Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/10/15/E8-24523/countries-whose-pleasure-vessels-may-be-issued-cruising-licenses
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Federal Register :: Countries Whose Pleasure Vessels May Be Issued Cruising Licenses
A Rule by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 10/15/2008
These amendments are effective on October 15, 2008. The changes reflected in these amendments became applicable on May 1, 2007.
73 FR 60943
CBP Dec. 08-27
E8-24523
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-24523 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-24523
Goli Gharib, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, (202) 572-8851.
Section 4.94(a) of the CBP regulations (19 CFR 4.94(a)), provides that U.S. documented vessels with a recreational endorsement, used exclusively for pleasure, not engaged in any trade, and not violating the customs or navigation laws of the United States, may proceed from port to port in the United States or to foreign ports without entering or clearing, as long as they have not visited hovering vessels. When returning from a foreign port or place, such pleasure Start Printed Page 60944vessels are required to report their arrival pursuant to § 4.2, CBP regulations (19 CFR 4.2).
Generally, foreign-flag yachts entering the United States are required to comply with the laws applicable to foreign vessels arriving at, departing from, and proceeding between ports of the United States. However, as provided in § 4.94(b), CBP regulations (19 CFR 4.94(b)), CBP may issue cruising licenses to pleasure vessels from certain countries if it is found that yachts of the United States are exempt from formal entry and clearance procedures (e.g., filing manifests, obtaining permits to proceed and paying entry and clearance fees) in those countries.
If a foreign-flag yacht is issued a cruising license, the yacht, for a stated period not to exceed one year, may arrive and depart from the United States and to cruise in specified waters of the United States without entering and clearing, without filing manifests and obtaining or delivering permits to proceed, and without the payment of entrance and clearance fees, or fees for receiving manifests and granting permits to proceed, duty on tonnage, tonnage tax, or light money. Upon arrival at each port in the United States, the master of a foreign-flag yacht with a cruising license must report the fact of arrival to the appropriate CBP office. A list of countries whose yachts are eligible for cruising licenses is set forth in § 4.94(b).
By an undated letter received on May 1, 2007, the Department of State informed the Chief, Cargo Security, Carriers and Immigration Branch, CBP, that the British Embassy has advised that the listing for Great Britain in § 4.94(b) requires updating. The Department of State recommends that the reference in § 4.94(b) for Great Britain be revised to read as follows:
United Kingdom and the Dependencies: the Anguilla Islands, the Isle of Man, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Additionally, the Department of State recommends that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and Saint Kitts and Nevis (formerly the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) be listed separately from the United Kingdom as they are now independent countries.
The Chief, Cargo Security, Carriers and Immigration Branch has found, based on the information provided, that the reciprocity required in § 4.94(b) has been established with respect to the above-referenced countries effective May 1, 2007. Accordingly, under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 60504, yachts from the above-referenced countries used only for pleasure may arrive at and depart from the ports of the United States and cruise in the waters of the United States without payment of any duties or fees. The list of countries in § 4.94(b) is being revised in this final rule document as discussed above. The authority to amend this section of the CBP regulations has been delegated to the Chief, Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade.
Because these amendments merely implement a statutory requirement and confer a benefit upon the public, CBP has determined that notice and public procedure are unnecessary pursuant to section 553(b)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)). Further, for the same reasons, good cause exists for dispensing with a delayed effective date under section 553(d)(3) of the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3)).
For the reasons set forth above, part 4 of title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (
1. The general authority citation for part 4 and the specific authority for § 4.94 continue to read as follows:
2. In § 4.94, the list of countries in paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words “Great Britain (including Turks and Caicos Islands; St. Vincent (including the territorial waters of the Northern Grenadine Islands), the Cayman Islands, the St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Islands and the British Virgin Islands)” and adding, in appropriate alphabetical order, the words “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”, “Saint Kitts and Nevis,” and “United Kingdom and the Dependencies: the Anguilla Islands, the Isle of Man, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands”.
Chief, Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. E8-24523 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]