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49 Cust. B. 1 (2015)

handle is hein.usfed/cusbul0099 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
NEW DATE FOR THE OCTOBER 2015 CUSTOMS BROKER
LICENSE EXAMINATION
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: General Notice.
SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection has changed the date on which the semi-annual writ-
ten examination for an individual broker's license will be held in
October 2015.
DATES: The customs broker's license examination scheduled for
October 2015 will be held on Wednesday, October 7.
FOR    FURTHER     INFORMATION       CONTACT: John     Lugo,
Broker Management Branch, Office of International Trade, (202)
863-6015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1641),
provides that a person (an individual, corporation, association, or
partnership) must hold a valid customs broker's license and permit in
order to transact customs business on behalf of others, sets forth
standards for the issuance of broker's licenses and permits, and
provides for the taking of disciplinary action against brokers that
have engaged in specified types of infractions. This section also pro-
vides that an examination may be conducted to assess an applicant's
qualifications for a license.
The regulations issued under the authority of section 641 are set
forth in Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 111 (19 CFR
111). Part 111 sets forth the regulations regarding the licensing of,
and granting of permits to, persons desiring to transact customs
business as customs brokers. These regulations also include the
qualifications required of applicants and the procedures for applying
for licenses and permits. 19 CFR 111.11 sets forth the basic require-
ments for a broker's license and, 19 CFR 111.11 (a)(4), provides that
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