[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14535-14536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5840]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Use the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an
existing collection of information: 1651-0105.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning
the Application to Use the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). This
request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 11, 2012,
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20229-1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104-13). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of
the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden including the use of automated collection
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techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e)
the annual cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the
collection of information (total capital/startup costs and operations
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Application to Use ACE.
OMB Number: 1651-0105.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a trade
processing system that will eventually replace the Automated Commercial
System (ACS), the current import system for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) operations. ACE supports government agencies with
border-related missions, as well as the business community, with
respect to moving goods across the border efficiently and securely.
Once ACE is fully implemented, all related CBP functions and the trade
community will be supported from a single common user interface. The
CBP transition to ACE began in October 2003 with the launch of the ACE
Secure Data Portal, a customized Web page that provides a single, user-
friendly gateway to access CBP information via the internet for CBP,
the trade community and Participating Government Agencies. In order to
participate in the various ACE pilots, companies and/or individuals are
required to submit basic information to CBP such as: their name; their
employer identification number (EIN) or social security number,
standard carrier alpha code (SCAC), and if applicable, a statement
certifying their capability to connect to the internet. The application
for the ACE Secure Data Portal is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_app_info/ace_portal_app.ctt/ace_portal_app.pdf.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,930.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-5840 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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