[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52485-52486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21463]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0077]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Trusted Trader Program
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; extension 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 the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act:
Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Trusted
Trader Program. CBP proposes to revise this information collection to
include the information collection requirements for a new program known
as the Trusted Trader Program. This document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 30,
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 (80 FR 12510) on March 9,
2015, 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 (Public Law
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: Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the
Trusted Trader Program.
OMB Number: 1651-0077.
Abstract: The C-TPAT Program is designed to safeguard the world's
trade industry from terrorists and smugglers by prescreening its
participants. The C-TPAT Program applies to United States importers,
customs brokers, consolidators, port and terminal operators, carriers,
and foreign manufacturers.
Respondents apply to participate in C-TPAT using an on-line
application at: https://ctpat.cbp.dhs.gov/trade-web/index. The C-TPAT
Program application requests an applicant's contact and business
information, including the number of company employees, the number of
years in business, and a list of company officers. This collection of
information is authorized by the SAFE Port Act (P.L. 109-347).
CBP proposes to establish a collection of information for a new
program known as the Trusted Trader Program. The Trusted Trader Program
will involve a unification of supply chain security aspects of the
current C-TPAT Program and the internal controls of the Importer Self-
Assessment (ISA) Program to integrate supply chain security and trade
compliance. The goals of the Trusted Trader Program are to strengthen
security by leveraging the C-TPAT supply chain requirements and
validation, identify low-risk trade entities for supply chain security
and
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trade compliance, and increase the overall efficiency of trade by
segmenting risk and processing by account. This Program applies to
importer participants who have satisfied C-TPAT supply chain security
and trade compliance requirements. The Trusted Trader application will
include questions about the following:
Name and contact information for the applicant;
Business information including business type, CBP Bond information,
and number of employees;
Information about the applicant's Supply Chain Security Profile;
and
Trade Compliance Profile and Operating Procedures of the applicant.
CBP is developing an on-line application for the Trusted Trader
Program which will be available through the C-TPAT portal. The draft
Trusted Trader Program application may be viewed at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Trusted%20Trader%20Application.pdf.
After an importer obtains Trusted Trader Program membership, the
importer will be required to submit an Annual Notification Letter to
CBP confirming that they are continuing to meet the requirements of the
Trusted Trader Program. This letter should include: Personnel changes
that impact the Trusted Trader Program; organizational and procedural
changes; a summary of risk assessment and self-testing results; a
summary of post-entry amendments and/or disclosures made to CBP; and
any importer activity changes within the last 12-month period.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise the
current information collection by adding the Trusted Trader Application
and Annual Notification Letter. The estimated number of annual C-TPAT
applicants was decreased, and the estimated time to complete the C-TPAT
application was increased, in accordance with public comments received.
Also, the estimated number of annual respondents associated with the
Trusted Trader application and Annual Notification Letter were
decreased, and the time to complete these tasks was increased, based on
public comments received.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses.
C-TPAT Program Application:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,000.
Trusted Trader Program Application:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Trusted Trader Program's Annual Notification Letter:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Dated: August 25, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-21463 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am]
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