Extension of the Section 321 Data Pilot
| Citation | 86 FR 48435 |
| Record Number | 2021-18655 |
| Published date | 30 August 2021 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | U.s. Customs And Border Protection |
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(Collection). The ICR contains
information describing the Collection’s
purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
on the affected public, an explanation of
the necessity of the Collection, and
other important information describing
the Collection. There is one ICR for each
Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on
whether this ICR should be granted
based on the Collection being necessary
for the proper performance of
Departmental functions. In particular,
the Coast Guard would appreciate
comments addressing: (1) The practical
utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden of the
Collection; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of
information subject to the Collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the Collection on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
In response to your comments, we
may revise this ICR or decide not to seek
an extension of approval for the
Collection. We will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this
request by submitting comments and
related materials. Comments must
contain the OMB Control Number of the
ICR and the docket number of this
request, [USCG–2021–0629], and must
be received by October 29, 2021.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
section of this document for
alternate instructions. Documents
mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at
https://www.regulations.gov and can be
viewed by following that website’s
instructions. Additionally, if you go to
the online docket and sign up for email
alerts, you will be notified when
comments are posted.
We accept anonymous comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Information Collection Request
Title: Recreational Boating Accident
Report.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0003.
Summary: The Coast Guard Boating
Accident Report form is the data
collection instrument that ensures
compliance with the implementing
regulations and Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(b)
that requires the Secretary to collect,
analyze and publish reports,
information, and statistics on marine
casualties.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires
a uniform marine casualty reporting
system, with regulations prescribing
casualties to be reported and the manner
of reporting. The statute requires a state
to compile and submit to the Secretary
(delegated to the Coast Guard) reports,
information, and statistics on casualties
reported to the State. Implementing
regulations are contained in Title 33,
Code of Federal Regulations,
SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY,
PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND
CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT
REPORTING, Subpart C—Casualty and
Accident Reporting and Part 174—
STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY
REPORTING SYSTEMS, Subpart C—
Casualty Reporting System
Requirements, and Subpart D—State
reports.
States are required to forward copies
of the reports or electronically transmit
accident report data to the Coast Guard
within 30 days of their receipt of the
report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121
(Forwarding of casualty or accident
reports). The accident report data and
statistical information obtained from the
reports submitted by the State reporting
authorities are used by the Coast Guard
in the compilation of national
recreational boating accident statistics.
Forms: CG–3865, Recreational Boating
Accident Report.
Respondents: Federal regulations (33
CFR 173.55) require the operator of any
uninspected vessel that is numbered or
used for recreational purposes to submit
an accident report to the State authority
when:
(1) A person dies; or
(2) A person is injured and requires
medical treatment beyond first aid; or
(3) Damage to the vessel and other
property totals $2,000 or more, or there
is a complete loss of the vessel; or
(4) A person disappears from the
vessel under circumstances that indicate
death or injury.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden remains unchanged at 2,500
hours a year.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended.
Dated: August 24, 2021.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S.
Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Extension of the Section 321 Data Pilot
AGENCY
: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection; Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION
: General notice.
SUMMARY
: This notice announces that
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) is extending the Section 321 Data
Pilot through August 2023.
DATES
: The voluntary pilot initially
began on August 22, 2019, and will run
for an additional 24 months through
August 2023. At this time, the pilot is
limited to a maximum of nine
participants.
ADDRESSES
: Prospective pilot
participants should submit an email to
ecommerce@cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject
line of your email please state
‘‘Application for Section 321 Data
Pilot.’’ For information on what to
include in the email, see section II.D
(Application Process and Acceptance) of
the notice published in the Federal
Register on July 23, 2019 (84 FR 35405).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Laurie Dempsey, Director, IPR & E-
Commerce Division at
laurie.b.dempsey@cbp.dhs.gov or 202–
615–0514 and Daniel Randall, Director,
Manifest & Conveyance Security at
daniel.j.randall@cbp.dhs.gov or 202–
344–3282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Background
Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended, provides for an exemption
from duty and taxes for shipments of
merchandise imported by one person on
one day having an aggregated fair retail
value in the country of shipment not
less than $800. 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C).
On July 23, 2019, CBP published a
general notice in the Federal Register
(84 FR 35405) (hereafter referred to as
the ‘‘July 2019 notice’’) introducing a
voluntary Section 321 Data Pilot. Pilot
participants agree to transmit
electronically certain data in advance
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for shipments potentially eligible for
release under Section 321 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (‘‘section 321 shipments’’).
The data pilot tests the feasibility of
collecting data elements, beyond those
required by current regulations, and
from non-traditional entities, such as
online marketplaces. The purpose of
this data pilot is to improve CBP’s
ability to target efficiently and assess the
security risks posed by section 321
shipments.
The July 2019 notice provided a
comprehensive description of the
program and its purpose, eligibility
requirements, and the application
process for participation. 84 FR 35405.
