[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 62135] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-29793] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4820-02-P