Attached are the 2 Southern Currents that address USCBP holiday hours.

 

Southern Currents 18-010.pdf

SUBJECT: 2018 Federal Holidays for the Area Port of New Orleans

The Area Port Director’s office and associated staff, along with the Entry, FP&F, Vessel Repair, and Import Specialist Units will be closed on the days listed below in observance of the respective federal holidays:

Martin Luther King Day                                        Monday January 15, 2018

President’s Day                                                        Monday February 19, 2018

Memorial Day                                                          Monday May 28, 2018

Independence Day                                                  Wednesday July 4, 2018

Labor Day                                                                 Monday September 3, 2018

Columbus Day                                                         Monday October 8, 2018

Veteran’s Day                                                          Monday November 12, 2018

Thanksgiving Day                                                  Thursday November 22, 2018

Christmas Day                                                        Tuesday December 25, 2018

New Year’s Day                                                      Tuesday January 1, 2019

Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday February 13, 2018, is not a federal holiday. Regular hours will be observed at all locations except the Centralized Examination Station [CES] which will be closed due to parade traffic. If the Container Terminals are open, CBP will be on site to staff the Radiation Portal Monitors [RPMs]. Additional information on relocating the Marine Division due to parade traffic the weekend before Mardi Gras, and on Mardi Gras Day, will disseminated via a Southern Currents closer to Mardi Gras.

Airport and Seaport Operations:

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Port of New Orleans Airport and Seaport operations observe regular hours on federal holidays.
  • The Centralized Examination Station (CES) is closed on federal holidays.
  • The Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs) follow the Terminal Operator’s schedule onfederal holidays. If the terminal is open, CBP staffs the RPMs. If the terminal is closed, CBP does not staff the RPMs.

Outlying CBP Ports of Entry:

  • The Port of Morgan City observes regular hours on federal holidays.
  • The Ports of Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and Shreveport are open for specific services via appointment on federal holidays. Requests for services on a federal holiday should be made by contacting the port office on the business day preceding the federal holiday.
  • The Port of Gramercy is closed on federal holidays. Requests for services should be directed to the Port of New Orleans Operations Desk.

 

Southern Currents 19_005.pdf

SUBJECT: December 24, 2018 — Executive Order Federal Holiday

On December 18, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Monday, December 24, 2018 as a federal holiday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will operate as a holiday on December 24, 2018.

Port of New Orleans Operations on Monday December 24, 2018:

  • Airport and Seaport operations will observe regular hours.
  • The Centralized Examination Station (CES) will be closed.
  • The Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs): The terminal operators have notified CBP that they are closed on Monday December 24, 2018.

Outlying CBP Ports of Entry:

  • The Ports of Morgan City and Lake Charles will observe regular hours on Monday December 24, 2018.
  • The Ports of Baton Rouge and Shreveport are open for specific services via appointment on Monday December 24, 2018.
  • The Port of Gramercy will be closed on Monday December 24, 2018. Requests for services should be directed to the Port of New Orleans Operations Desk.