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permit held by a customs broker, 

whether it may be an individual, 

partnership, association, or corporation, 

is due no later than February 9, 2024. 

Pursuant to fee adjustments required by 

the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act (FAST Act) and the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) regulations, the customs broker 

permit user fee payable for calendar 

year 2024 will be $174.80. CBP is also 

announcing that customs brokers may 

pay the fee electronically via the 

electronic Customs and Border 

Protection (eCBP) portal. 

DATES: Payment of the 2024 Customs 

Broker Permit User Fee is due no later 

than February 9, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mohammad O. Qureshi, Chief, Broker 

Management Branch, Office of Trade, 

(202) 909–3753, or 

mohammad.o.qureshi@cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Customs Broker Permit User Fee 

Payment for 2024 

Pursuant to section 111.96 of title 19 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

(19 CFR 111.96(c)), U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) assesses an 

annual user fee for each customs broker 

permit granted to an individual, 

partnership, association, or corporation. 

The CBP regulations provide that this 

fee is payable each calendar year for a 

national permit held by a customs 

broker and must be paid by the due date 

published annually in the Federal 

Register. See 19 CFR 24.22(h) and (i); 19 

CFR 111.96(c). 

Section 24.22 of title 19 of the CFR 

(19 CFR 24.22) sets forth the terms and 

conditions for when fees for certain 

services, including specific customs 

user fees, are required. The specific 

customs user fee amounts that appear in 

19 CFR 24.22 are not the actual fees but 

represent the base year amounts that are 

subject to adjustment each fiscal year in 

accordance with the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) 

(Pub. L. 114–94, December 4, 2015). 

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 the Secretary of 

the Treasury to adjust certain customs 

COBRA user fees and corresponding 

limitations to reflect certain increases in 

inflation. Paragraph (k) of section 24.22 

of title 19 of the CFR (19 CFR 24.22(k)) 

sets forth the methodology to adjust fees 

for inflation and to determine the 

change in inflation, including the factor 

by which the fees and limitations will 

be adjusted, if necessary. 

Customs brokers are subject to an 

annual customs broker permit user fee 

calculated using the base year amount 

in appendix A to 19 CFR part 24, as 

adjusted by the terms in 19 CFR 

24.22(k). See 19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(7) and 19 

CFR 24.22(h). In accordance with 19 

CFR 24.22, CBP determines annually 

whether an adjustment to the fees and 

limitations is necessary and publishes a 

Federal Register notice specifying the 

amount of the fees and limitations for 

each fiscal year. On July 28, 2023, CBP 

published a Federal Register notice, 

entitled COBRA Fees to be Adjusted for 

Inflation in Fiscal Year 2024 (CBP Dec. 

23–08), which announced, among other 

fee adjustments, that the annual 

customs broker permit user fee will 

increase to $174.80 for calendar year 

2024. See 88 FR 48900. 

Thus, as required by 19 CFR 24.22, 

CBP provided notice in the Federal 

Register of the annual fee amount at 

least 60 days prior to the date that the 

payment is due for each customs broker 

national permit. This document notifies 

customs brokers that, for calendar year 

2024, the due date for payment of the 

annual customs broker permit user fee 

is February 9, 2024. If a customs broker 

fails to pay the annual customs broker 

permit user fee by February 9, 2024, the 

national permit is revoked by operation 

of law. See 19 CFR 111.45(b) and 

111.96(c). 

Announcement of eCBP Portal Payment 

Option 

On October 18, 2022, CBP published 

a final rule titled ‘‘Modernization of the 

Customs Broker Regulations’’ in the 

Federal Register (87 FR 63267), which 

announced the deployment of the 

electronic Customs and Border 

Protection (eCBP) portal, an online 

system for processing electronic 

payments of licensed customs broker 

fees and submissions, and stated that 

CBP would announce additional eCBP 

functionalities, including an 

enhancement allowing the payment of 

annual permit user fees, in the Federal 

Register. Accordingly, in this document, 

CBP is announcing the deployment of 

new eCBP functionality allowing the 

payment of the annual customs broker 

permit user fee. CBP anticipates that the 

eCBP portal will be open for the 

collection of annual customs broker 

permit user fee payments starting on 

November 29, 2023. 

With this new functionality, customs 

brokers may either submit the fee 

through the eCBP portal or submit the 

fee at the processing Center, as defined 

in 19 CFR 111.1, in accordance with the 

remittance procedures in 19 CFR 

24.22(i). The eCBP portal streamlines 

the payment process, allows for easy 

collection of fees, and offers customs 

brokers the flexibility and convenience 

to pay licensed customs broker fees 

easily and effectively. Thus, CBP 

encourages customs brokers to pay the 

annual customs broker permit user fee 

electronically via the eCBP portal. 

Customs brokers who wish to use the 

eCBP portal, located on CBP’s website 

or at https://e.cbp.dhs.gov/brokers/#/ 

home, must create a Login.gov account 

as a first-time user. Instructions and 

training resources, such as user and 

quick reference guides, for customs 

brokers on how to create a Login.gov 

account and how to use the eCBP portal 

can be found on CBP’s website. 

John P. Leonard, 

Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, 

Office of Trade. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2023–0044] 

Homeland Security Academic 

Partnership Council 

AGENCY: The Office of Partnership and 

Engagement (OPE), The U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the 

Homeland Security Academic 

Partnership Council. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC) 

will hold a virtual meeting on 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 

3:30 p.m. EST to 4:30 p.m. EST. Public 

participation is welcome via Zoom preregistration. 

