[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8677-8678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03375]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Use the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; revision of an existing
collection of information.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting
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the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act: Application to Use the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE). CBP is proposing that this information
collection be extended with a change to the burden hours resulting from
the addition of a new application for exporters to establish an ACE
Portal account. There are no proposed changes to the existing ACE
Portal application for imported merchandise. This document is published
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 20, 2015
to be assured of consideration.
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.
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, 90
K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 73098) on December
9, 2014, 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. 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; 44 U.S.C. 3507). 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
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e)
the annual costs 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 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 the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE).
OMB Number: 1651-0105.
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 is authorized by Executive Order 13659
which mandates implementation of a Single Window for trade. See 79 FR
10655 (February 25, 2014). ACE supports government agencies and the
trade community with border-related missions with respect to moving
goods across the border efficiently and securely. Once ACE is fully
implemented, all related CBP trade functions and the trade community
will be supported from a single common user interface.
Currently, ACE is used for imported merchandise by brokers,
carriers, sureties, service providers, facility operators, foreign
trade zone operators, cart men and lighter men. In order to establish
an ACE Portal account, participants submit information such as their
name, their employer identification number (EIN) or social security
number, and if applicable, a statement certifying their capability to
connect to the internet. This information is submitted through the ACE
Secure Data Portal which is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated.
CBP is proposing to add export functionality to the system which
will allow participation from the exporter community. Trade members
wishing to establish an exporter account will need to submit the
following data elements:
1. Company Information
a. EIN
b. DUNS (optional)
c. Company Name
d. Company Address
e. End of Fiscal Year
2. ACE Export Account Owner Information
a. Name
b. Date of Birth
c. Telephone Number
d. Fax Number (optional)
e. Email
f. Account Owner address if different from Company Address
3. Filing Notification Point of Contact
a. Name
b. Phone Number
c. Email
Current Actions: CBP is proposing that this information collection
be extended with a change to the burden hours resulting from the
addition of a new application for exporters to establish an ACE Portal
account. There are no proposed changes to the existing ACE Portal
application for imported merchandise.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Application to ACE (Import)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 21,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,930.
Application to ACE (Export)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 9,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .066 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 594.
Dated: February 12, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-03375 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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