Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security

Samenvatting

On May 15, 2003, the Secretary of the Treasury issued Treasury Department Order 100-16. The Order allocates authorities between Treasury and Homeland Security concerning Customs regulations, rulings, and other matters. It delegates to the Secretary of Homeland Security general authority over Customs revenue functions vested in the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, subject to certain exceptions. Under the Order, the Secretary of the Treasury retains the final authority over regulations concerning specified Customs revenue functions, and the authority to review, modify, or revoke specified determinations or rulings. The Order also specifies that the Advisory Committee on the Commercial Operations of Customs (COAC) will be administered jointly by the Departments of Treasury and Homeland Security. The Order rescinds and supplants Treasury Department Order 165-09 (February 28, 2003), which delegated to the Department of Homeland Security authority to perform specified Customs revenue functions pending the issuance of this Order.