Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Cancellation of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) Pilot Program, 62303 [2022-21748]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 62303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21748]



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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 / 
Rules and Regulations

[[Page 62303]]



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

15 CFR Part 30

[Docket Number: 220928-0202]
RIN 0607-XC066


Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Cancellation of the Advanced 
Export Information (AEI) Pilot Program

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Announcement for the cancellation of the Advanced Export 
Information (AEI) pilot program.

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SUMMARY: In a Solicitation of Pilot Program Participants in the Federal 
Register on January 31, 2014, the Census Bureau announced the 
implementation of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) pilot program 
to evaluate a new filing option in the Automated Export System and 
solicited AEI pilot program participants. The AEI pilot program filing 
option allowed participating exporters to submit a limited set of 
Electronic Export Information (EEI) in accordance with existing filing 
deadlines, followed by the full set of data elements submitted within 
five calendar days of the date of export. This notification announces 
that the Census Bureau, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP), has decided to cancel the AEI pilot program. This 
decision to eliminate the AEI pilot program as an AES filing option was 
made because the Census Bureau was unable to conduct sufficient 
analysis and evaluation of the pilot program due to a lack of adequate 
participation.

DATES: The Census Bureau cancels the Advanced Export Information (AEI) 
pilot program that was announced in a Solicitation of Pilot Program 
Participants published at 79 FR 5330 on January 31, 2014, effective 
December 13, 2022. On and after December 13, 2022, the remaining pilot 
program participants shall no longer report EEI through the AEI pilot 
program and instead shall report EEI to the Automated Export System in 
accordance with the Foreign Trade Regulations at 15 CFR 30.4.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kiesha Downs, Chief, Trade Regulations 
Branch, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 
20233-6010, by phone (301) 763-7079, or by email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Census Bureau is responsible for collecting, compiling, and 
publishing trade statistics for the United States under the provisions 
of Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 9, Section 301. The 
Automated Export System (AES) is the primary instrument used for 
collecting export trade data. The Census Bureau collects Electronic 
Export Information (EEI) through the AES, the electronic equivalent of 
the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED). The EEI is reported pursuant to 
the Foreign Trade Regulations, title 15, Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), part 30. The EEI consists of the data elements set forth in 15 
CFR 30.6 for an export shipment and includes information such as the 
exporter's identifying information and detailed information concerning 
the exported product. Other agencies use the EEI for the purpose of 
enforcing U.S. export laws and regulations. Prior to the implementation 
of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) pilot program, the Foreign 
Trade Regulations allowed two filing options: predeparture filing and 
postdeparture filing. The AEI pilot program was introduced as a 
voluntary program in which selected exporters agreed to submit a 
limited set of EEI in accordance with existing filing deadlines, 
followed by the full set of data elements submitted within five 
calendar days of the date of export.
    The notification to announce implementation of the AEI pilot 
program and to solicit pilot program participants, which was published 
in the Federal Register on January 31, 2014 (79 FR 5330), attracted 
only seven pilot program participants. As of July 1, 2022, the number 
of pilot participants dropped to two. Due to low participation, the 
Census Bureau was unable to conduct sufficient analysis and evaluation 
of the pilot program. Therefore, the Census Bureau, in cooperation with 
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has decided to cancel the 
AEI pilot program, thus eliminating it as an AES filing option. Thus, 
on and after the effective date of the cancellation of the AEI pilot 
program, the two remaining pilot program participants shall no longer 
report EEI through the AEI pilot program, and instead shall report EEI 
to the AES in accordance with the predeparture and postdeparture filing 
options as described in the Foreign Trade Regulations, 15 CFR 30.4.
    Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication 
of this notification in the Federal Register.

    Dated: September 30, 2022.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2022-21748 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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