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There is a change to the questions on
ESTA and on Form I–94W as described
in the Abstract section of this document.
There are no changes to the information
collected on Form I–94, or the I–94 Web
site.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers,
and the Travel and Tourism Industry.
Form I–94 (Arrival and Departure
Record):
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,387,550.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
minutes.
Estimated Burden Hours: 583,544.
Estimated Annual Cost to Public:
$26,325,300.
I–94 Web site:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,858,782.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
254,679.
Form I–94W (Nonimmigrant Visa
Waiver Arrival/Departure):
Estimated Number of Respondents:
941,291.
Estimated Time per Response: 13
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
204,260.
Estimated Annual Cost to the Public:
$5,647,746.
Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA):
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22,960,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
7,645,680.
Estimated Annual Cost to the Public:
$264,460,000.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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[1651–0105]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application To Use the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security
AGENCY:
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60-Day notice and request for
comments; extension and revision of an
existing collection of information.
ACTION:
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Application to Use the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE). CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
a change to the burden hours resulting
from the addition of a new application
for exporters to establish an ACE Portal
account. There are no proposed changes
to the existing ACE Portal application
for imported merchandise. This
document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before February 9, 2015
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20229–1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 90 K Street NE.,
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
1177, at 202–325–0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–
13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments
should address: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e) the
annual cost burden to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of
information (total capital/startup costs
and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will
be summarized and included in the CBP
SUMMARY:
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request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. In this document, CBP is
soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Application to Use the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE).
OMB Number: 1651–0105.
Abstract: The Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) is a trade processing
system that will eventually replace the
Automated Commercial System (ACS),
the current import system for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
operations. ACE is authorized by
Executive Order 13659 which mandates
implementation of a Single Window for
trade. See 79 FR 10655 (February 25,
2014). ACE supports government
agencies and the trade community with
border-related missions with respect to
moving goods across the border
efficiently and securely. Once ACE is
fully implemented, all related CBP trade
functions and the trade community will
be supported from a single common
user interface.
Currently, ACE is used for imported
merchandise by brokers, carriers,
sureties, service providers, facility
operators, foreign trade zone operators,
cart men and lighter men. In order to
establish an ACE Portal account,
participants submit information such as
their name, their employer
identification number (EIN) or social
security number, and if applicable, a
statement certifying their capability to
connect to the Internet. This
information is submitted through the
ACE Secure Data Portal which is
accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/
automated.
CBP is proposing to add export
functionality to the system which will
allow participation from the exporter
community. Trade members wishing to
establish an exporter account will need
to submit the following data elements:
1. Account Type
a. ACE Portal Account User ID (if
applicable)
b. USPPI (yes/no)
c. Authorized Agent (yes/no)
d. Freight Forwarder (yes/no)
FMC License No (if applicable)
2. Company Information
a. EIN
b. DUNS
c. Company Name
d. Company Address
3. ACE Export Account Owner Information
a. Name
b. Date of Birth
c. Telephone Number
d. Fax Number
e. Email
f. Account Owner address if different from
Company Address
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4. Filing Notification Point of Contact
a. Name
b. Phone Number
c. Email
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Current Actions: CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with a change to the burden
hours resulting from the addition of a
new application for exporters to
establish an ACE Portal account. There
are no proposed changes to the existing
ACE Portal application for imported
merchandise.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Application to ACE (Import)
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 21,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .33
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,930.
Application to ACE (Export)
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 9,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .066
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 594.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014–28778 Filed 12–8–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice of Change in Policy on the
Publication of Customs Broker License
and Permit Cancellations
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP’s) plan to discontinue publication
in the Federal Register of the
cancellation of individual and corporate
customs broker licenses and permits
under section 111.51 of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations. A current
list of active customs brokers is
maintained on CBP’s Web site:
www.cbp.gov.
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Maranda Sorrells, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of
International Trade, Commercial
Targeting and Enforcement, at 202–863–
6218 or brokermanagement@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs
broker license and permit cancellations
fall under § 111.51 of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR
111.51) and are voluntarily requested by
the customs broker in the event that the
broker no longer wants to or cannot
conduct customs business. Requests for
cancellation of a license or permit are
directed to the Port Director of the port
through which the license was issued.
The Port Director forwards the broker’s
written request for cancellation of a
license or permit to the Broker
Management Branch in the Office of
International Trade, requesting that it be
canceled. Most often, CBP receives the
license cancellation request because the
customs broker has retired or the
business has dissolved. CBP receives
permit cancellation requests when a
customs broker has ceased operations in
a particular district or has determined
that a certain permit is no longer
necessary for their business operations.
