October 2021 — Question 11

Why this answer

The cited paragraph of the petitions regulation sets filing deadlines, and for seizure cases it requires that petitions for relief be presented within 30 days from the date of mailing of the notice of seizure. Under the edition tested that 30-day clock is the only one the provision attaches to seizure petitions, so option B follows directly from the text. Sixty days is the tempting distractor because longer response windows appear elsewhere in the fines and penalties procedures, such as replies to penalty notices, but the seizure petition deadline is shorter, and missing it can forfeit the importer's administrative remedy. Watch for: Borrowing the 60-day window from penalty procedures instead of the 30-day seizure deadline.

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