Zip code Baltimore...... U.S. Customhouse, Room 424, 21202 Miami. U.S. Customs Service, P.O. Box 33101 3201, Miami, Fla. New Orleans... U.S. Customs Service, Room 70113 9028, Federal Bldg., 701 Loy Houston........... ola Ave., New Orleans, La. U.S. Customs Service, Suite 77002 1355, 1 Allen Center, 500 Dallas St., Houston, Tex. Los Angeles.... U.S. Customs Service, P.O. Box 90731 San Francisco.. U.S. Customs Service, Room 94105 Chicago... U.S. Customs Service, Suite 60603 [T.D. 74-101, 39 FR 10897, Mar. 22, 1974] § 1.5 Customs Agency Service districts. 8 Customs Agency Service districts, the areas of jurisdiction of such districts, headquarters offices and suboffices, and the titles of the officers in charge of such offices are as follows: CUSTOMS AGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS AND SUBOFFICES Area of jurisdiction The States of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode That part of the State of Connecticut west of a That part of the State of North Carolina lying That part of the State of Florida lying south of Suboffices Resident Special Agent, Houlton, Resident Special Agent, Portland, Resident Special Agent, Jackman, Resident Special Agent, Bangor, Resident Special Agent, John F. * Customs Agency Service district numbers do not correspond to customs district numbers. District No. CUSTOMS AGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS AND SUBOFFICES-Continued Headquarters Area of jurisdiction That part of the State of Tennessee lying west of the east bank of the Tennessee River; the States of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama; that part of the State of Florida west of the east bank of the Ochlockonee River; and the State of Louisiana except Cameron and Calcasieu parishes. That part of the State of Oklahoma east of 99west longitude; that part of the State of Texas east of 99° west longitude, then south to 30° north latitude, then east to 98° west longitude, thence south to Mexico, including all of Hidalgo County; and Cameron and Čalcasieu parishes in the State of Louisiana. Resident Special Agent, San Luis, Ariz. Resident Special Agent, Los Angeles International Airport. Resident Special Agent, Las Vegas, Nev. Resident Special Agent, Sacramento, Resident Special Agent, Blaine, Wash. Resident Special Agent, Spokane, 16. Special Agent in The State of Alaska.... Charge, An chorage, Alaska. Wash. Resident Special Agent, Portland, Oreg. Resident Special Agent, Great Falls, Mont. Offices are also maintained at Montreal, P.Q., Canada, and Mexico City, D.F., Mexico, unrelated to any particular Customs Agency Service district, with Senior Customs Representatives detached from the United States Customs Service Headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Montreal office will have jurisdiction over all of Canada, and the Mexico City office will have jurisdiction over all of Mexico. [T.D. 70-159, 35 F.R. 11619, July 21, 1970, as amended by T.D. 72-1, 36 F.R. 24991, Dec. 28, 1971; T.D. 72–66, 37 F.R. 4076, Feb. 26, 1972] Address Customhouse, 1-3, E. Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401_. 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130_. 301 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78205_. 861 6th Avenue, San Diego, California 92101_ 300 South Ferry Street, San Pedro, California 90731. 630 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California 94111_. 610 S. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607___. Region IV V and VI VI VII VII VIII IX [T.D. 74-20, 39 FR 1834, Jan. 15, 1974] Hours of business. § 1.7 (a) Except as specified in paragraphs (b)-(g) of this section, each customs office shall be open for the transaction of general customs business between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on all days of the year except Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays." 10 The national holidays are the first day of January, the third Monday of February, the last Monday of May, the fourth day of (Footnote continued on following page) (b) Different but equivalent hours shall be observed if a difference is required for the maintenance of adequate service because of local conditions, is approved by the Commissioner of Customs, and a notice of the hours of business is prominently displayed at the principal entrance and in each public room of the customs office. (c) At each port or station where there is no full-time customs employee, the hours during which the customs office will be open for the transaction of general customs business shall be fixed by the district director of customs concerned with the approval of the regional commissioner of customs, and notice thereof shall be displayed prominently at the principal entrance of the office. (d) Each customs office shall