

members of the public to submit comments on the proposal to amend the

Customs Regulations to implement section 12 of the Anticounterfeiting

Consumer Protection Act of 1996 (ACPA). Section 12 of the ACPA concerns

the content of entry documentation required by Customs to determine

whether imported merchandise or its packaging bears an infringing

trademark. The proposed regulatory provision requires importers to

provide on the invoice a listing of all trademarks appearing on the

imported merchandise and its packaging. The proposal was published in

the Federal Register on September 13, 1999, and the comment period was

scheduled to expire on November 12, 1999.

DATES: Comments on the proposal must be received on or before December

13, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (preferably in triplicate) may be addressed

to the Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S.

Customs Service, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20229. All comments submitted will be available for

public inspection in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552), Sec. 1.4, Treasury Department Regulations (31 CFR 1.4),

and Sec. 103.11(b), Customs Regulations (19 CFR 103.11(b)) between 9:00

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on normal business days at the Regulations Branch,

Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs Service, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Alfano, Commercial Enforcement,

Office of Field Operations (202) 927-0005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Customs published a document in the Federal Register (64 FR 49423)

on September 13, 1999, proposing to implement section 12 of the

Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 (ACPA). Section 12

of the ACPA concerns the content of entry documentation required by

Customs to determine whether imported merchandise or its packaging

bears an infringing trademark. The proposed regulatory provision

requires importers to provide on the invoice a listing of all

trademarks appearing on the imported merchandise and its packaging.

The document invited the public to comment on the proposal.

Comments on the proposed rule were requested on or before November 12,

1999.

On November 8, 1999, Customs received a request from the Customs

and International Trade Bar Association to extend the comment period an

additional 30 days.

Customs has determined to grant the request for the extension.

Accordingly, the period of time for the submission of comments is being

extended 30 days. Comments are now due on or before December 13, 1999.

Dated: November 9, 1999.

Stuart P. Seidel,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Regulations and Rulings.

[FR Doc. 99-29793 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]

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