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1The figures provided in this notice may be 

rounded for publication purposes only. The 

calculations for the adjusted fees and limitations 

were made using unrounded figures, unless 

otherwise noted. 

Spokane, WA 99204, 509–755–8991/ 

800–541–7891x7. 

Phamatech, Inc., 15175 Innovation 

Drive, San Diego, CA 92128, 888– 

635–5840. 

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 1777 

Montreal Circle, Tucker, GA 30084, 

800–729–6432, (Formerly: SmithKline 

Beecham Clinical Laboratories; 

SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories). 

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400 

Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403, 

610–631–4600/877–642–2216, 

(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham 

Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline BioScience Laboratories). 

Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, 3700 

Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 

95403, 800–255–2159. 

STERLING Reference Laboratories, 2617 

East L Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, 

800–442–0438. 

US Army Forensic Toxicology Drug 

Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St., 

Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755– 

5235, 301–677–7085, Testing for 

Department of Defense (DoD) 

Employees Only. 

* The Standards Council of Canada 

(SCC) voted to end its Laboratory 

Accreditation Program for Substance 

Abuse (LAPSA) effective May 12, 1998. 

Laboratories certified through that 

program were accredited to conduct 

forensic urine drug testing as required 

by U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT) regulations. As of that date, the 

certification of those accredited 

Canadian laboratories will continue 

under DOT authority. The responsibility 

for conducting quarterly performance 

testing plus periodic on-site inspections 

of those LAPSA-accredited laboratories 

was transferred to the U.S. HHS, with 

the HHS’ NLCP contractor continuing to 

have an active role in the performance 

testing and laboratory inspection 

processes. Other Canadian laboratories 

wishing to be considered for the NLCP 

may apply directly to the NLCP 

contractor just as U.S. laboratories do. 

Upon finding a Canadian laboratory to 

be qualified, HHS will recommend that 

DOT certify the laboratory (Federal 

Register, July 16, 1996) as meeting the 

minimum standards of the Mandatory 

Guidelines published in the Federal 

Register on January 23, 2017 (82 FR 

7920). After receiving DOT certification, 

the laboratory will be included in the 

monthly list of HHS-certified 

laboratories and participate in the NLCP 

certification maintenance program. 

Charles P. LoDico, 

Chemist. 

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BILLING CODE 4160–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[CBP Dec. 18–08] 

COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for 

Inflation in Fiscal Year 2019 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) is adjusting certain customs user 

fees and limitations established by the 

Consolidated Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal 

Year 2019 in accordance with the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act 

(FAST Act) as implemented by CBP 

regulations. 

DATES: The adjusted amounts of 

customs COBRA user fees and their 

corresponding limitations set forth in 

this notice for Fiscal Year 2019 are 

required as of October 1, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina 

Ghiladi, Director—Office of Finance, 

202–344–3722, UserFeeNotices@

cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 4, 2015, the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act 

(FAST Act, Pub. L. 114–94) was signed 

into law. Section 32201 of the FAST Act 

amended section 13031 of the 

Consolidated Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 

U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain customs 

COBRA user fees and corresponding 

limitations to be adjusted by the 

Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to 

reflect certain increases in inflation. 

Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 

24.22 and 24.23) describe the 

procedures that implement the 

requirements of the FAST Act. 

Specifically, paragraph (k) in section 

24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the 

methodology to determine the change in 

inflation as well as the factor by which 

the fees and limitations will be adjusted, 

if necessary. The fees and limitations 

subject to adjustment, which are set 

forth in Appendix A and Appendix B of 

part 24, include the commercial vessel 

arrival fees, commercial truck arrival 

fees, railroad car arrival fees, private 

vessel arrival fees, private aircraft 

arrival fees, commercial aircraft and 

vessel passenger arrival fees, dutiable 

mail fees, customs broker permit user 

fees, barges and other bulk carriers 

arrival fees, and merchandise processing 

fees, as well as the corresponding 

limitations. 

