Reopening of Application Period for Participation in the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program, 76064 [2012-30922]
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United States but do not accompany
the owner or importer on his/her arrival
in the country, a declaration is made on
CBP Form 3299, Declaration for Free
Entry of Unaccompanied Articles. The
information on this form is needed to
support a claim for duty-free entry for
these effects. This form is provided for
by 19 CFR 148.6, 148.52, 148.53 and
148.77. CBP Form 3299 is accessible at:
https://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/
CBP_Form_3299.pdf.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the
expiration date of this information
collection with no change to the burden
hours or to CBP Form 3299.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses and
Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 150,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 112,500.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012–31071 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Reopening of Application Period for
Participation in the Air Cargo Advance
Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, DHS.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
On October 24, 2012, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published a notice in the Federal
Register that announced the
formalization and expansion of the Air
Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot
program and a 30 day application
period (until November 23, 2012) for
new participants. This document
announces that CBP is reopening the
application period for 15 days. The
ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in which
participants submit a subset of the
required advance air cargo data to CBP
at the earliest point practicable prior to
loading of the cargo onto the aircraft
destined to or transiting through the
United States.
DATES: CBP is reopening the application
period to accept applications from new
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ACAS pilot participants until January 8,
2013. Comments concerning any aspect
of the announced test may be submitted
at any time during the test period.
ADDRESSES: Applications to participate
in the ACAS pilot must be submitted via
email to CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov. Written
comments concerning program, policy,
and technical issues may be submitted
via email to CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Park, Cargo and Conveyance
Security, Office of Field Operations,
U.S. Customs & Border Protection, via
email at regina.park@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 24, 2012, CBP published
a general notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 65006, corrected in 77 FR
65395 1) announcing that CBP is
formalizing and expanding the ACAS
pilot to include other eligible
participants in the air cargo
environment. The ACAS pilot revises
the time frame for transmission by pilot
participants of a subset of mandatory
advance electronic information for air
cargo. CBP regulations implementing
the Trade Act of 2002 require advance
information for air cargo to be submitted
no later than the time of departure of the
aircraft for the United States (from
specified locations) or four hours prior
to arrival in the United States for all
other locations. See 19 CFR 122.48a.
The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in
which participants agree to submit a
subset of the required 19 CFR 122.48a
data elements (ACAS data) at the
earliest point practicable prior to
loading of the cargo onto the aircraft
destined to or transiting through the
United States. The ACAS data is used to
target high-risk air cargo. The results of
the ACAS pilot will help determine the
relevant data elements, the time frame
within which data should be submitted
to permit CBP to effectively target,
identify and mitigate any risk with the
least impact practicable on trade
operations, and any other related
procedures and policies.
Reopening of Application Period
In the notice announcing the ACAS
pilot, CBP stated that applications from
new ACAS pilot participants would be
accepted until November 23, 2012.
However, CBP received a number of
requests for extensions for submitting
applications. CBP also experienced
technical difficulties with the email box
1 The Federal Register corrected the email
address under the ADDRESSES heading from
‘‘CBPCCS@cbpdhs.gov’’ to ‘‘CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov’’
on October 26, 2012.
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set up for the ACAS pilot, and therefore
CBP may not have received all
submitted applications. Any applicants
who have not received a response from
CBP will need to resubmit their
applications. Accordingly, CBP is
reopening the application period until
January 8, 2013.
Anyone interested in participating in
the ACAS pilot should refer to the
notice published in the Federal Register
on October 24, 2012, for additional
application information and eligibility
requirements.
Dated: December 19, 2012.
David Murphy,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012–30922 Filed 12–21–12; 8:45 am]
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The purpose of this information
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Reopening of Application Period for Participation in the Air
Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 24, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published a notice in the Federal Register that announced the
formalization and expansion of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS)
pilot program and a 30 day application period (until November 23, 2012)
for new participants. This document announces that CBP is reopening the
application period for 15 days. The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in
which participants submit a subset of the required advance air cargo
data to CBP at the earliest point practicable prior to loading of the
cargo onto the aircraft destined to or transiting through the United
States.
DATES: CBP is reopening the application period to accept applications
from new ACAS pilot participants until January 8, 2013. Comments
concerning any aspect of the announced test may be submitted at any
time during the test period.
ADDRESSES: Applications to participate in the ACAS pilot must be
submitted via email to CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov. Written comments concerning
program, policy, and technical issues may be submitted via email to
CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Park, Cargo and Conveyance
Security, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs & Border Protection,
via email at regina.park@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 24, 2012, CBP published a general notice in the Federal
Register (77 FR 65006, corrected in 77 FR 65395 \1\) announcing that
CBP is formalizing and expanding the ACAS pilot to include other
eligible participants in the air cargo environment. The ACAS pilot
revises the time frame for transmission by pilot participants of a
subset of mandatory advance electronic information for air cargo. CBP
regulations implementing the Trade Act of 2002 require advance
information for air cargo to be submitted no later than the time of
departure of the aircraft for the United States (from specified
locations) or four hours prior to arrival in the United States for all
other locations. See 19 CFR 122.48a.
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\1\ The Federal Register corrected the email address under the
ADDRESSES heading from ``CBPCCS@cbpdhs.gov'' to
``CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov'' on October 26, 2012.
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The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in which participants agree to
submit a subset of the required 19 CFR 122.48a data elements (ACAS
data) at the earliest point practicable prior to loading of the cargo
onto the aircraft destined to or transiting through the United States.
The ACAS data is used to target high-risk air cargo. The results of the
ACAS pilot will help determine the relevant data elements, the time
frame within which data should be submitted to permit CBP to
effectively target, identify and mitigate any risk with the least
impact practicable on trade operations, and any other related
procedures and policies.
Reopening of Application Period
In the notice announcing the ACAS pilot, CBP stated that
applications from new ACAS pilot participants would be accepted until
November 23, 2012. However, CBP received a number of requests for
extensions for submitting applications. CBP also experienced technical
difficulties with the email box set up for the ACAS pilot, and
therefore CBP may not have received all submitted applications. Any
applicants who have not received a response from CBP will need to
resubmit their applications. Accordingly, CBP is reopening the
application period until January 8, 2013.
Anyone interested in participating in the ACAS pilot should refer
to the notice published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2012,
for additional application information and eligibility requirements.
Dated: December 19, 2012.
David Murphy,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-30922 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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