CBP Extends Comment Period on New ACAS Info Collection Proposal and Other Info Collections
CBP is seeking comments by Nov. 9 on information collections for cargo manifest/declaration, stow plan, container status messages and Importer Security Filing, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of the information collections and add a new information collection for the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program, it said.
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CBP Forms 1302, 1302A, 7509, 7533
This OMB approval includes the following existing information collections: CBP Form 1302 (or electronic equivalent); CBP Form 1302A (or electronic equivalent); CBP Form 7509 (or electronic equivalent); CBP Form 7533 (or electronic equivalent); Manifest Confidentiality; Vessel Stow Plan (Import); Container Status Messages; Importer Security Filing; Electronic Ocean Export Manifest; Electronic Air Export Manifest; Electronic Rail Export Manifest; and Vessel Stow Plan (Export). CBP is proposing to add a new information collection for the ACAS Pilot Program.
The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in which participants agree to submit a subset of the required 19 CFR 122.48a data elements at the earliest point practicable prior to loading of the cargo onto the aircraft destined to or transiting through the United States. The ACAS pilot data is transmitted to CBP via a CBP-approved electronic data interchange system.
Comments Requested on Ways to Minimize Burden, Etc.
CBP is asking for comments from the general public and other federal agencies on (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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.
(Federal Register 10/10/17)