19 CFR § 132.3 - Observation of official hours.

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title: "19 CFR § 132.3 - Observation of official hours."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "132.3"
section_name: "Observation of official hours."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "132"
part_name: "QUOTAS"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-203, 38 FR 20230, July 30, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 132.3 Observation of official hours.

An entry summary for consumption or a withdrawal for consumption for quota-class merchandise shall be presented only during official office hours, except as provided in §§ 132.12 and 141.62(b) of this chapter. For purposes of administering quotas, “official office hours” shall mean 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in all time zones.

[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46814, Aug. 9, 1979]