Extension of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program and Reopening of Application Period for Participation, 63237-63238 [2013-24856]
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Collection
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Background
[FR Doc. 2013–24835 Filed 10–22–13; 8:45 am]
1 This Federal Register notice, published on
October 26, 2012, corrected the email address under
the ADDRESSES heading for submitting applications
or comments. The correct email address is
CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov.
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Extension of the Air Cargo Advance
Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program and
Reopening of Application Period for
Participation
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 that would run for six months.
On April 23, 2013, CBP published a
notice in the Federal Register extending
the pilot period for another six months.
This document announces that CBP is
extending the pilot period for an
additional nine months and reopening
the application period for new
participants for 60 days. The ACAS
pilot is a voluntary test in which
participants submit a subset of 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 extending the ACAS pilot
program through July 26, 2014, and
reopening the application period to
accept applications from new ACAS
pilot participants through December 23,
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 also be
submitted via email to CBPCCS@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUMMARY:
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:
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
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formalizing and expanding the ACAS
pilot to include other eligible
participants in the air cargo
environment. The notice provides a
description of the ACAS pilot, sets forth
eligibility requirements for
participation, and invites public
comments on any aspect of the test. In
brief, the ACAS pilot revises the time
frame for pilot participants to transmit
a subset of mandatory advance
electronic information for air cargo. CBP
regulations implementing the Trade Act
of 2002 specify the required data
elements and the time frame for
submitting them to CBP. Pursuant to 19
CFR 122.48a, the required advance
information for air cargo must 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.
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. CBP is
considering possible amendments to the
regulations regarding advance
information for air cargo. The results of
the ACAS pilot will help determine the
relevant data elements, the time frame
within which data must 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.
Extension of the ACAS Pilot Period and
Reopening of the Application Period
The October 2012 notice announced
that the ACAS pilot would run for six
months. The notice provided that if CBP
determined that the pilot period should
be extended, CBP would publish
another notice in the Federal Register.
The October 2012 notice also stated that
applications from new ACAS pilot
participants would be accepted until
November 23, 2012. On December 26,
2012, CBP published a notice in the
Federal Register (77 FR 76064)
reopening the application period for
new participants until January 8, 2013.
On January 3, 2013, the Federal Register
published a correction (78 FR 315)
stating that the correct date of the close
of the reopened application period was
January 10, 2013. On April 23, 2013,
CBP published a notice in the Federal
Register (78 FR 23946) extending the
ACAS pilot period through October 26,
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2013, and reopening the application
period through May 23, 2013.
CBP continues to see an increase in
the diversity and number of pilot
participants representing a strong
sample size of the air cargo community.
However, CBP also continues to receive
requests to participate in the pilot. In
order to provide greater opportunity for
a wide range of the air cargo community
to participate in the ACAS pilot and to
prepare for possible proposed regulatory
changes, CBP is extending the ACAS
pilot period through July 26, 2014, and
reopening the application period
through December 23, 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: October 18, 2013.
Susan T. Mitchell,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013–24856 Filed 10–22–13; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
General notice.
This notice advises the public
of the quarterly Internal Revenue
Service interest rates used to calculate
interest on overdue accounts
(underpayments) and refunds
(overpayments) of customs duties. For
the calendar quarter beginning October
1, 2013, the interest rates for
overpayments will be 2 percent for
corporations and 3 percent for noncorporations, and the interest rate for
underpayments will be 3 percent for
both corporations and non-corporations.
This notice is published for the
convenience of the importing public
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
personnel.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Wyman, Revenue Division, Collection
and Refunds Branch, 6650 Telecom
Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana
46278; telephone (317) 614–4516.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
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Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and
Treasury Decision 85–93, published in
the Federal Register on May 29, 1985
(50 FR 21832), the interest rate paid on
applicable overpayments or
underpayments of customs duties must
be in accordance with the Internal
Revenue Code rate established under 26
U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 was
amended (at paragraph (a)(1)(B) by the
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring
and Reform Act of 1998, Public Law
105–206, 112 Stat. 685) to provide
different interest rates applicable to
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in
Calculating Interest on Overdue
Accounts and Refunds on Customs
Duties
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
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overpayments: One for corporations and
one for non-corporations.
