CBP to Expand, Modify its CEEs, Including Adding Six
CBP plans to modify and expand its test for the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs) by adding six new CEEs -- the Agriculture & Prepared Products CEE; the Apparel, Footwear & Textiles CEE; the Base Metals CEE; the Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising CEE; the Industrial & Manufacturing Materials CEE; and the Machinery CEE -- will be opened and tested to determine how they will operate with broad decision- making authority, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for April 4.
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This notice seeks comment about the methodology of the test program, identifies the purpose of the test and the regulations that will be affected, determines the length of the test, explains the application process and application timeframes, and provides the eligibility and selection criteria for voluntary participation in the test, it said. The notice also expands the regulations that will be included in the test for the six new CEEs as well as the four current CEEs. Dates set in the notice include:
- For the Base Metals CEE; the Industrial & Manufacturing Materials CEE; and the Machinery CEE, applications for participation may be submitted beginning April 4 and selection of initial test participants for these three CEEs will begin by May 4. Applications will be accepted throughout the duration of this test.
- For the Agriculture & Prepared Products CEE; the Apparel, Footwear & Textiles CEE; and the Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising CEE, applications for participation may be submitted beginning June 4 and selection of initial test participants for these three CEEs will begin by July 3. Applications will be accepted throughout the duration of this test.
Those interested in participating in the CEE test should send an email to CEE@cbp.dhs.gov, with a subject line identifier reading "Participating in CEE," or a letter to CBP, Office of Field Operations, Trade Operations Division. Comments concerning the test program may be submitted via EE@cbp.dhs.gov, with the subject line identifier "Comment on CEE test." Further information: Lori Whitehurst, 202-344-2536.