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the NDGPS system was reduced from
the 2015 constellation of 84 sites, to the
current constellation of 38 maritime
sites. Pursuant to this announcement,
the USCG’s remaining 38 maritime sites
will be discontinued in stages,
beginning in September of 2018 and
ending in September of 2020.
Timeline of Maritime Sites To Be
Discontinued
Termination of the NDGPS broadcast
during Fiscal Year 2018 is planned to
occur at the following sites. Specific
broadcast discontinuance dates for each
site will be announced via Local Notices
to Mariners (LNMs) 60 days in advance
of the termination of the NDGPS
broadcast.
• Annapolis, MD
• New Bern, NC
• Robinson Point, WA
• Pigeon Point, CA
• Bobo, MS
Termination of the NDGPS broadcast
at the following sites is planned to occur
in Fiscal Year 2019.
• Whidbey Island, WA
• Appleton, WA
• Fort Stevens, OR
• Cape Mendocino, CA
• Lincoln, CA
• Point Loma, CA
• Kokole Point, HI
• Upolu Point, HI
• Driver, VA
• Kensington, SC
• Cape Canaveral, FL
• Card Sound, FL
• Tampa, FL
• Wisconsin Point, WI
• Mequon, WI
• Upper Keweenaw, MI
• Cheboygan, MI
• Detroit, MI
• Youngstown, NY
Termination of the NDGPS broadcast
at the following sites is planned to occur
in Fiscal Year 2020.
• Penobscot, ME
• Acushnet, MA
• Hudson Falls, NY
• Moriches, NY
• Sandy Hook, NJ
• English Turn, LA
• Angleton, TX
• Annette Island, AK
• Biorka, AK
• Kenai, AK
• Kodiak, AK
• Gustavus, AK
• Potato Point, AK
• Level Island, AK
General information regarding the
NDGPS Service and graphics depicting
the proposed changes to NDGPS
coverage are available at the USCG’s
NDGPS General Information website at:
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/
?pageName=dgpsMain.
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For more information on the NDGPS
outages and broadcast termination
dates, visit the USCG’s website at
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/
?pageName=dgpsSiteInfo&
currentOutages.
Additional information on GPS,
NDGPS, and other GPS augmentation
systems is also available in the 2017
Federal Radionavigation Plan, which is
published by the Department of
Defense, Department of Homeland
Security, and U.S. DOT, and is also
available at the USCG’s website at
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/
?pageName=pubsMain.
Authority: This notice is issued under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 14 U.S.C. 81.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 14,
2018.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director of Marine Transportation Systems,
U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Extension of National Customs
Automation Program; eBond Test
Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
extension of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection’s (CBP’s) National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) test
concerning the automation of CBP’s
bond program (eBond test). CBP
announced the eBond test in a Federal
Register notice published on November
28, 2014. The test program has run
continuously and without interruption
since it commenced on January 3, 2015,
and continues to run currently. This
notice informs interested members of
the public that CBP is extending the test
until further notice.
DATES: The eBond test program is
extended until further notice. CBP will
publish notice of the conclusion of the
eBond test in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
questions regarding this notice or any
aspect of this test may be submitted to
CBP via email to eBondTest@
cbp.dhs.gov with the subject line
identifier reading ‘‘Comments/Question
on eBond Test.’’ Requests for a surety
filer code, and surety requests to
participate in the eBond test should be
sent to CONRAD.L.HENRY@
cbp.dhs.gov, with a subject line
SUMMARY:
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identifier specifying either ‘‘Surety filer
code request’’ or ‘‘Surety request to
participate in eBond test.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
operational questions, please contact
Kara Welty, Chief, Debt Management
Branch, Revenue Division, Office of
Finance at KARA.N.WELTY@
CBP.DHS.GOV. For technical questions,
please contact John Everett, Chief, Post
Release Branch, Trade Transformation
Office at JOHN.R.EVERETT@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
I. National Customs Automation
Program
The National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) was established in
Subtitle B of Title VI—Customs
Modernization, in the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (Customs Modernization Act) (Pub.
L. 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057, 2170,
December 8, 1993) (19 U.S.C. 1411).
Through NCAP, the thrust of customs
modernization was on trade compliance
and the development of the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE), the
planned successor to the Automated
Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an
automated and electronic system for
commercial trade processing which is
intended to streamline business
processes, facilitate growth in trade,
ensure cargo security, and foster
participation in global commerce, while
ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and
regulations and reducing costs for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
and all of its communities of interest.
The ability to meet these objectives
depends on successfully modernizing
CBP’s business functions and the
information technology that supports
those functions. CBP’s modernization
efforts are accomplished through phased
releases of ACE component
functionality designed to replace
specific legacy ACS functions and add
new functionality.