be open for the transaction of business on all State and local holidays occurring on days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. If a State or local holiday interferes with the performance of work in a customs office by any customs employee or employees, the appropriate principal field officer may excuse such employee or employees from duty without charge to leave. (e) Customs services required to be performed outside a customs office shall be furnished between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (or between the corresponding hours at ports where different but equivalent hours are required for the maintenance of adequate service and are approved by the Commissioner of Customs) on all days when the customs office is open for the transaction of general customs business. In accordance with such instructions as the regional commissioner of customs shall have issued from time to time and upon reasonable advance notice to the principal local officer concerned, such services may be furnished between the same hours on Saturdays. (f) Where there is a regularly recurring need for customs services outside the above-prescribed hours, and the volume and duration of the required July, the first Monday of September, the second Monday of October, the fourth Monday of October, the fourth Thursday of November, the 25th of December, or any other calendar day designated as a holiday by Federal statute or Executive order. If a holiday falls on Saturday, the day immediately preceding such Saturday will be observed (5 U.S.C. 6103 (b) (1)). If a holiday falls on Sunday. the following day will be observed. services are uniformly such as to require, of themselves or in immediately consecutive combination with other essential customs activities of the port, the full time of one or more customs employees, the necessary number of regular tours of duty to furnish such services on all days of the year except Sundays and national holidays may be established with the approval of the Commissioner of Customs. (g) Customs services shall be furnished private interests otherwise than as specified in this section only in accordance with the provisions of § 24.16 of this chapter. (E.O. 11582, Jan. 1, 1971; 34 F.R. 2957; 3 CFR Ch. II) [T.D. 66–161, 31 F.R. 10668, Aug. 11, 1966, as amended by T.D. 69–95, 34 F.R. 6375, Apr. 11, 1969; T.D. 73-64, 38 F.R. 6069, Mar. 6, 1973] (a) The customs seal of the United States consisting of the seal of the Treasury Department surrounded by an outer circle in which appears the words "Treasury Department" at the top and "United States Customs Service" at the bottom according to the design furnished by the Treasury Department, shall be impressed upon all official documents requiring the impress of a seal. (b) The impress of the seal is not necessary on documents passing within the Customs Service. The seal shall be impressed on marine documents, and on landing certificates, certificates of weight, gauge, or measure, and similar classse of documents for outside interests. (c) The official seal shall not be used in the manner of a notary seal to indicate authority to administer oaths. (a) Each Customs employee, other than an officer of the Customs Agency Service, who needs identification in the performance of his official duties shall be furnished an identification card on Customs Form 3135. (b) The Commissioner will issue identification cards in appropriate cases to principal field officers. Each principal field officer shall be the issuing officer for the employees under his jurisdiction. (c) Special identification cards signed by the Commissioner, shall be issued to officers of the Customs Agency Service. All officers of the Customs Agency Service are authorized to carry weapons in the performance of their official duties, and As used in this chapter, the following Duties. "Duties" means Customs duties Date of entry. See § 141.68 of this Date of exportation. See § 152.1(c) of Date of importation. "Date of importa- Entry or withdrawal for consumption. Importer. "Importer" means the per- son primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an au- (3) The actual owner if an actual own- er's declaration and superseding bond has been filed in accordance with § 141.20 (4) The transferee if the right to with- draw merchandise in a bonded ware- house has been transferred in accordance Canal Zone; arrival and entry from. Departure or unlading before report or Inward foreign manifest; production Alcoholic liquors on vessels of not over Equipment and repairs to American Fishing vessels touching and trading Entry and clearance on board vessels. Exemptions from tonnage taxes. Exemptions from special tonnage taxes. 4.24 Application for refund of tonnage tax. 4.30 Permits and special licenses for unlad- |