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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651–0NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Collection; Forced
Labor Portal/Forced Labor Case
Management System (CMS)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 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 of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than June 7,
2024) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include
the OMB Control Number 1651–0NEW
in the subject line and the agency name.
Please submit written comments and/or
suggestions in English. Please use the
following method to submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: CBP_
PRA@cbp.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to 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
CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 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: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written
comments and suggestions from the
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public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points: (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Forced Labor Portal/Forced
Labor Case Management System (CMS).
OMB Number: 1651–0NEW.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: New Collection.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Businesses,
Individuals.
Abstract: U.S. Customs and Borders
Protection (CBP) has created a new
Forced Labor Portal/Forced Labor Case
Management System (CMS). Currently,
information regarding potential forced
labor and trade violations are
electronically submitted via the eAllegations website at: https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/e-allegations/.
Submissions from petitioners for
revocation and modification requests
are submitted by email to ForcedLabor@
cbp.dhs.gov (and through the BOX
program and the Case Management
System—CMS). Exception review
information is sent to UFLPAInquiry@
cbp.dhs.gov mailbox via email with
multiple zip files.
Applicability review information is
sent to various ports of entry or any of
the ten Centers of Excellence and
Expertise via email with multiple zip
files or shared secured folders.
The new Forced Labor Portal/Forced
Labor CMS will consolidate the various
above-mentioned methods of
submission into one centralized
location, increasing efficiency and
reducing the burden of collection to
both CBP and the public.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) enforces section 307 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), which
states that ‘‘all goods, wares, articles,
and merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part in any
foreign country by convict labor or/and
forced labor or/and indentured labor
under penal sanctions shall not be
entitled to entry at any of the ports of
the United States, and the importation
thereof is hereby prohibited. . .’’
In addition, the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA)
(Pub. L. 114–125), signed into law on
February 24, 2016, removed the
‘‘consumptive demand clause’’ for the
enforcement of 19 U.S.C. 1307, and
mandated CBP to create a division to
oversee forced labor enforcement and
create a process for the investigation of
allegations.
CBP also enforces the Countering
America’s Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (Pub. L. 115–
44 (August 2, 2017), (22 U.S.C. 9241a))
where goods produced by North Korean
nationals or citizens are presumed to be
produced under forced labor and are
prohibited from entering the U.S.
commerce under 19 U.S.C. 1307.
Recently, the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) (Pub. L. 117–78
(December 23, 2021)) established that
any goods produced wholly or in part in
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region (XUAR) of China, or by entities
on the UFLPA Entity List are presumed
to be made with forced labor and thus
prohibited from importation into the
U.S. under 19 U.S.C. 1307. This law
allows for the collection of supply chain
documentation to substantiate that
forced labor was not used in the
production of imported goods under an
exception review or UFLPA does not
apply to the detained shipment under
an applicability review.
Sections 12.42 through12.45 of title
19 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) contain methods for CBP to
collect information on forced labor,
conduct investigations, and initiate
withhold release orders (WRO) or
findings to enforce 19 U.S.C. 1307 as
well as allow for the collection of
information from importers on detained
shipments for admissibility review
under a WRO.
Individuals, companies (domestic and
international), civil society
organizations, and nongovernmental
organizations may submit allegations of
forced labor, request for admissibility,
applicability, and exception reviews
with CBP under these laws and
regulations.
Type of Information Collection:
Allegations.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 200.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 34.
Type of Information Collection: WRO
Admissibility Reviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1900.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 1900.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 950.
Type of Information Collection:
Modifications/Revocations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 25.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4.
Type of Information Collection:
UFLPA Exception Requests.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 4.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2.
Type of Information Collection:
UFLPA Applicability Reviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1500.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 1500.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 750.
Type of Information Collection:
CAATSA Exception Reviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 2
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 0.33.
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Dated: April 3, 2024.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2007–0008]
National Advisory Council
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Committee Management;
Request for applicants for appointment
to the National Advisory Council.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) requests
that qualified individuals interested in
serving on the FEMA National Advisory
Council (NAC) apply for appointment as
identified in this notice. Pursuant to the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, the
NAC advises the FEMA Administrator
on all aspects of emergency
management, incorporating input from
and ensuring coordination with tribal,
state, territorial and local governments,
and the non-governmental and private
sectors. FEMA seeks to appoint or
reappoint individuals to nine (9)
discipline-specific positions on the NAC
and up to two (2) members as
Administrator Selections.
DATES: FEMA will accept applications
until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
Sunday, May 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The preferred method for
application package submission is by
email. Application packages by U.S.
Mail may not be considered. Please
submit using the following method:
• Email: FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov.
Save materials in one file using the
naming convention, ‘‘(Last Name)_(First
Name)_NAC Application’’ and attach to
the email.
The Office of the NAC will send you
an email that confirms receipt of your
application and will notify you of the
final status of your application once
FEMA selects members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Long, Designated Federal Officer, Office
of the National Advisory Council,
Federal Emergency Management
Agency; FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov,
202.646.2700. For more information on
the NAC, visit https://www.fema.gov/
about/offices/national-advisory-council.