Section 631 of the Customs
Modernization Act added section 411 to
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411).
This section defines the NCAP, provides
for the establishment of and
participation in the NCAP, and includes
a list of existing and planned
components. Section 411(a)(2)(D)
identifies the electronic filing of bonds
as a planned NCAP component.
Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1623(b), bonds
may be submitted electronically to CBP
pursuant to an authorized electronic
data interchange (EDI) system.
Furthermore, as stated in 19 U.S.C.
1623(d), a bond transmitted
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electronically to a CBP-authorized EDI
system will have the same force and
effect and be binding upon the parties
as if the bond were manually executed,
signed, and filed. The CBP regulations
governing bonds are found in part 113
of Chapter 1 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 113).
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II. Authorization for the eBond Test
The Customs Modernization Act
authorizes the Commissioner of CBP to
conduct limited test programs or
procedures designed to evaluate
planned components of the NCAP. The
test concerning the automation of CBP’s
bond program (eBond Test) is
authorized pursuant to 19 CFR 101.9(b),
which provides for the testing of NCAP
components. See T.D. 95–21, 60 FR
14211 (March 16, 1995).
III. Description and Extension of the
Test Program
A notice describing the eBond test
program and setting forth the program’s
terms and conditions was published in
the Federal Register (79 FR 70881) on
November 28, 2014. That notice
provided for the transmission of
electronic bond contracts (eBonds)
between principals and sureties, with
CBP as the third-party beneficiary, in
the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) for the purpose of
linking those eBonds to the transactions
they are intended to secure. The notice
described the test program in detail,
setting forth the method and content for
the transmission of electronic bonds,
either through an electronic data
interchange (EDI), or by email, for
manual input into ACE. Furthermore,
the test notice identified the regulatory
provisions suspended for the test,
announced the eligibility criteria for
participation in the test program, and
stated that the test would commence on
January 3, 2015 and continue for
approximately two years.
A subsequent notice was published in
the Federal Register (80 FR 899) on
January 7, 2015, announcing three
clarifications of the eBond test: The
method by which continuous bonds
executed prior to or outside of the
eBond test could be converted to
eBonds by the surety and principal; that
the surety or principal has the ability to
terminate an eBond; and that the
principal on an eBond is identified by
its filing identification number. In
addition, the notice corrected the email
address to which the public could
address technical questions. These
changes became effective January 7,
2015.
On November 13, 2015, after the
publication of the eBond test notices
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described above, CBP published a final
rule in the Federal Register (80 FR
70154) amending the CBP regulations to
allow, among other things, the
submission of a bond application by
email. As a result of that rule, bond
contracts can be transmitted via email
pursuant to the regulations, and email
transmission is no longer part of the
eBond test.
In this document, CBP announces that
it is extending the test indefinitely. CBP
will publish notice of the conclusion of
the test in the Federal Register. The
extension of the test program is
intended to encourage greater
participation in the test by the trade and
thereby provide CBP data needed to
assess the feasibility of implementing
the test program on a permanent basis.
Comments concerning this notice and
any aspect of the prototype may be
submitted at any time during the test
period. Except with respect to
transmission of bond contracts via email
pursuant to the regulations, rather than
pursuant to the eBond test, all aspects,
rules, terms and conditions announced
in previous notices regarding the eBond
test remain in effect. CBP will inform
interested members of the public of its
decision to implement and/or conclude
the test program by way of
announcement in the Federal Register.
Dated: March 15, 2018.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Indian Highway Safety
Grants
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the BIA Indian Highway Safety Program
(IHSP) are proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 21,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
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by mail to the Indian Highway Safety
Program Coordinator, Ms. Kimberly
Belone, 1001 Indian School Road NW,
Albuquerque NM 87104; or by email to
Kimberly.belone@bia.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076–
NEW in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Indian Highway
Program Director L.G. Robertson, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Albuquerque
NM 87104 by email at
Lawrence.robertson@bia.gov, or by
telephone at 505–563–3780.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the BIA IHSP;
(2) will this information be processed
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the BIA IHSP enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the BIA
IHSP minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Information collected from
tribal entities concerning, population,
land base, highway miles and statistical
data concerning vehicle fatalities,
crashes, traffic enforcement actions and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Extension of National Customs Automation Program; eBond Test
AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the extension of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection's (CBP's) National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning the automation of CBP's bond program (eBond test). CBP
announced the eBond test in a Federal Register notice published on
November 28, 2014. The test program has run continuously and without
interruption since it commenced on January 3, 2015, and continues to
run currently. This notice informs interested members of the public
that CBP is extending the test until further notice.
