Management of the U.S. Customs Service: Field Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987

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Página 39 - Articles the growth, produce, and manufacture of the United States, when returned after having been exported, without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means...
Página 180 - PORTS 5.4 Recommended Practice. The normal services of public authorities at a port should be provided without charge during regular working hours. Public authorities should endeavour to establish regular working hours for their services at ports consistent with the usual periods of substantial work load. 5.4.1 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments should adopt all practicable measures to organize the normal services of public authorities...
Página 150 - Association is a national organization comprised of approximately 1100 US firms involved in every facet of international trade. Our members are active in importing and exporting a broad range of products including chemicals, machinery, electronics, textiles and apparel, footwear, foodstuffs, automobiles, and wines. Association members are also involved in the service industries which serve the trade community such as customs brokers, freight forwarders, banks, attorneys and insurance carriers. AAEI...
Página 204 - Air Transport Association of America 1709 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006...
Página 259 - International (AOCI) is the association of governmental bodies that own and operate the principal airports served by scheduled airlines in the United States and around the world.
Página 69 - PROGRAM INCEPTION ON OCTOBER 1, 1981 THROUGH FY 86, CUSTOMS EXODUS PROGRAM HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 5,220 SEIZURES VALUED AT OVER $350 MILLION, 726 ARRESTS, AND 490 CONVICTIONS. DURING FY 86 ALONE, THE PROGRAM RESULTED IN 802 SEIZURES OF MERCHANDISE VALUED AT $51.6 MILLION. THESE SEIZURES RESULTED FROM 1,062 DETENTIONS OF SUSPECT EXPORTS, RESULTING IN A HIGHLY FAVORABLE SEIZURE-TO-DETENTION RATIO OF 76%.
Página 54 - THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE KEY ACS MODULES IS CALLED AUTOMATED BROKER INTERFACE OR ABI. CUSTOMS USES ABI TO PROCESS 30% OF ALL COMMERCIAL ENTRIES WHICH TOTALED 7.5 MILLION DURING 1986. ABI IS EXPECTED TO HANDLE 50% OF ALL ENTRIES BY 1988. SPEEDY ELECTRONIC HANDLING OF ENTRIES, REVENUE COLLECTIONS AND ENTRY LIQUIDATIONS ENABLE CUSTOMS TO PERFORM ITS MISSION WITH FEWER PERSONNEL. ANOTHER ACS MODULE THAT IS HAVING A MAJOR ENFORCEMENT IMPACT ON CARGO PROCESSING IS ACS SELECTIVITY. THE SELECTIVITY...
Página 64 - FY 1988, CUSTOMS PLANS TO CONTINUE WITH CURRENT RESOURCE COMMITMENTS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES. THESE SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIVE TASK FORCES WILL CONTINUE TO DISMANTLE LARGE-SCALE DRUG SMUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS. TO DATE, CUSTOMS OCDETF AGENTS HAVE ACHIEVED EXCELLENT RESULTS. IN FY 1986, CASES INVOLVING CUSTOMS PARTICIPATION RESULTED IN...
Página 66 - To this end, we are using integrated functional teams in high-activity areas to obtain intelligence and enforcement effectiveness. Financial Law Enforcement Program Our investigative attack on criminal organizations under provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and through their financial transactions has paid excellent dividends in terms of its impact on the largest smuggling groups operating in this country. Multi-agency investigative and prosecutorial teams, operating under the leadership of the local...
Página 136 - General JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is an honor for me to appear before this committee and to express again my appreciation, and that of the Army, for the interest and support shown by the Congress in sustaining the Army in a time of great activity. You have heard the views of the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of the Army. Their presentations...

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