CBP User Fee Contingency Plan: January 1-31, 2009

(CBP)

The CBP has approved a contingency plan to allow conveyances that normally pay annual user fees to be cleared by CBP without a per crossing/arrival payment from January 1-31, 2009. This contingency plan does not affect the collection of per crossing/arrival fees for conveyances that normally pay per crossing/arrival.

The contingency plan has been authorized due to the late delivery of the Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS), which did not go live until November 17, 2008, and left annual fee subscribers with an abbreviated window of opportunity to submit their electronic applications for annual fee renewals. As a result, internal CBP resources are stressed to actually process all the applications for annual fee renewals by the end of the calendar year.

In order to be eligible for the waiver of the per crossing/arrival fee from January 1-31, 2009, commercial and private conveyance operators must present the following evidence:

Commercial Conveyances:
• 2008 transponder, or
• DTOPS transmission receipt, or
• CBP Finance Center receipt, or
• Verification through the ACE system of the 2008 annual fee payment

Private Conveyances:
• 2008 transponder, or
• DTOPS transmission receipt, or
• CBP Finance Center receipt, or
• CBP Form 368 (Cash Collection or Receipt)

If a conveyance is covered by an active 2008 transponder, CBP will not require proof of payment for the 2009 renewal to waive the per crossing/arrival fee.

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Mr. Chris Kennally at (202) 344-2476.