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            <NAME>Customs Revenue Function</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Section 3(f)(1) Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
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        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>19 CFR 10.151</CFR>
            <CFR>19 CFR 10.152</CFR>
            <CFR>19 CFR 10.153</CFR>
            <CFR>19 CFR 142.23</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 U.S.C. 1321</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>YES</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Christopher</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Mabelitini</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Intellectual Property Rights &amp; E-Commerce Division</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>1685</CODE>
                    <NAME>Customs Revenue Functions</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CUSTREV</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 325-6915</PHONE>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20229</ZIP>
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