April 2019 — Question 4
An examinee has ________ to file an appeal of a failing grade on the Customs Broker License Examination.
- A30 calendar days from the date of the result letter
- B45 calendar days from the date of the result letter
- C45 business days from the date of the examination
- D60 calendar days from the date of the result letter✓ CBP's answer
- E60 business days from the date of the examination
Why this answer
The cited provision, 19 CFR 111.13(f), governs appeals of failing grades on the broker exam. Under the edition tested, an examinee who failed could challenge the result by filing a written appeal within 60 calendar days after the date of the written notice advising of the failure, that is, the result letter. Both elements of the keyed option match the rule: the length of the window and its trigger, the notice of results rather than the examination date. Each distractor breaks one element or the other, and the exam-date versions are especially tempting because the test date is the one candidates actually remember. Watch for: Counting the appeal window from the exam date, or shortening it to 30 or 45 days.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2019 examination.
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