Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 97 / Friday, May 17, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 24887

Jetstream Service Bulletin 57–JA 930941,

Revision 2, dated November 11, 1994. The

modifications required by this AD shall be

done in accordance with BAe Jetstream

Service Bulletin 57–JM 5259, dated February

5, 1993, and Erratum No. 1 to Service

Bulletin 57–JM 5259, dated February 8, 1993;

and Jetstream Service Bulletin 57–JM 5326,

dated September 3, 1993. This incorporation

by reference was approved by the Director of

the Federal Register in accordance with 5

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may

be obtained from Jetstream Aircraft Limited,

Manager Product Support, Prestwick Airport,

Ayrshire, KA9 2RW Scotland; or Jetstream

Aircraft Inc., Librarian, P.O. Box 16029,

Dulles International Airport, Washington,

DC, 20041–6029. Copies may be inspected at

the FAA, Central Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

(i) This amendment (39–9627) becomes

effective on July 2, 1996.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May

10, 1996.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12497 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 10

[T.D. 96–41]

RIN 1515–AB04

Removal of Customs Regulations

Relating to the Steel Voluntary

Restraint Arrangement Program

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: On September 13, 1990, T.D.

90–70 was published in the Federal

Register (55 FR 37701) to set forth

interim amendments to the Customs

Regulations regarding the entry

requirements applicable to imported

steel products which are subject to

voluntary restraint arrangements

negotiated between the United States

and certain steel-exporting countries.

This document removes those interim

regulations as a consequence of the

expiration of the steel voluntary

restraint arrangement program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Crowe, Office of Field Operations

(202–927–0164).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On September 13, 1990, Customs

published in the Federal Register T.D.

90–70, 55 FR 37701, which amended

Part 10 of the Customs Regulations (19

CFR Part 10) by setting forth interim

regulations concerning entry

requirements applicable to imported

steel products subject to voluntary

restraint arrangements (VRAs)

negotiated between the United States

and certain steel-exporting countries

and enforced under the Steel Import

Stabilization Act (title VIII of Public

Law 98–573, codified at 19 U.S.C. 2253

note), as amended by the Steel Trade

Liberalization Program Implementation

Act (Public Law 101–221, 103 Stat.

1886). The interim regulations consisted

of new §§ 10.321–10.323 (19 CFR

10.321–10.323) and set forth, in

§ 10.323, the basic requirement that a

valid and properly executed original

export certificate or export license,

issued by the country of origin of the

products, shall be submitted at the time

of entry of each shipment of

arrangement products. The interim

regulations went into effect on the date

of publication. On October 22, 1990,

Customs published a document in the

Federal Register at 55 FR 42556 to

correct the interim regulations by

removing paragraph (d) from new

interim section 10.323, with effect from

September 13, 1990. No document was

ever published in the Federal Register

adopting the interim regulations as a

final rule.

As noted in the background

discussion set forth in T.D. 90–70,

section 3(a) of the Steel Trade

Liberalization Program Implementation

Act, cited above, extended the

President’s authority to enforce the

VRAs until March 31, 1992, and it was

for this reason that § 10.322(a) of the

interim regulations, in defining the term

‘‘arrangement’’ for purposes of § 10.323,

referred specifically to a period

extending only through that date. Thus,

in the absence of a further extension of

the President’s authority and a

consequential amendment to the interim

regulations, it was intended that those

regulations would by their own terms

cease to have effect after March 31,

1992.

Since no action was taken by

Congress to extend the President’s VRA

enforcement authority beyond March

31, 1992, that authority, and thus in

effect the VRA program itself, expired

on that date and Customs thereafter

ceased to enforce the interim regulatory

provisions. Accordingly, because those

interim regulations no longer have any

purpose or effect, Customs believes that

it is appropriate to remove them.

Inapplicability of Notice and Delayed

Effective Date Requirements

Since this amendment merely

conforms the Customs Regulations to

current legal requirements and has no

substantive effect on the public,

pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.

553(b)(B), it is determined that notice

and public procedures thereon are

unnecessary. For the same reasons, it is

determined under the provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(d)(3) that good cause exists

for dispensing with a delayed effective

date.

Executive Order 12866

This document does not meet the

criteria for a ‘‘significant regulatory

action’’ as specified in Executive Order

12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.), it is certified that the

amendment will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities because the

amendment merely removes regulatory

provisions that have already ceased to

have legal effect. Accordingly, the

amendment is not subject to the

regulatory analysis or other

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604.

Drafting Information

The principal author of this document

was Francis W. Foote, Office of

Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs

Service. However, personnel from other

offices participated in its development.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 10

Customs duties and inspections,

Imports, Steel products.

Amendments to the Regulations

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth

above, Part 10, Customs Regulations (19

CFR Part 10), is amended as set forth

below.

PART 10—ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY

FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED

RATE, ETC.

1. The general authority citation for

Part 10 continues to read as follows, and

the specific authority citation for

§§ 10.321 through 10.323 is removed:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States), 1321, 1481, 1484, 1498, 1508,

1623, 1624, 3314;

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§ 10.321 through 10.323 [Removed]

2. Sections 10.321 through 10.323 and

their center heading are removed.

George J. Weise,

Commissioner of Customs.

Approved: April 29, 1996.

