80 FR 45548 - International Trade Data System Test-Voluntary Pilot Project

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 146 (July 30, 2015)

Page Range		45548-45549
FR Document		2015-18664

Along with more than a dozen other agencies, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will participate in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pilot test of the International Trade Data System (ITDS) for processing import-related forms and data using the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Industry participation in the pilot program is entirely voluntary. The pilot test will allow participating importers to submit forms and information to CBP through ACE for the purpose of obtaining CBP release and receipt. CBP will validate that information, and electronically transmit entry and release information to agencies (including ATF) for purposes of satisfying CBP's certification requirements. The pilot program seeks to streamline this part of the import process. Interested parties should regularly check the following Web site to confirm the list of participating ports: http://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list- aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports. Information on ATF's rules and regulations, and answers to commonly asked questions, can be found on the agency's Web site: http://www.atf.gov.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

[Docket No. ATF 2015R-15]


International Trade Data System Test--Voluntary Pilot Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Along with more than a dozen other agencies, the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will participate in a 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pilot test of the 
International Trade Data System (ITDS) for processing import-related 
forms and data using the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set 
and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Industry participation 
in the pilot program is entirely voluntary.
    The pilot test will allow participating importers to submit forms 
and information to CBP through ACE for the purpose of obtaining CBP 
release and

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receipt. CBP will validate that information, and electronically 
transmit entry and release information to agencies (including ATF) for 
purposes of satisfying CBP's certification requirements. The pilot 
program seeks to streamline this part of the import process. Interested 
parties should regularly check the following Web site to confirm the 
list of participating ports: http://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports. Information on ATF's rules and 
regulations, and answers to commonly asked questions, can be found on 
the agency's Web site: http://www.atf.gov.

DATES: Interested parties may submit electronic or written requests to 
participate in the pilot program throughout the duration of the pilot. 
This pilot will begin no earlier than August 19, 2015, and will 
continue until concluded by publication of a notice ending it. Requests 
to participate in the pilot program should be submitted to William E. 
Majors, whose contact information can be found below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Majors, Chief, Firearms and 
Explosives Imports Branch, Firearms and Explosives Services Division, 
Enforcement Programs and Services; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives; U.S. Department of Justice; 244 Needy Road, 
Martinsburg, WV 25401; telephone: (304) 616-4589; fax: (304) 616-4551; 
email: [email protected]. For technical questions regarding ACE or 
ABI transmissions, or the PGA message set data transmission, please 
contact your assigned CBP client representative. Interested parties 
without an assigned client representative should submit an email to 
Steven Zaccaro at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATF intends to join CBP's pilot program no 
earlier than August 19, 2015. Like other agencies, it encourages the 
voluntary participation of U.S. importers. Importers or their licensed 
customs broker who wish to participate in this test must have the 
capability to file the relevant data through the ACE using a software 
program that has completed ACE certification testing for the PGA 
message set. Instead of using the existing process, participating U.S. 
importers will use the PGA Message Set to send pertinent information 
through ACE for CBP release and receipt. These data elements include 
Agency Program Codes, Category Type Codes, ATF Category Code, Type 
Codes, and Exemption Codes. CBP will validate that information, and 
electronically transmit entry and release information to ATF for 
purposes of satisfying CBP's certification requirements.
    All data submitted and entered into ACE is subject to the Trade 
Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905) and is considered confidential, except to 
the extent as otherwise provided by law. As stated in previous notices, 
however, the submitter's participation in this or any of the previous 
ACE tests is not confidential and upon a written Freedom of Information 
Act request, the name(s) of an approved participant(s) will be 
disclosed by CBP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552.
    A list of participating ports is available at http://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports. Interested 
parties should regularly check the Web site for updates to the list of 
ports where this pilot is effective. This pilot program will begin no 
earlier than August 19, 2015, and will continue until concluded by 
publication of a notice ending it. Interested parties may submit 
requests to participate through the duration of the program.

Thomas E. Brandon,
Acting Director.
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concert with each other and Vine Hill receive briefings and updates on: The
clarkia, or separately. USGS’s strategic plan for operational International Trade Data System Test—
earthquake forecasting and outcomes of Voluntary Pilot Project
Request for Public Comments a user-needs workshop on that subject AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
We request written comments on the held in March 2015; on USGS work to Firearms and Explosives (ATF),
draft recovery plan described in this calculate the probability of future Department of Justice.
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for Vine Hill clarkia. You may submit modeled estimates of earthquake other agencies, the Bureau of Alcohol,
written comments and information by likelihood along the Wasatch fault zone Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
mail or in person to the Sacramento by a technical working group; and on will participate in a U.S. Customs and
Fish and Wildlife Office at the above development of a plan for rapid Border Protection (CBP) pilot test of the
address (see ADDRESSES). communication of earthquake International Trade Data System (ITDS)
information in the Cascadia region. The for processing import-related forms and
Public Availability of Comments NEPEC will review USGS procedures data using the Partner Government
Before including your address, phone for calculating and communicating Agency (PGA) Message Set and the
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number, email address, or other aftershock probabilities following large Automated Commercial Environment
personal identifying information in your earthquakes in areas outside of (ACE). Industry participation in the
comment, you should be aware that California and the application of these pilot program is entirely voluntary.
your entire comment—including your procedures following the M7.8 Gorkha, The pilot test will allow participating
personal identifying information—may Nepal earthquake of April 2015. The importers to submit forms and
be made publicly available at any time. council will also finalize a statement for information to CBP through ACE for the
While you can ask us in your comment public release summarizing the proper purpose of obtaining CBP release and

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Dates		Interested parties may submit electronic or written requests to participate in the pilot program throughout the duration of the pilot. This pilot will begin no earlier than August 19, 2015, and will continue until concluded by publication of a notice ending it. Requests to participate in the pilot program should be submitted to William E. Majors, whose contact information can be found below.
Contact		William E. Majors, Chief, Firearms and Explosives Imports Branch, Firearms and Explosives Services Division, Enforcement Programs and Services; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Department of Justice; 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25401; telephone: (304) 616-4589; fax: (304) 616-4551; email: [email protected] For technical questions regarding ACE or ABI transmissions, or the PGA message set data transmission, please contact your assigned CBP client representative. Interested parties without an assigned client representative should submit an email to Steven Zaccaro at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 45548

80 FR 45548 - International Trade Data System Test-Voluntary Pilot Project

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 146 (July 30, 2015)

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