Customs agency service suboffices Headquarters Customs agent in charge, Chicago. Customs agent in charge, Cleveland. Customs agent in charge, Detroit. Customs agent in charge, Duluth. Customs agent in Customs agent in charge, Anchorage. Customs agent in charge, Honolulu. Regional customs representative, Rome, Italy. Senior customs representative, London, England. Geographical jurisdiction The States of Indiana and Iowa; that part of the State of Illinois lying north of 39° north latitude; that part of the State of Wisconsin lying south of Route U.S. 10; that part of the State of Minnesota lying south of Route U.S. 14. The States of Ohio and Kentucky and the county of Erie in the State of Pennsylvania. State of Michigan except that part lying west of Route 41 extending from Escanaba to Marquette; and that part of the Dominion of Canada lying between 81° W. longitude and 87° W. longitude. The States of North and South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; that part of the State of Michigan lying west of Route 41 extending from Escanaba to Marquette; that part of the State of Minnesota lying north of U.S. 14 including all cities on that highway; that part of the State of Wisconsin lying north of U.S. 10 including all cities on that highway; and that part of the Dominion of Canada lying between 87° W. longitude and 117° W. longitude. The States of Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and that part of the State of Illinois lying south of 39° north latitude. Imperial County, Calif. The County of San Diego in the State of California. The State of Arizona except Yuma and Mohave Counties. Yuma and Mohave Counties, Ariz. All of the Customs District of Los Angeles, Calif. All of the Customs District of San Francisco, Calif. All of the Customs District of Portland, Oreg. All of the customs district of Seattle, Wash., and that part of the Dominion of Canada lying west of 117° west longitude. The State of Alaska. The State of Hawaii. Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, all the Middle East and Iron Curtain countries, Africa. British Isles and Ireland. [T.D. 66-161, 31 F.R. 10668, Aug. 11, 1966, as amended by T.D. 67-8, 31 F.R. 16564, Dec. 28, 1966; T.D. 67-135, 32 F.R. 8025, June 3, 1967; T.D. 67-194, 32 F.R. 11945, Aug. 18, 1967; T.D. 67-238, 32 F.R. 14100, Oct. 11, 1967; T.D. 68–65, 33 F.R. 3634, Mar. 1, 1968; T.D. 68-268, 33 F.R. 15936, Oct. 30, 1968] Region VI (Houston, Tex.) is also served by the Customs laboratory at New Orleans. 10 The national holidays are Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, the first Monday in September, Nov. 11, the fourth Thursday in November, and Dec. 25. If a holiday falls on Sunday, the following day will be observed. (E.O. No. 10358, June 9, 1952.) If a holiday falls on Saturday, the day immediately preceding such Saturday will be observed (5 U.S.C. 87c). Other days may be designated as national holidays by Executive order of the President. (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 general customs 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 principal field officer may request approval of the regional commissioner of customs to excuse such 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 gen- (f) Where there is a regularly recur- (g) Customs services shall be fur- (a) The customs seal of the United (b) The impress of the seal is not (c) The official seal shall not be used Definitions of items of deduction. Definitions of structural terms, etc. Suez and Panama Canal certificates. OPTIONAL DUAL-TONNAGE METHOD FOR measured under the optional dual- assignments for vessels measured under the provisions of the optional Definitions of terms used in §§ 2.80 Longitudinal location of the tonnage Vertical location of the tonnage mark. Depth (D.) used with the tonnage Length (Lt) used in the tonnage Figures in the tonnage mark table. Line of the uppermost complete deck. Placing the tonnage mark in relation Application for measurement accord- ing to the optional dual-tonnage Certification as to location of the OPTIONAL SIMPLIFIED ADMEASUREMENT 2, 3, 23 Stat. 118, as amended, 119, as amend- ed, R.S. 4148, as amended, 4149, as amended, 4150, as amended, 4151, as amended, 4153, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 301, 46 U.S.C. 2, 3, 71, SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 2 ap- pear at 28 F.R. 14553, Dec. 31, 1963, unless NOTE: The regulations of this part are under the cognizance of the Coast Guard. § 2.1 Authority of Commissioner. