[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6135-6136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2763]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Cargo Manifest/
Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security
Filing
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an
existing information collection.
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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:
Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and
Importer Security Filing. This is a proposed extension of an
information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be extended with a change to the
burden hours. There is no change to the information collected. This
document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 72715) on November 25, 2011, allowing
for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 8, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on proposed and/or continuing
information collection requests pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(Pub. L. 104-13). Your comments should address one of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other
forms of information.
Title: Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status
Messages and Importer Security Filing.
OMB Number: 1651-0001.
Form Numbers: CBP Forms 1302, 1302A, 7509, 7533.
Abstract: CBP Form 1302: The master or commander of a vessel
arriving in the United States from abroad with cargo on board must file
CBP Form 1302, Inward Cargo Declaration, or submit the information on
this form using a CBP-approved electronic equivalent. CBP Form 1302 is
part of the manifest requirements for vessels entering the United
States and was agreed upon by treaty at the United Nations Inter-
government Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO). This form is
provided for by 19 CFR 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.33, 4.34, 4.84, 4.85, 4.86,
4.91 and 4.99. It is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_1302.pdf.
CBP Form 1302A: The master or commander of a vessel departing from
the United States must file CBP Form 1302A, Cargo Declaration Outward
With Commercial Forms, with copies of bills of lading or equivalent
commercial documents relating to all cargo encompassed by the manifest.
This form is provided for by 19 CFR 4.62, 4.63, 4.75, 4.82, and 4.87-
4.89 and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_1302.pdf.
CBP Form 7509: The aircraft commander or agent must file two copies
of CBP Form 7509, Air Cargo Manifest, with CBP at the departure
airport, or respondents may submit the information on this form using a
CBP-approved electronic equivalent. CBP Form 7509 contains information
about the cargo onboard the aircraft. This form is provided for by 19
CFR 122.35, 122.48, 122.52, 122.54, 122.73, 122.113, and 122.118 and is
accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_7509.pdf.
CBP Form 7533: The master or person in charge of a conveyance files
CBP Form 7533, INWARD CARGO MANIFEST FOR VESSEL UNDER FIVE TONS, FERRY,
TRAIN, CAR, VEHICLE, ETC, which is required for a vehicle or a vessel
of less than 5 net tons arriving in the United States from Canada or
Mexico, otherwise than by sea, with baggage or merchandise. Respondents
may also submit the information on this form using a CBP-approved
electronic equivalent. CBP Form 7533 is provided for by 19 CFR 123.4
and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_7533.pdf.
Manifest Confidentiality: An importer or consignee may request
confidential treatment of its name and address contained in manifests
by following the procedure set forth in 19 CFR 103.31.
Vessel Stow Plan: For all vessels transporting goods to the US,
except for any vessel exclusively carrying bulk cargo, the incoming
carrier is required to electronically submit a vessel stow plan no
later than 48 hours after the vessel departs from the last foreign port
which includes information about the vessel and cargo. For voyages less
than 48 hours in duration, CBP must receive the vessel stow plan prior
to arrival at the first port in the U.S. The vessel stow plan is
provided for by 19 CFR 4.7c.
Container Status Messages (CSMs): For all containers destined to
arrive within the limits of a U.S. port from a foreign port by vessel,
the incoming carrier must submit messages regarding the status of the
events if the carrier creates or collects a container status message
(CSM) in its equipment tracking system reporting that event. CSMs must
be transmitted to CBP via a CBP-approved electronic data interchange
system. These messages transmit information regarding events such as
the status of a container (full or empty); booking a container destined
to arrive in the U.S.; loading or unloading a container from a vessel;
and a container arriving or departing the U.S. CSMs are provided for by
19 CFR 4.7d.
Importer Security Filing (ISF): For most cargo arriving in the U.S.
by vessel, the importer, or its authorized agent, must submit the data
elements listed in 19 CFR 149.3 via a CBP-
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approved electronic interchange system within prescribed time frames.
Transmission of these data elements provide CBP with advanced
information about the shipment.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no changes to the information collected on
the forms or regulations included in this information collection
request. However, CBP has revised its estimates of the burden hours and
response times based on analysis of recent data as follows:
CBP Form 7509, Air Cargo Manifest: the time per response was
lowered from 34 minutes to 15 minutes.
CBP Form 1302, Cargo Declaration: the time per response was raised
from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
Importer Security Filing: the number of total annual responses was
lowered from 11,300,000 to 8,100,000.
Vessel Stow Plan: the number of respondents was lowered from 440 to
163.
Container Status Messages: the number of respondents was lowered
from 74 to 60, and the number of total responses was raised from
72,121,193 to 257,100,000.
Manifest Confidentiality: the number of responses was raised from
1,078 to 5,040 and the time per response was lowered from 30 minutes to
15 minutes.
Type of Review: Extension (with change)
Affected Public: Businesses
Estimates of the burden hours and response times:
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Number of
Collection Total burden Number of responses per Total Time per
hours respondents respondent responses response
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Air Cargo Manifest (CBP Form 366,600 260 5,640 1,466,400 15 minutes
7509)..........................
Inward Cargo Manifest for Truck, 962,940 33,000 291.8 9,629,400 6 minutes
Rail, Vehicles, Vessels, etc.
(CBP Form 7533)................
Cargo Declaration (CBP Form 1,500,000 10,000 300 3,000,000 30 minutes
1302)..........................
Export Cargo Declaration (CBP 10,000 500 400 200,000 3 minutes
Form 1302A)....................
Importer Security Filing........ 17,739,000 240,000 33.75 8,100,000 2.19 hours
Vessel Stow Plan................ 31,803 163 109 17,767 1.79 hours
Container Status Messages....... 23,996 60 4,285,000 257,100,000 .0056 minutes
Request for Manifest 1,260 5,040 1 5,040 15 minutes
Confidentiality................
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Total....................... 20,635,599 289,023 .............. 279,518,607 ..............
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If additional information is required contact: Tracey Denning, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC,
20229-1177, at (202) 325-0265.
Dated: February 2, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-2763 Filed 2-6-12; 8:45 am]
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