Administrative Protective Order (APO) Handbook

This handbook is intended to assist in the protection of business confidential (BC) information submitted to or generated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during the course of Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (EAPA) proceedings. The handbook summarizes the CBP procedures for issuance of an administrative protective order (APO) in an EAPA proceeding and requirements to be employed to protect BC information subject to an APO.