The interest rates are based on the
Federal short-term rate and determined
by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on
behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury
on a quarterly basis. The rates effective
for a quarter are determined during the
first-month period of the previous
quarter.
In Revenue Ruling 2013–16, the IRS
determined the rates of interest for the
calendar quarter beginning October 1,
2013, and ending on December 31, 2013.
The interest rate paid to the Treasury for
underpayments will be the Federal
short-term rate (1%) plus two
percentage points (2%) for a total of
three percent (3%) for both corporations
and non-corporations. For corporate
overpayments, the rate is the Federal
short-term rate (1%) plus one
percentage point (1%) for a total of two
percent (2%). For overpayments made
by non-corporations, the rate is the
Federal short-term rate (1%) plus two
percentage points (2%) for a total of
three percent (3%). These interest rates
are subject to change for the calendar
quarter beginning January 1, 2014, and
ending March 31, 2014.
For the convenience of the importing
public and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection personnel the following list
of IRS interest rates used, covering the
period from before July of 1974 to date,
to calculate interest on overdue
accounts and refunds of customs duties,
is published in summary format.
Underpayments
(percent)
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63237-63238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24856]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Extension of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program
and Reopening of Application Period for Participation
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 that would run for six months. On April 23, 2013, CBP
published a notice in the Federal Register extending the pilot period
for another six months. This document announces that CBP is extending
the pilot period for an additional nine months and reopening the
application period for new participants for 60 days. The ACAS pilot is
a voluntary test in which participants submit a subset of 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 extending the ACAS pilot program through July 26, 2014,
and reopening the application period to accept applications from new
ACAS pilot participants through December 23, 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 also 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 notice provides
a description of the ACAS pilot, sets forth eligibility requirements
for participation, and invites public comments on any aspect of the
test. In brief, the ACAS pilot revises the time frame for pilot
participants to transmit a subset of mandatory advance electronic
information for air cargo. CBP regulations implementing the Trade Act
of 2002 specify the required data elements and the time frame for
submitting them to CBP. Pursuant to 19 CFR 122.48a, the required
advance information for air cargo must 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.
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\1\ This Federal Register notice, published on October 26, 2012,
corrected the email address under the ADDRESSES heading for
submitting applications or comments. The correct email address is
CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov.
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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. CBP is considering
possible amendments to the regulations regarding advance information
for air cargo. The results of the ACAS pilot will help determine the
relevant data elements, the time frame within which data must 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.
Extension of the ACAS Pilot Period and Reopening of the Application
Period
The October 2012 notice announced that the ACAS pilot would run for
six months. The notice provided that if CBP determined that the pilot
period should be extended, CBP would publish another notice in the
Federal Register. The October 2012 notice also stated that applications
from new ACAS pilot participants would be accepted until November 23,
2012. On December 26, 2012, CBP published a notice in the Federal
Register (77 FR 76064) reopening the application period for new
participants until January 8, 2013. On January 3, 2013, the Federal
Register published a correction (78 FR 315) stating that the correct
date of the close of the reopened application period was January 10,
2013. On April 23, 2013, CBP published a notice in the Federal Register
(78 FR 23946) extending the ACAS pilot period through October 26,
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2013, and reopening the application period through May 23, 2013.
CBP continues to see an increase in the diversity and number of
pilot participants representing a strong sample size of the air cargo
community. However, CBP also continues to receive requests to
participate in the pilot. In order to provide greater opportunity for a
wide range of the air cargo community to participate in the ACAS pilot
and to prepare for possible proposed regulatory changes, CBP is
extending the ACAS pilot period through July 26, 2014, and reopening
the application period through December 23, 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: October 18, 2013.
Susan T. Mitchell,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-24856 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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