SUMMARY:
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The NAC
consists of up to 40 members, all of
whom are experts and leaders in their
respective fields. The NAC is an
advisory committee established in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. As required by
the Homeland Security Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security
established the NAC to ensure effective
and ongoing coordination of federal
preparedness, protection, response,
recovery, and mitigation for natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other
man-made disasters. Appointees may be
designated as a Special Government
Employee (SGE) as defined in section
202(a) of Title 18, U.S.C., or as a
Representative (Rep.) member. SGEs
speak in a personal capacity as experts
in their field and Representative
members speak for the stakeholder
group they represent.
FEMA is requesting that individuals
who are interested in and qualified to
serve on the NAC apply for appointment
to an open position in one of the
following six discipline areas: Climate
Change SGE, Communications SGE,
Elected Government Official Rep.,
Emergency Management Rep.,
Emergency Response Provider Rep., and
In-Patient Medical Provider SGE. The
Administrator may appoint up to two
(2) additional candidates to serve as
FEMA Administrator Selections (as SGE
appointments). Please visit https://
www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/
documents/fema_nac-charter_2022.pdf
for further information on expertise
required to fill these positions.
Appointments will begin December
2024, for 3-year terms or for the
remainder of an existing term that is
open. If other positions open during the
application and selection period, FEMA
may select qualified candidates from the
pool of applications.
If you are interested, qualified, and
want FEMA to consider appointing you
to fill an open position on the NAC,
please submit an application package to
the Office of the NAC as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. There
is no application form; however, each
application package MUST include the
following information:
• Cover letter, addressed to the Office
of the NAC, that includes current
position title and employer or
organization you represent, home and
work mailing addresses, preferred
telephone number, and email address;
the discipline area position(s) for which
you would like consideration; why you
are interested in serving on the NAC;
and how you heard about the
solicitation for NAC members.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection; Forced
Labor Portal/Forced Labor Case Management System (CMS)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 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 of
1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal
Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than
June 7, 2024) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0NEW
in the subject line and the agency name. Please submit written comments
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to
submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA
information should be directed to 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: CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.8. Written comments and suggestions from the public and
affected agencies should address one or more of the following four
points: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) suggestions to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. The comments that are submitted will be summarized and
included in the request for approval. All comments will become a matter
of public record.
Overview of This Information Collection
Title: Forced Labor Portal/Forced Labor Case Management System
(CMS).
OMB Number: 1651-0NEW.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: New Collection.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals.
Abstract: U.S. Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) has created a
new Forced Labor Portal/Forced Labor Case Management System (CMS).
Currently, information regarding potential forced labor and trade
violations are electronically submitted via the e-Allegations website
at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/e-allegations/.
Submissions from petitioners for revocation and modification
requests are submitted by email to [email protected] (and through
the BOX program and the Case Management System--CMS). Exception review
information is sent to [email protected] mailbox via email with
multiple zip files.
Applicability review information is sent to various ports of entry
or any of the ten Centers of Excellence and Expertise via email with
multiple zip files or shared secured folders.
The new Forced Labor Portal/Forced Labor CMS will consolidate the
various above-mentioned methods of submission into one centralized
location, increasing efficiency and reducing the burden of collection
to both CBP and the public.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces section 307 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), which states that ``all goods,
wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced
labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be
entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the
importation thereof is hereby prohibited. . .''
In addition, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015 (TFTEA) (Pub. L. 114-125), signed into law on February 24, 2016,
removed the ``consumptive demand clause'' for the enforcement of 19
U.S.C. 1307, and mandated CBP to create a division to oversee forced
labor enforcement and create a process for the investigation of
allegations.
CBP also enforces the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (Pub. L. 115-44 (August 2, 2017), (22 U.S.C.
9241a)) where goods produced by North Korean nationals or citizens are
presumed to be produced under forced labor and are prohibited from
entering the U.S. commerce under 19 U.S.C. 1307.
Recently, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (Pub. L.
117-78 (December 23, 2021)) established that any goods produced wholly
or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China, or
by entities on the UFLPA Entity List are presumed to be made with
forced labor and thus prohibited from importation into the U.S. under
19 U.S.C. 1307. This law allows for the collection of supply chain
documentation to substantiate that forced labor was not used in the
production of imported goods under an exception review or UFLPA does
not apply to the detained shipment under an applicability review.
Sections 12.42 through12.45 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) contain methods for CBP to collect information on
forced labor, conduct investigations, and initiate withhold release
orders (WRO) or findings to enforce 19 U.S.C. 1307 as well as allow for
the collection of information from importers on detained shipments for
admissibility review under a WRO.
Individuals, companies (domestic and international), civil society
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations may submit allegations
of forced labor, request for admissibility, applicability, and
exception reviews with CBP under these laws and regulations.
Type of Information Collection: Allegations.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 200.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 34.
Type of Information Collection: WRO Admissibility Reviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1900.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1900.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 950.
Type of Information Collection: Modifications/Revocations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 25.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4.
Type of Information Collection: UFLPA Exception Requests.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2.
Type of Information Collection: UFLPA Applicability Reviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1500.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1500.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
Type of Information Collection: CAATSA Exception Reviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 2
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 0.33.
Dated: April 3, 2024.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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