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CFR Citation: 19 CFR Part 122

RIN ID: RIN 1651-AA41

USC ID: [USCBP-2007-0064]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Air commerce:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Advance Information on Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the United States

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published at 72 FR 53394, September 18, 2007, must be received on or before December 4, 2007.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This document provides an additional 15 days for interested persons to submit comments on the proposed rule to amend the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to pilots of any private aircraft arriving in the United States from a foreign port or location or departing the United States for a foreign port or location. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2007, and the comment period was scheduled to expire on November 19, 2007.

SUMMARY: Private aircraft arriving and departing U.S.; advance information requirement,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

CBP published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (72 FR 53394) on September 18, 2007, proposing to amend the CBP regulations pertaining to private aircraft arriving in the United States from a foreign port or location or departing the United States for a foreign port or location. The proposed rule would require any pilot of a private aircraft to submit advance electronic information regarding each individual traveling onboard the aircraft no later than 60 minutes before the arriving private aircraft departs from a foreign location for the United States, and no later than 60 minutes before a private aircraft departs a United States airport or location for a foreign location. The proposed rule would also amend CBP regulations to add data elements to the existing notice of arrival requirements, add a notice of departure requirement, and clarify landing rights procedures.

The notice of proposed rulemaking invited the public to comment on the proposal. Comments on the proposed rule were requested on or before November 19, 2007.

Extension of Comment Period

In response to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register, CBP has received correspondence from various parties requesting an extension of the comment period. A decision has been made to grant an extension of 15 days. Comments are now due on or before December 4, 2007.

Dated: November 9, 2007.
Sandra L. Bell,
Executive Director, Regulations & Rulings, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. E722309 Filed 111307; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For Operational Matters--Michael Kaneris, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, 2023441584. For Legal MattersGlen Vereb, Branch Chief, Office of International Trade, Regulations & Rulings, Customs and Border Protection, 2025728700.