Determination of Whether an 

Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year 

2019 

In accordance with 19 CFR 24.22, CBP 

must determine annually whether the 

fees and limitations must be adjusted to 

reflect inflation. For fiscal year 2019, 

CBP is making this determination by 

comparing the average of the Consumer 

Price Index—All Urban Consumers, U.S. 

All items, 1982–84 (CPI–U) for the 

current year (June 2017–May 2018) with 

the average of the CPI–U for the 

comparison year (June 2016-May 2017) 

to determine the change in inflation, if 

any. If there is an increase in the CPI of 

greater than one (1) percent, CBP must 

adjust the customs COBRA user fees and 

corresponding limitations using the 

methodology set forth in 19 CFR 

24.22(k). (19 CFR 24.22(k)). Following 

the steps provided in paragraph (k)(2) of 

section 24.22, CBP has determined that 

the increase in the CPI between the most 

recent June to May 12-month period 

(June 2017–May 2018) and the 

comparison year (June 2016-May 2017) 

is 2.063 1 percent. As the increase in the 

CPI is greater than one (1) percent, the 

customs COBRA user fees and 

corresponding limitations must be 

adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019. 

Determination of the Adjusted Fees and 

Limitations 

Using the methodology set forth in 

section 24.22(k)(2) of the CBP 

regulations (19 CFR 24.22(k)), CBP has 

determined that the factor by which the 

base fees and limitations will be 

adjusted is 4.866 percent (base fees and 

limitations can be found in Appendix A 

and B to part 24 of title 19). In reaching 

this determination, CBP calculated the 

values for each variable found in 

paragraph (k) of 19 CFR 24.22 as 

follows: 

• The arithmetic average of the CPI– 

U for June 2017–May 2018, referred to 

as (A) in the CBP regulations, is 

247.540; 

• The arithmetic average of the CPI– 

U for Fiscal Year 2014, referred to as (B), 

is 236.009; 

• The arithmetic average of the CPI– 

U for the comparison year, referred to as 

(C), is 242.328; 

• The difference between the 

arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the 


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2The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is the CBP fee 

only, it does not include the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Services agricultural 

quarantine and inspection (APHIS/AQI) fee that is 

collected by CBP on behalf of USDA. See 7 CFR 

354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once 19 Single 

Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a vehicle 

identification number (VIN)/vehicle in a Decal and 

Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) 

account within a calendar year, the payment 

required for the 20th (and subsequent) singlecrossing is only the APHIS/AQI fee and no longer 

includes the CBP Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for 

the remainder of that calendar year). 

3The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted 

down from 5.77 to the nearest lower nickel. See 82 

FR 50523 (November 1, 2017). 

4See footnote 2 above. 

5Although the minimum limitation is published, 

the fee charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 

58c(b)(9)(A)(ii). 

6Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem 

rate of 0.3464% remains the same. See 82 FR 32661 

(July 17, 2017). 

7 Id. 

8For monthly pipeline entries, see: https://

www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipelinemonthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa. 

comparison year (June 2016–May 2017) 

and the current year (June 2017–May 

2018), referred to as (D), is 5.212; 

• This difference rounded to the 

nearest whole number, referred to as (E), 

is 5; 

• The percentage change in the 

arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the 

comparison year (June 2016–May 2017) 

and the current year (June 2017–May 

2018), referred to as (F), is 2.063 

percent; 

• The difference in the arithmetic 

average of the CPI–U between the 

current year (June 2017–May 2018) and 

the base year (Fiscal Year 2014), referred 

to as (G), is 11.532; and 

• Lastly, the percentage change in the 

CPI–U from the base year (Fiscal Year 

2014) to the current year (June 2017– 

May 2018), referred to as (H), is 4.886 

percent. 