Historically, CBP has published notice
in the Federal Register when a customs
broker’s license or permit has been
cancelled. Publication in the Federal
Register is not required by statute or
regulation, but rather has been provided
by CBP as courtesy notice to the public.
See section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), and
section 111.51 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR 111.51).
Given the ease of access to current
information available online and with
consideration for the most efficient use
of CBP customs broker management
resources, CBP will no longer publish
notice of customs broker license or
permit cancellations pursuant to 19 CFR
111.51 in the Federal Register.
Alternatively, CBP will maintain an
active customs brokers list at
www.cbp.gov as a resource for the
public to verify active brokers. When a
customs broker submits a license or
permit cancellation request to the Port
Director of the port through which the
license was issued, the request is
forwarded to the Broker Management
Branch in the Office of International
Trade at CBP. The Office of
International Trade will then
acknowledge the receipt of the
cancellation request and provide the
customs broker with an appropriate CBP
point of contact. The confirmation letter
will also be copied to the port through
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which the customs broker’s license was
issued.
While CBP will no longer publish
specific notice in the Federal Register
reporting customs broker licenses and
permits that have been cancelled under
19 CFR 111.51, CBP will continue to
publish Federal Register notices for
customs broker licenses that have been
suspended or revoked pursuant to 19
CFR 111.30, 111.45 and 111.74. CBP
maintains an active customs brokers list
at www.cbp.gov to provide notice to the
public of all active customs broker
licenses.
Dated: December 4, 2014.
Brenda Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of
International Trade.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of a
currently approved information
collection, (1028–0100).
AGENCY:
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) the information
collection request (ICR) described
below. The extension includes no
changes to forms or instructions. To
comply with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this ICR. This collection is
scheduled to expire on December 31,
2014.
SUMMARY:
To ensure that your comments
on this ICR are considered, we must
receive them on or before January 8,
2015.
DATES:
Please submit written
comments on this information
collection directly to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior, via email:
(OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or
by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your
submission with ‘OMB Control Number
1028–0100 Did you see it? Report a
ADDRESSES:
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[FR Doc No: 2014-28778]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Use the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension and revision
of an existing collection of information.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act:
Application to Use the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). CBP is
proposing that this information collection be extended with a change to
the burden hours resulting from the addition of a new application for
exporters to establish an ACE Portal account. There are no proposed
changes to the existing ACE Portal application for imported
merchandise. This document is published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 9,
2015 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-
1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 90
K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e)
the annual cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the
collection of information (total capital/startup costs and operations
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the CBP request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP
is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
Title: Application to Use the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE).
OMB Number: 1651-0105.
Abstract: The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a trade
processing system that will eventually replace the Automated Commercial
System (ACS), the current import system for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) operations. ACE is authorized by Executive Order 13659
which mandates implementation of a Single Window for trade. See 79 FR
10655 (February 25, 2014). ACE supports government agencies and the
trade community with border-related missions with respect to moving
goods across the border efficiently and securely. Once ACE is fully
implemented, all related CBP trade functions and the trade community
will be supported from a single common user interface.
Currently, ACE is used for imported merchandise by brokers,
carriers, sureties, service providers, facility operators, foreign
trade zone operators, cart men and lighter men. In order to establish
an ACE Portal account, participants submit information such as their
name, their employer identification number (EIN) or social security
number, and if applicable, a statement certifying their capability to
connect to the Internet. This information is submitted through the ACE
Secure Data Portal which is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated.
CBP is proposing to add export functionality to the system which
will allow participation from the exporter community. Trade members
wishing to establish an exporter account will need to submit the
following data elements:
1. Account Type
a. ACE Portal Account User ID (if applicable)
b. USPPI (yes/no)
c. Authorized Agent (yes/no)
d. Freight Forwarder (yes/no)
FMC License No (if applicable)
2. Company Information
a. EIN
b. DUNS
c. Company Name
d. Company Address
3. ACE Export Account Owner Information
a. Name
b. Date of Birth
c. Telephone Number
d. Fax Number
e. Email
f. Account Owner address if different from Company Address
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4. Filing Notification Point of Contact
a. Name
b. Phone Number
c. Email
Current Actions: CBP is proposing that this information collection
be extended with a change to the burden hours resulting from the
addition of a new application for exporters to establish an ACE Portal
account. There are no proposed changes to the existing ACE Portal
application for imported merchandise.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Application to ACE (Import)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 21,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,930.
Application to ACE (Export)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 9,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .066 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 594.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-28778 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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