Specifically, the July 2019 notice stated
that the data pilot applied only to
section 321 shipments arriving by air,
truck, or rail and was set to conclude on
August 22, 2020. 84 FR 35405. On
December 9, 2019, CBP published
another notice in the Federal Register
(84 FR 67279) (hereafter referred to as
the ‘‘December 2019 notice’’). This
notice expanded the pilot to include
section 321 shipments arriving by ocean
and international mail covered in 19
CFR part 145, extended the pilot
through August 2021, and provided
clarification with respect to the
misconduct portion of the data pilot. 84
FR 67279.
II. Extension of the Section 321 Data
Pilot Period
CBP will extend the test for another
two years to continue further evaluation
of the 321 Data Pilot program and the
risks associated with section 321
shipments. The pilot will now run
through August 2023.
III. Applicability of Initial Test Notice
All provisions found in the July 2019
notice remain applicable, subject to the
time period extension herein and the
amendments provided in the December
2019 notice. Furthermore, CBP reiterates
that it is not waiving any regulations for
purposes of the pilot. All existing
regulations continue to apply to pilot
participants.
IV. Signing Authority
Troy A. Miller, the Acting
Commissioner, having reviewed and
approved this document, is delegating
the authority to electronically sign this
document to Robert F. Altneu, who is
the Director of the Regulations and
Disclosure Law Division for CBP, for
purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Dated: August 25, 2021.
Robert F. Altneu,
Director, Regulations & Disclosure Law
Division, Regulations & Rulings, Office of
Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Declaration Zone Test
AGENCY
: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, DHS.
ACTION
: General notice.
SUMMARY
: This document announces
that U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) will conduct a Declaration Zone
test at cruise terminal facilities at
participating sea ports of entry (POEs) to
fulfill a regulatory declaration
requirement and allow for streamlined
processing. Current CBP regulations
require each traveler to provide an oral
or written declaration of all articles
brought into the United States to a CBP
officer. The test will provide arriving
travelers with an alternative method to
meet this requirement by allowing a
demonstrative initial declaration.
During the test, CBP will establish two
queues for travelers entering the country
to choose from: Items to Declare or No
Items to Declare. Known as Declaration
Zones, these queues will allow travelers
entering the country to make their
initial declaration simply by choosing
which queue to enter. This notice
describes the test, while setting forth
requirements for participating in the
test, the duration of the test, and how
CBP will evaluate the test. This notice
also invites public comment on any
aspect of the test.
DATES
: The test will begin no earlier
than September 27, 2021, and will run
for approximately two years. The start
date may vary at each location in
accordance with the resumption of
passenger operations suspended due to
COVID–19.
ADDRESSES
: Written comments
concerning program, policy, and
technical issues may be submitted at
any time during the test period via
email to simplifytravel@cbp.dhs.gov.
Please use ‘‘Comment on Declaration
Zone Test’’ in the subject line of the
email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Sung Hyun Ha, Acting Director, Sea
Innovation, Mobility, and Biometric
Advancement, Office of Field
Operations, sung.hyun.ha@cbp.dhs.gov
or (202) 215–9429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background and Purpose
Current CBP regulations require each
traveler to provide an oral or written
declaration of all articles brought into
the United States to a CBP officer. See
part 148, subpart B of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR
part 148, subpart B). At a sea POE cruise
terminal facility, travelers collect their
luggage and subsequently proceed
through a queuing process (dependent
on the facility). A CBP officer then
verifies the traveler’s identity against
the traveler’s travel documents. The
CBP officer also takes an oral
declaration or collects a written
declaration via CBP Form 6059B if a
traveler completes one. See 19 CFR
148.12 and 148.13. The CBP officer then
determines whether the declaration
requires a payment of duty or further
examination. If either are required, the
CBP officer refers the traveler to
secondary inspection. When personnel
are available, CBP officers also perform
roving enforcement operations within
the baggage area and egress area. At any
point prior to exiting the facility, a
traveler may be questioned by a CBP
officer and referred for secondary
inspection. Travelers referred to
secondary inspection may be directed to
complete CBP Form 6059B.
In recent years, cruise ship capacities
have increased to over 8500 passengers
and crew per ship. Accordingly, new
and innovative methods of processing
are necessary. CBP has partnered with
cruise lines to deploy facial comparison
technology to verify biometrically the
identities of expected travelers and crew
upon arrival to the United States. The
voluntary facial biometric debarkation
(FBD) program replaces manual
comparisons between travelers and their
travel documents. To participate in the
FBD program, cruise lines must provide
enhanced data including select
reservation, manifest, and voyage
information directly to CBP that will be
used for targeting and enforcement
vetting. Enhanced targeting coupled
with biometric verification of identity
facilitates the ability for CBP officers to
shift focus from administrative tasks to
roving enforcement operations. This
shift allows for amplified enforcement
operations while enabling the growing
flow of travelers through size-
constrained facilities.
The greater capacity for enforcement
that results from participation in the
FBD program would also allow for
further streamlining processing through
the implementation of declaration
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