April 2019 — Question 3
Customs & Border Protection (CBP) requires each broker to submit, in writing, to the director of each port, a list of names of persons currently employed by the broker at that port. In the case of a new employee, the broker must submit the written information within ______________ after the new employee has been employed by the broker for 30 consecutive days.
- A10 working days
- B10 calendar days✓ CBP's answer
- C15 working days
- D15 calendar days
- E30 calendar days
Why this answer
Under the edition tested, 19 CFR 111.28(b)(1) set out the employee reporting scheme: for a new employee, the broker had to submit the required written employee information within 10 calendar days after the employee had been employed for 30 consecutive days. The stem already supplies the trigger, thirty consecutive days of employment, so the only issue is the deadline that follows it, which the regulation fixes at 10 calendar days. The pull toward the working-days options is understandable because some CBP deadlines do run in business days, but this provision does not, and options C, D, and E stretch the period beyond the text. Watch for: Reading the 10-day deadline as working days instead of calendar days.
Original CBLE Simulator explanation — the question and key above are CBP's; this analysis is ours. Verify against the current edition before relying on it in practice.
CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2019 examination.
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