Announcement of New Fees and 

Limitations 

The adjusted amounts of customs 

COBRA user fees and their 

corresponding limitations for Fiscal 

Year 2019 as adjusted by 4.886 percent 

set forth below are required as of 

October 1, 2018. Table 1 provides the 

fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 

24.22 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019 

and Table 2 provides the fees and 

limitations found in 19 CFR 24.23 as 

adjusted for Fiscal Year 2019. 

TABLE 1—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.22 AS ADJUSTED FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2019 

19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.22 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation 

New fee/ 

limitation 

adjusted in 

accordance with 

the FAST Act 

(a)(1) ................... (b)(1)(i) ................ Fee: Commercial Vessel Arrival Fee ............................................................................ $458.35 

(b)(5)(A) .............. (b)(1)(ii) ............... Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Commercial Vessel Arrival Fees .................. 6,245.97 

(a)(8) ................... (b)(2)(i) ................ Fee: Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fee ........................................................ 115.37 

(b)(6) ................... (b)(2)(ii) ............... Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fees 1,573.29 

(a)(2) ................... (c)(1) ................... Fee: Commercial Truck Arrival Fee 2 ............................................................................ 3 5.75 

(b)(2) ................... (c)(2) and (3) ...... Limitation: Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee 4 ................................. 104.89 

(a)(3) ................... (d)(1) ................... Fee: Railroad Car Arrival Fee ....................................................................................... 8.65 

(b)(3) ................... (d)(2) and (3) ...... Limitation: Railroad Car Calendar Year Prepayment Fee ............................................ 104.89 

(a)(4) ................... (e)(1) and (2) ...... Fee and Limitation: Private Vessel or Private Aircraft First Arrival/Calendar Year

Prepayment Fee.

28.84 

(a)(6) ................... (f) ........................ Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee .................................................................................................. 5.77 

(a)(5)(A) .............. (g)(1)(i) ................ Fee: Commercial Vessel or Commercial Aircraft Passenger Arrival Fee .................... 5.77 

(a)(5)(B) .............. (g)(1)(ii) ............... Fee: Commercial Vessel Passenger Arrival Fee (from one of the territories and possessions of the United States).2.02 

(a)(7) ................... (h) ....................... Fee: Customs Broker Permit User Fee ........................................................................ 144.74 

TABLE 2—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.23 AS ADJUSTED FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2019 

19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.23 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation 

New fee/ 

limitation 

adjusted in 

accordance with 

the FAST Act 

(b)(9)(A) (ii) ......... (b)(1)(i)(A) ........... Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual 

Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.

$1.05 

(b)(9)(B)(i) ........... (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) ....... Limitation: Minimum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee 5 .... 0.37 

(b)(9)(B)(i) ........... (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) ....... Limitation: Maximum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee ...... 1.05 

(a)(9)(B)(i); 

(b)(8)(A)(i).

(b)(1)(i)(B)(1) ....... Limitation: Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee 6 .................................................... 26.22 

(a)(9)(B)(i); 

(b)(8)(A)(i).

(b)(1)(i)(B)(1) ....... Limitation: Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee 7 8 ................................................. 508.70 

(b)(8)(A)(ii) .......... (b)(1)(ii) ............... Fee: Surcharge for Manual Entry or Release ............................................................... 3.15 

(a)(10)(C)(i) ......... (b)(2)(i) ................ Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel .... 2.10 

(a)(10)(C)(ii) ........ (b)(2)(ii) ............... Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Manual and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel .......... 6.29 

(a)(10)(C)(iii) ....... (b)(2)(iii) .............. Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated or Manual; Prepared by CBP Personnel 9.44 

(b)(9)(A)(ii) .......... (b)(4) ................... Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual 

Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee.

1.05 


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Tables 1 and 2 setting forth the 

adjusted fees and limitations for Fiscal 

Year 2019 will also be maintained for 

the public’s convenience on the CBP 

website at www.cbp.gov. 

Dated: July 27, 2018. 