DATES: The eBond test program is extended until further notice. CBP
will publish notice of the conclusion of the eBond test in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or questions regarding this notice or
any aspect of this test may be submitted to CBP via email to
[email protected] with the subject line identifier reading
``Comments/Question on eBond Test.'' Requests for a surety filer code,
and surety requests to participate in the eBond test should be sent to
[email protected], with a subject line identifier specifying
either ``Surety filer code request'' or ``Surety request to participate
in eBond test.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For operational questions, please
contact Kara Welty, Chief, Debt Management Branch, Revenue Division,
Office of Finance at [email protected]. For technical questions,
please contact John Everett, Chief, Post Release Branch, Trade
Transformation Office at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
I. National Customs Automation Program
The National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) was established in
Subtitle B of Title VI--Customs Modernization, in the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Customs Modernization Act)
(Pub. L. 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057, 2170, December 8, 1993) (19 U.S.C.
1411). Through NCAP, the thrust of customs modernization was on trade
compliance and the development of the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), the planned successor to the Automated Commercial System (ACS).
ACE is an automated and electronic system for commercial trade
processing which is intended to streamline business processes,
facilitate growth in trade, ensure cargo security, and foster
participation in global commerce, while ensuring compliance with U.S.
laws and regulations and reducing costs for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and all of its communities of interest. The ability to
meet these objectives depends on successfully modernizing CBP's
business functions and the information technology that supports those
functions. CBP's modernization efforts are accomplished through phased
releases of ACE component functionality designed to replace specific
legacy ACS functions and add new functionality.
Section 631 of the Customs Modernization Act added section 411 to
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411). This section defines the NCAP,
provides for the establishment of and participation in the NCAP, and
includes a list of existing and planned components. Section
411(a)(2)(D) identifies the electronic filing of bonds as a planned
NCAP component.
Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1623(b), bonds may be submitted
electronically to CBP pursuant to an authorized electronic data
interchange (EDI) system. Furthermore, as stated in 19 U.S.C. 1623(d),
a bond transmitted
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electronically to a CBP-authorized EDI system will have the same force
and effect and be binding upon the parties as if the bond were manually
executed, signed, and filed. The CBP regulations governing bonds are
found in part 113 of Chapter 1 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR part 113).
II. Authorization for the eBond Test
The Customs Modernization Act authorizes the Commissioner of CBP to
conduct limited test programs or procedures designed to evaluate
planned components of the NCAP. The test concerning the automation of
CBP's bond program (eBond Test) is authorized pursuant to 19 CFR
101.9(b), which provides for the testing of NCAP components. See T.D.
95-21, 60 FR 14211 (March 16, 1995).
III. Description and Extension of the Test Program
A notice describing the eBond test program and setting forth the
program's terms and conditions was published in the Federal Register
(79 FR 70881) on November 28, 2014. That notice provided for the
transmission of electronic bond contracts (eBonds) between principals
and sureties, with CBP as the third-party beneficiary, in the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) for the purpose of linking those eBonds to
the transactions they are intended to secure. The notice described the
test program in detail, setting forth the method and content for the
transmission of electronic bonds, either through an electronic data
interchange (EDI), or by email, for manual input into ACE. Furthermore,
the test notice identified the regulatory provisions suspended for the
test, announced the eligibility criteria for participation in the test
program, and stated that the test would commence on January 3, 2015 and
continue for approximately two years.
A subsequent notice was published in the Federal Register (80 FR
899) on January 7, 2015, announcing three clarifications of the eBond
test: The method by which continuous bonds executed prior to or outside
of the eBond test could be converted to eBonds by the surety and
principal; that the surety or principal has the ability to terminate an
eBond; and that the principal on an eBond is identified by its filing
identification number. In addition, the notice corrected the email
address to which the public could address technical questions. These
changes became effective January 7, 2015.
On November 13, 2015, after the publication of the eBond test
notices described above, CBP published a final rule in the Federal
Register (80 FR 70154) amending the CBP regulations to allow, among
other things, the submission of a bond application by email. As a
result of that rule, bond contracts can be transmitted via email
pursuant to the regulations, and email transmission is no longer part
of the eBond test.
In this document, CBP announces that it is extending the test
indefinitely. CBP will publish notice of the conclusion of the test in
the Federal Register. The extension of the test program is intended to
encourage greater participation in the test by the trade and thereby
provide CBP data needed to assess the feasibility of implementing the
test program on a permanent basis. Comments concerning this notice and
any aspect of the prototype may be submitted at any time during the
test period. Except with respect to transmission of bond contracts via
email pursuant to the regulations, rather than pursuant to the eBond
test, all aspects, rules, terms and conditions announced in previous
notices regarding the eBond test remain in effect. CBP will inform
interested members of the public of its decision to implement and/or
conclude the test program by way of announcement in the Federal
Register.
Dated: March 15, 2018.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
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