81_FR_49830 81 FR 49685 - Notice Announcing the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Protest Module as the Sole CBP-Authorized Method for Filing Electronic Protests

81 FR 49685 - Notice Announcing the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Protest Module as the Sole CBP-Authorized Method for Filing Electronic Protests

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U. S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 145 (July 28, 2016)

Page Range49685-49686
FR Document2016-17915

This document announces that the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Protest Module will be the sole method authorized by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for filing electronic protests. This document also announces that CBP will no longer accept protests filed through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) to the Automated Commercial System (ACS). Upon the effective date of this notice, ACE will replace ACS as the electronic data interchange system authorized for protest filing.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49685-49686]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U. S. Customs and Border Protection


Notice Announcing the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 
Protest Module as the Sole CBP-Authorized Method for Filing Electronic 
Protests

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Automated Commercial 
Environment (ACE) Protest Module will be the sole method authorized by 
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for filing 
electronic protests. This document also announces that CBP will no 
longer accept protests filed through the Automated Broker Interface 
(ABI) to the Automated Commercial System (ACS). Upon the effective date 
of this notice, ACE will replace ACS as the electronic data interchange 
system authorized for protest filing.

DATES: Effective August 29, 2016, the ACE Protest Module will be the 
sole CBP-authorized method for filing electronic protests.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions related to the 
ACE Protest Module, or to request an ACE Protest Account in the ACE 
Portal, contact your assigned client representative. Interested parties 
without an assigned client representative should direct their questions 
to Steven Zaccaro at [email protected] with the subject 
heading ``ACE Protest Module.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

Statutory Authority

    Section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1514), 
provides that certain decisions made by CBP can be protested within 180 
days of the date of liquidation, i.e., the date on which CBP's decision 
becomes final. Section 645 of Subtitle B of Title VI of the North 
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182, 107 
Stat. 2057, December 8, 1993), commonly known as the Customs 
Modernization Act, or Mod Act, amended section 514(c)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514(c)(1)) to permit the transmission of such 
protests to CBP electronically pursuant to an electronic data 
interchange system.

Current Regulations

    The CBP regulations governing protests are found in part 174 of 
Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 174).
    On January 14, 2011, CBP published a Final Rule in the Federal 
Register (76 FR 2573) making technical corrections to part 174 and 
related provisions in Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The 
rule amended section 174.12(b) to conform to section 514(c)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, allowing a protest to be transmitted 
electronically, using the electronic data interchange system authorized 
by CBP for that purpose.
    Currently, CBP accepts electronic protests submitted through the 
Automated Broker Interface (ABI) to the Automated Commercial System 
(ACS), the electronic data interchange system currently authorized by 
CBP for this purpose.

Transition From ACS to ACE

    In an effort to modernize the business processes essential to 
securing U.S. borders, facilitating the flow of legitimate shipments, 
and targeting illicit goods pursuant to the Mod Act and the Security 
and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-347, 
120 Stat. 1884), CBP developed the Automated Commercial Environment 
(ACE) to eventually replace ACS. Over the last several years, CBP has 
tested ACE and provided significant public outreach to ensure that the 
trade community is fully aware of the transition from ACS to ACE. CBP 
is now transitioning electronic protest filing from ACS to ACE. Upon 
the effective date of this notice, ACE will replace ACS as the 
electronic data interchange system authorized for protest filing.

ACE Protest Module as the Sole CBP-Authorized Method for the Filing of 
Electronic Protests

    This notice announces that the ACE Protest Module will be the sole 
CBP-authorized method for filing electronic protests. Filers who intend 
to submit a protest electronically must use the ACE Protest Module. The 
ACE Protest Module is an internet-based processing module which allows 
a filer to submit an electronic protest to ACE for processing by CBP. 
Protest filings will no longer be accepted in ACS. This transition has 
no effect on filers who intend to submit their protest in paper form, 
as specified in 19 CFR part 174.


