Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and CTPAT Trade Compliance Program; Correction, 12473-12474 [2022-04642]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12473-12474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04642]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0077]


Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and CTPAT 
Trade Compliance Program; Correction

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; revision of an existing 
collection of information; correction.

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SUMMARY: On February 18, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
published a document in the Federal Register requesting comments from 
the public and affected agencies on revisions to the information 
collection, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), that is part of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 
(CTPAT) and the CTPAT Trade Compliance Program. The document contained 
information about the CTPAT Portal that was in the process of being 
updated to meet current modern computing standards and to allow for 
updates to the minimum-security criteria. Due to unforeseen 
developmental delays, CBP is pausing proposed updates to these internal 
systems. This document corrects the February 18, 2022 document to 
remove inaccurate references in light of the paused updates, and to add 
certain types of CTPAT program participants that were inadvertently 
omitted from the list in the Abstract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact 
Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, 
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, telephone number 202-325-0056, or via email 
[email protected]. Please note that the contact information provided 
here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking 
information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National 
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP 
website at https://www.cbp.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 18, 2022, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register (87 FR 9371) 
a document requesting comments from the public and affected agencies on 
revisions to the information collection, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), that is part of Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and the CTPAT Trade Compliance 
Program. The document contained information about the CTPAT Portal that 
was in the process of being updated to meet current modern computing 
standards and to allow for updates to the minimum-security criteria. 
Those updates would enhance operational efforts and allow for the 
expansion of new features not possible in the current version of the 
Portal's platform. Due to unforeseen developmental delays, CBP is 
pausing the proposed update of these internal systems. As a result, 
certain parts of the CTPAT program description contained in the 
February 18, 2022 document are inaccurate. This correction is being 
issued to remove all inaccurate information regarding the program that 
was published in the February 18, 2022 document.
    Additionally, third-party logistics providers and Mexican long-haul 
highway carriers were inadvertently omitted from the list of eligible 
CTPAT program participants in the Abstract section of the document. 
This document corrects that omission by adding these two types of 
parties in the list of eligible CTPAT program participants in the 
Abstract.
    Any future updates to the Portal and/or new requests for 
information, will continue to be posted when the need arises and, if, 
or when, the CTPAT Portal is able to resume its needed updates to 
modernize the platform.

Correction

    In the Federal Register of February 18, 2022, in FR document 2022-
03503, starting on page 9372, in the second column, under the 
subheading Overview of This Information Collection, revise the Abstract 
to read as follows:
    ``The CTPAT Program comprises two different program divisions: 
CTPAT Security and CTPAT Trade Compliance. The CTPAT Security program 
is designed to safeguard the world's trade industry from terrorists and 
smugglers by prescreening its participants. The CTPAT Security program 
applies to U.S. and nonresident Canadian importers, U.S. exporters, 
customs brokers, consolidators, port and terminal operators, carriers 
of cargo in/on air, sea and land, third-party logistics providers, 
Mexican long-haul highway carriers, and Canadian and Mexican 
manufacturers. However, the Trade Compliance program division is 
available for U.S. and nonresident Canadian importers only.
    The CTPAT Security program application requests an applicant's 
contact and business information, including the number of company 
employees, the number of years in business, and a list of company 
officers. This collection of information is authorized by the SAFE Port 
Act (Pub. L. 109-347).
    The CTPAT Trade Compliance program is an optional component of the 
CTPAT program and adds trade compliance aspects to the supply chain 
security aspects of the CTPAT Security program. The CTPAT Security 
program is a prerequisite to applying to the CTPAT Trade Compliance 
program. Current CTPAT importers are given the opportunity to receive 
additional benefits in exchange for a commitment to assume 
responsibility for monitoring their own compliance by applying to the 
CTPAT Trade Compliance program. After a company has completed the 
security aspects of the CTPAT Security program and is in good standing, 
it may opt to apply to the CTPAT Trade Compliance component. The CTPAT 
Trade Compliance program strengthens security by leveraging the CTPAT 
supply chain requirements, identifying low-risk trade entities for 
supply chain security, and increasing the overall efficiency of trade 
by segmenting risk and processing by account.
    The CTPAT Trade Compliance program is open to U.S. and nonresident 
Canadian importers that have satisfied both the CTPAT supply chain 
security and trade compliance requirements.
    The CTPAT Trade Compliance program application includes questions 
about the following:

 Primary Point of Contact including name, title, email address, 
and phone number
 Business information including Company Name, Company Address, 
Company phone number, Company website, Company type (private or 
public), CBP Bond information, Importer of Record Number, and number of 
employees
 Information about the applicant's Supply Chain Security 
Profile
 Trade Compliance Profile and Internal Control Operating 
Procedures of the applicant
 Broker information
 Training material for Supply Chain Security and Trade 
Compliance
 Risk Assessment documentation and results
 Period testing documentation and results
 Prior disclosure history
 Partner Government Agency affiliation information


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    After an importer obtains CTPAT Trade Compliance membership, the 
importer will be required to submit an Annual Notification Letter to 
CBP confirming that it is continuing to meet the requirements of the 
program. This letter should include: Personnel changes that affect the 
CTPAT Trade Compliance program; organizational and procedural changes; 
a summary of risk assessment and self-testing results; a summary of 
post-entry amendments and/or disclosures made to CBP; and any importer 
activity changes within the last 12-month period.''

    Dated: March 1, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-04642 Filed 3-3-22; 8:45 am]
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