Kevin K. McAleenan, 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16510 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket ID DHS–2018–0033] 

The President’s National Security 

Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is publishing this notice 

to announce the following President’s 

National Security Telecommunications 

Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The NSTAC will meet on 

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, from 1:00 

p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

Please note that the meeting may close 

early if the committee has completed its 

business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via conference call. For access to the 

conference call bridge, information on 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance to participate, please email 

NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov by 5:00 p.m. ET on 

Friday, August 10, 2018. 

Members of the public are invited to 

provide comment on the issues that will 

be considered by the committee as listed 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section below. Associated briefing 

materials that participants may discuss 

during the meeting will be available at 

www.dhs.gov/nstac for review as of 

Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Comments 

may be submitted at any time and must 

be identified by docket number DHS– 

2018–0033. Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number DHS–2018–0033 in 

the subject line of the email. 

• Fax: (703) 705–6190, ATTN: Sandy 

Benevides. 

• Mail: Helen Jackson, Designated 

Federal Official, Stakeholder 

Engagement and Cyber Infrastructure 

Resilience Division, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department 

of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 

Lane, Mail Stop 0612, Arlington, VA 

20598–0612. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and docket number 

DHS–2018–0033. Comments received 

will be posted without alteration at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

comments received by the NSTAC, 

please go to www.regulations.gov and 

enter docket number DHS–2018–0033. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the teleconference on August 15, 

2018, from 1:40 p.m.–1:55 p.m. ET. 

Speakers who wish to participate in the 

public comment period must register in 

advance by no later than Friday, August 

10, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. ET by emailing 

NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Speakers are 

requested to limit their comments to 

three minutes and will speak in order of 

registration. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, following the last 

request for comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated 

Federal Official, Department of 

Homeland Security, (703) 705–6276 

(telephone) or helen.jackson@

hq.dhs.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix (Pub. L. 92–463). The NSTAC 

advises the President on matters related 

to national security and emergency 

preparedness (NS/EP) 

telecommunications and cybersecurity 

policy. 

Agenda: The NSTAC will hold a 

conference call on Wednesday, August 

15, 2018, to discuss a potential new 

study topic regarding advancing 

resiliency and fostering innovation in 

the information and communications 

technology ecosystem. Additionally, the 

NSTAC will receive an update on the 

committee’s progress on its current 

Cybersecurity Moonshot study. The goal 

of this study is to examine and expedite 

progress against the Nation’s critical 

cybersecurity challenges. The 

committee has examined various 

approaches to a Moonshot and is 

developing recommendations that steer 

the Administration towards a shared, 

strategic vision and an ambitious, 

outcome-focused cybersecurity end 

goal. 

Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Helen Jackson, 

Designated Federal Official for the NSTAC. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16395 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAZP02000.12X.L54100000.FR0000. 

LVCLA12A5180.241A; AZA–35886] 

Notice of Realty Action: Application for 

Conveyance of Federally Owned 

Mineral Interests in Pima County, AZ 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is processing an 

application under the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 

October 21, 1976, to convey the 

federally owned mineral interests in 

591.21 acres of land located in Pima 

County, Arizona, to the surface owner, 

Waste Management of Arizona, Inc. 

Publication of this notice temporarily 

segregates the federally owned mineral 

interests in the land covered by the 

application from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, for up 

to 2 years while the BLM processes the 

application. 

DATES: Submit written comments to the 

BLM on or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to the BLM Phoenix District Office, 

Attn: Benedict Parsons, Realty 

Specialist, 21605 North 7th Ave., 

Phoenix, AZ 85027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benedict Parsons, Realty Specialist, by 

telephone: 623–580–5637, or by email at 

bparson@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS service 

is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week, to leave a message or question for 

the above individual. You will receive 

a reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

is processing an application under 

section 209 of FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 

1719(b), to convey the federally owned 

mineral interests that aggregate 591.21 

acres, situated in Pima County, Arizona. 

The location of the federally owned 


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