DATES: The meeting will take place from 

3:30 p.m. EST to 4 p.m. EST on 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Please 

note that the meeting may end early if 

the Council completes its business. 


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ADDRESSES: The HSAPC meeting will be 

held via Zoom. Members of the public 

interested in participating may do so by 

following the process outlined below. 

The public will remain in listen-only 

mode except during the public comment 

session. Members of the public may 

register to participate in this Council 

meeting via Zoom under the following 

procedures. Each individual must 

provide their full legal name and email 

address no later than 5 p.m. EST on 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 to Zarinah 

‘‘Traci’’ Silas via email at HSAPC@

hq.dhs.gov or via phone at 202–891– 

2876. Members of the public who have 

registered to participate will be 

provided the Zoom link after the closing 

of the public registration period and 

prior to the start of the meeting. Written 

comments may be submitted no later 

than 5 p.m. EST on Friday, December 

22, 2023. Comments must be identified 

by Docket No. DHS–2023–0044 and may 

be submitted using one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments, 

OR 

• Email: HSAPC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

Docket No. DHS–2023–0044 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and ‘‘DHS–2023– 

0044,’’ the docket number for your 

comments. Comments received will be 

posted without alteration at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may wish to review the Privacy and 

Security Notice found via a link on the 

homepage of www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received by the Council, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov, search 

‘‘DHS–2023–0044,’’ and ‘‘Open Docket 

Folder’’ to view the comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zarinah ‘‘Traci’’ Silas, Executive 

Director of the Office of Academic 

Engagement and Designated Federal 

Officer of the Homeland Security 

Academic Partnership Council, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security at 

HSAPC@hq.dhs.gov or 202–891–2876. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is provided in accordance 

with section 10(a) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 117–286 (5 U.S.C. ch. 10), which 

requires all FACA committee meetings 

to be open to the public unless the 

President, or the head of the Agency to 

which the advisory committee reports, 

determines that a portion of the meeting 

requires closing it to the public in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). 

The HSAPC provides organizationally 

independent, strategic, timely, specific, 

and actionable recommendations to the 

Secretary on key issues at the 

intersection of education, academia, and 

the DHS mission. 

Due to the current Middle East 

conflict, the Secretary requested that the 

HSAPC form a Subcommittee to provide 

advice and recommendations on ways 

DHS can support the academic 

community in protecting against 

campus violence and promoting 

inclusivity across K–12 and higher 

education institutions. The meeting will 

include: 

(1) Remarks from Senior DHS leaders 

and HSAPC Chairperson, 

(2) Member discussion, public 

comment, deliberation and voting on 

one draft report from the School and 

Campus Safety Considering the Conflict 

in the Middle East Subcommittee. 

Members of the public will remain in 

listen-only mode except during the 

public comment session. Members of 

the public may pre-register to attend 

this Council meeting via Zoom by 

sending each individual attendee’s full 

legal name and email address to 

Executive Director Zarinah ‘‘Traci’’ Silas 

via email to HSAPC@hq.dhs.gov or via 

phone at 202–891–2876 no later than 5 

p.m. EST on Friday, December 8, 2023. 

Members of the public who have preregistered to attend will be provided the 

Zoom link after the closing of the public 

registration period and prior to the start 

of the meeting. For more information 

about the HSAPC, please visit our 

website: https://www.dhs.gov/ 

homeland-security-academicpartnership-council-hsapc. 

Lastly, the Department is committed 

to ensuring all participants have equal 

access and opportunity to attend the 

meeting. If you require reasonable 

accommodations, please send your 

request to Zarinah ‘‘Traci’’ Silas at 

HSAPC@hq.dhs.gov or via phone at 

202–891–2876 no later than 5 p.m. EST 

on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 for 

handling. 

Zarinah T. Silas, 

Designated Federal Officer, Homeland 

Security Academic Partnership Council, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9112–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_MT_FRN_MO4500176159] 

Notice of Western Montana Resource 

Advisory Council Meetings 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Western 

Montana District Resource Advisory 

Council (Council) will meet as follows. 

DATES: The Council will hold a virtual 

meeting on December 11, 2023, from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) and 

an in-person meeting with a virtual 

participation option on January 11, 

2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT in 

Missoula, Montana. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting arrangements, 

including precise location, will be 

confirmed for the public via BLM news 

release, social media, and on the 

Council’s web page at https://

www.blm.gov/get-involved/resourceadvisory-council/near-you/montanadakotas/western-montana-rac, and 

through personal contact at least 2 

weeks prior to the meeting. 

Written comments for the Council 

may be sent electronically in advance of 

the scheduled meeting to Public Affairs 

Specialist David Abrams at dabrams@

blm.gov, or in writing to BLM, Western 

Montana District/Public Affairs, 101 N 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701. All 

comments will be provided to the 

Council. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Abrams, Public Affairs Specialist, 

BLM Western Montana District Office, 

telephone: (406) 437–2562, email: 

dabrams@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services for 

contacting Mr. Abrams. Individuals 

outside the United States should use the 

relay services offered within their 

country to make international calls to 

the point-of-contact in the United 

States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council provides recommendations to 

the Secretary of the Interior concerning 

the planning and management of the 

public land resources located within the 

BLM’s Western Montana District and 


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