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury has delegated to the Commissioner of Customs supervision of the laws relating to the measurement of vessels. On all questions of interpretation growing out of the execution of the laws relating to this subject, the decision of the Com- (b) The Commissioner of Customs shall, in the following sections, be re- ferred to as the Commissioner. (c) Doubts arising in the minds of the admeasures concerning decks to the [28 F.R. 14553, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by § 2.2 What vessels are to be admeasured. (a) Before any vessel is registered, en- (b) In the discretion of the Commis- sioner of Customs, a vessel not required by law to be admeasured may neverthe- less be admeasured upon his own motion or upon application by the owner, a Federal or State agency, or a foreign [T.D. 67-69, 32 F.R. 3388, Mar. 1, 1967] § 2.3 Purpose for which measurements (a) Tonnage measurements are taken (b) All measurements are to be taken § 2.4 Register ton. A register ton is a volume of 100 cubic feet. § 2.5 Gross register tonnage. (a) The gross tonnage, referred to in this part is the gross register tonnage; that is, the gross tonnage exclusive of all permissible exempted spaces. Under the provisions of § 2.87(b), a vessel may have two gross tonnages. The higher gross tonnage is applicable when a tonnage mark which is placed and displayed on the side of the vessel is submerged and the lower is applicable when the tonnage mark is not submerged. (b) Except in the case of a vessel which is measured under the provisions of §§ 2.80 through 2.100, or under the provisions of §§ 2.101 through 2.104, the gross register tonnage of a vessel shall consist of the following items: (1) The cubic capacity below the tonnage deck, excluding exemptible water-ballast spaces within the measurable portion of the vessel; (2) The cubic capacity of each between-deck space above the tonnage deck; (3) The cubic capacity of the permanent closed-in spaces on the upper deck available for cargo or stores, or for the accommodation of passengers and/or crew; (4) All permanent closed-in spaces situated elsewhere available for cargo or stores, or for the accommodation of the crew, or for the charts, except cabins or staterooms for passengers, constructed entirely above the first deck which is not a deck to the hull; (5) The excess of hatchways. (c) The gross tonnage of a vessel measured under the provisions of §§ 2.80 through 2.100 shall be determined as provided by § 2.86(a). (d) The gross tonnage of a vessel measured under the provisions of §§ 2.101 through 2.104 shall be determined as provided by § 2.103. [T.D. 66-57, 31 F.R. 4294, Mar. 11, 1966, as amended by T.D. 67-69, 32 F.R. 3388, Mar. 1, 1967] § 2.6 Net register tonnage. (a) The tonnage of a vessel remaining after the authorized deductions have been made from the gross register tonnage shall be deemed the net register tonnage. Under the provisions of 2.87 (b) a vessel may have two net tonnages. The higher net tonnage is applicable when a tonnage mark which is placed and displayed on the side of the vessel is submerged and the lower is applicable when the tonnage mark is not submerged. (b) In ascertaining the net tonnage, no space may be deducted unless it has previously been included in the gross tonnage. (c) The net tonnage of a vessel measured under the provisions of §§ 2.101 through 2.104 shall be determined as provided by § 2.104. [28 F.R. 14553, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 66-57, 31 F.R. 4295, Mar. 11, 1966, T.D. 67-69, 32 F.R. 3389, Mar. 1, 1967] § 2.7 The marine document. (a) The marine document of every vessel except one admeasured under the provisions of §§ 2.101 through 2.104 shall show the date and place of build, the register length, breadth, depth, and the height of the upper deck to the hull above the tonnage deck; if applicable, the depth (D,) and the length (L.) used with the tonnage mark table and the distances to the tonnage mark from the line of the upper deck and from the molded line or equivalent of the second deck; the number of decks and masts; build as to her stem and stern; capacity under the tonnage deck, that of the between decks, and also separately, permanently enclosed spaces on or above the upper deck to the hull required to be included in the gross tonnage, and the omitted spaces, whether open or closedin, on, above, or below the upper deck; the gross tonnage or tonnages; items of deduction; and the net tonnage or tonnages. (b) The marine document of every vessel admeasured under the provisions of §§ 2.101 through 2.104 shall show the date and place of build, the register length, breadth, and depth, and the gross and net tonnages. [T.D. 66-57, 31 F.R. 4295, Mar. 11, 1966, as amended by T.D. 67-69, 32 F.R. 3889, Mar. 1, 1967] |