John P. Simpson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

[FR Doc. 96–12372 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

19 CFR Parts 12, 145, and 161

[T.D. 96–42]

RIN 1515–AB91

Prohibited/Restricted Merchandise;

Enforcement of Foreign Assets Control

Regulations

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

Customs Regulations to more clearly

provide that Customs enforces the laws

and regulations of the Office of Foreign

Assets Control (OFAC) of the

Department of the Treasury regarding

economic sanctions applicable to those

countries that have been designated by

the President as constituting a threat to

the national security, foreign policy, or

economy of the United States.

Currently, the Customs Regulations refer

to OFAC regulations only in the context

of merchandise arriving by mail. This

document clarifies that Customs

enforces the laws and regulations

administered by OFAC regardless of

how subject merchandise, services, and

technology arrive in or depart from the

U.S.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Louis Alfano, Office of Field

Operations, Commercial Enforcement

Branch, (202) 927–0005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

As part of Customs continuing effort

to ensure that its regulations are

informative and up-to-date, Customs has

determined that its regulations do not

clearly set forth the fact that Customs

enforces the laws and regulations

administered by the Office of Foreign

Assets Control (OFAC) of the

Department of the Treasury (31 CFR

Chapter V). These laws include the

Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C.

App. 1–44), the National Emergencies

Act (50 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), the

International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706), and

the International Security and

Development Cooperation Act (22

U.S.C. 2349aa8–9); the regulations are

found at Chapter V of Title 31 of the

Code of Federal Regulations (Money and

Finance) (31 CFR Chapter V). These

laws and regulations impose

prohibitions or restrictions on

importations, exportations, and other

transactions involving funds,

merchandise, services, and technology

with and of those countries that have

been designated by the President,

pursuant to applicable statutory

provisions. Currently, the Customs

Regulations refer to OFAC regulations

only in part 145 of the Customs

Regulations (19 CFR Part 145), the

provisions of which apply only to

merchandise arriving by mail. This

document clarifies that Customs

enforces the laws and regulations

administered by OFAC regardless of

how the subject merchandise, services,

and technology arrive in or depart from

the U.S. by amending three sections in

as many parts to provide further notice

to the public of Customs enforcement

obligations concerning the application

of economic sanctions to designated

countries.

In reviewing § 145.56 of the Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 145.56), which

concerns the applicability of OFAC

controls on merchandise arriving by

mail, Customs has determined that the

listing of countries subject to controls

administered by OFAC is not up-to-date.

(The list of countries in the section has

not been updated since the section was

promulgated in 1973 and is outdated

and inconsistent with OFAC

regulations: two of the four countries

currently listed are no longer subject to

OFAC’s controls (North Vietnam (now

Vietnam) and Rhodesia (now

Zimbabwe)) and other countries that

have since been designated by the

President as subject to sanctions have

not been added to the list). Each time

the President sanctions and lifts

sanctions on designated countries,

OFAC amends its regulations

accordingly. Repeating the list of

sanctioned countries in the Customs

Regulations merely duplicates the

efforts of OFAC and, if not done timely,

could result in future inconsistencies

between OFAC and Customs

Regulations. Accordingly, Customs has

determined that to avoid the possibility

of future inconsistencies between OFAC

and Customs Regulations in the listing

of sanctioned countries, Customs will

no longer set forth such a list in its

regulations, but will simply refer

readers to the OFAC regulations. Thus,

in amending § 145.56, this document

retains the procedural provisions, but

removes the listing of countries subject

to economic sanctions.

This document also clarifies the

extent of Customs responsibility in

enforcing OFAC controls by adding

sections regarding OFAC controls in

both Part 12, which concerns

regulations of various Federal agencies

which Customs enforces and special

classes of merchandise, and in Part 161,

which concerns general enforcement

provisions. A new § 12.150 is added to

Part 12, which cross-references OFAC

regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V,

explains how OFAC regulations work,

and provides an address for further

information from OFAC. Also, a specific

authority citation is added to account

for Customs import (19 U.S.C. 1595a(c))

and export (22 U.S.C 401) seizure

authority and to account for the terms

and conditions for release (19 U.S.C.

1618). Section 161.2 is amended to list

OFAC as an agency whose laws are

enforced by Customs. Also, the

parenthetical legal authority citations at

the end of § 161.2 are amended to

account for changes in the law since

1972, when the citations were first

provided, and are placed under the

general authority citation at the

beginning of Part 161.

Inapplicability of Public Notice and

Comment Requirements, Delayed

Effective Date Requirements, the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, and

Executive Order 12866

Because this amendment merely

provides further notice to the public

that Customs enforces the laws and

regulations administered by the Office

of Foreign Assets Control of the

Department of the Treasury, pursuant to

5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), good cause exists for

dispensing with notice and public

procedure thereon as unnecessary. For

the same reasons, good cause exists for

dispensing with a delayed effective date

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) and (d)(3).

Since this document is not subject to the

notice and public procedure

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553, it is not

subject to provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

This document does not meet the

criteria for a ‘‘significant regulatory

action’’ as specified in E.O. 12866.

List of Subjects

19 CFR Part 12

Customs duties and inspection,

Economic sanctions, Imports, Licensing,

Prohibited merchandise, Restricted

merchandise, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Sanctions,

Seizure and forfeiture.