This document amends the Customs Regulations on an interim basis to implement two statutory changes contained in the Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 (ACPA) enacted by Congress to protect consumers and American businesses from counterfeit copyrighted and trademarked products. In general, the amendments made by the ACPA are designed to help Customs fight counterfeiting more effectively by enhancing its information base to interdict illicit shipments of trademarked merchandise, by strengthening the civil remedies available to intellectual property owners harmed by counterfeiting, and by providing the government with additional tools to address intellectual property violations. The provisions of the ACPA addressed in this document concern the government disposition of merchandise bearing counterfeit American trademarks, and the imposition of civil penalties on any person who directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation of counterfeit goods.