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    Dated: July 22, 2016.
R. Gil Kerlikowske,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-17915 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 145 / Thursday, July 28, 2016 / Notices 49685 ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN [Note: Total burden is annualized over the 3-year clearance period] Average number of Number of Total number Hours per Total annual Instrument responses per respondents of responses response burden hours respondent per year Service Pre-Assessment Form ............................................ 150 6 900 .167 150.30 Training Feedback Form ...................................................... 112 6 672 .167 112.22 Training Follow-up Form ...................................................... 112 4 448 .167 74.82 Technical Assistance Follow-up Form ................................. 30 6 180 .167 30.06 IECMHC Cumulative Services Assessment Form .............. 17 1 17 .333 5.66 IECMHC Annual and Quarterly Benchmark Data Collec- tion Forms ........................................................................ 17 4 68 1.5 102.00 Totals ............................................................................ 438 27 2,285 ........................ 475.06 Send comments to Summer King, Protest Module, or to request an ACE Currently, CBP accepts electronic SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Protest Account in the ACE Portal, protests submitted through the 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57–B, contact your assigned client Automated Broker Interface (ABI) to the Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a representative. Interested parties Automated Commercial System (ACS), copy to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. without an assigned client the electronic data interchange system Written comments should be received representative should direct their currently authorized by CBP for this by September 26, 2016. questions to Steven Zaccaro at purpose. Summer King, steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the subject heading ‘‘ACE Protest Module.’’ Transition From ACS to ACE Statistician. [FR Doc. 2016–17867 Filed 7–27–16; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an effort to modernize the business BILLING CODE 4162–20–P processes essential to securing U.S. Background borders, facilitating the flow of Statutory Authority legitimate shipments, and targeting DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND illicit goods pursuant to the Mod Act Section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and the Security and Accountability for SECURITY as amended (19 U.S.C. 1514), provides Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. U. S. Customs and Border Protection that certain decisions made by CBP can 109–347, 120 Stat. 1884), CBP be protested within 180 days of the date developed the Automated Commercial Notice Announcing the Automated of liquidation, i.e., the date on which CBP’s decision becomes final. Section Environment (ACE) to eventually Commercial Environment (ACE) 645 of Subtitle B of Title VI of the North replace ACS. Over the last several years, Protest Module as the Sole CBP- American Free Trade Agreement CBP has tested ACE and provided Authorized Method for Filing Electronic Protests Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182, significant public outreach to ensure 107 Stat. 2057, December 8, 1993), that the trade community is fully aware AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border commonly known as the Customs of the transition from ACS to ACE. CBP Protection, Department of Homeland Modernization Act, or Mod Act, is now transitioning electronic protest Security. amended section 514(c)(1) of the Tariff filing from ACS to ACE. Upon the ACTION: General notice. Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514(c)(1)) to effective date of this notice, ACE will permit the transmission of such protests replace ACS as the electronic data SUMMARY: This document announces to CBP electronically pursuant to an interchange system authorized for that the Automated Commercial electronic data interchange system. protest filing. Environment (ACE) Protest Module will be the sole method authorized by the Current Regulations ACE Protest Module as the Sole CBP- Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Authorized Method for the Filing of Border Protection (CBP) for filing The CBP regulations governing Electronic Protests electronic protests. This document also protests are found in part 174 of Title 19 announces that CBP will no longer of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 This notice announces that the ACE accept protests filed through the CFR part 174). Protest Module will be the sole CBP- Automated Broker Interface (ABI) to the On January 14, 2011, CBP published authorized method for filing electronic Automated Commercial System (ACS). a Final Rule in the Federal Register (76 protests. Filers who intend to submit a Upon the effective date of this notice, FR 2573) making technical corrections protest electronically must use the ACE ACE will replace ACS as the electronic to part 174 and related provisions in Protest Module. The ACE Protest data interchange system authorized for Title 19 of the Code of Federal Module is an internet-based processing protest filing. module which allows a filer to submit Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Regulations. The rule amended section DATES: Effective August 29, 2016, the 174.12(b) to conform to section 514(c)(1) an electronic protest to ACE for ACE Protest Module will be the sole of the Tariff Act of 1930, allowing a processing by CBP. Protest filings will CBP-authorized method for filing protest to be transmitted electronically, no longer be accepted in ACS. This electronic protests. using the electronic data interchange transition has no effect on filers who FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For system authorized by CBP for that intend to submit their protest in paper technical questions related to the ACE purpose. form, as specified in 19 CFR part 174. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:44 Jul 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

49686 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 145 / Thursday, July 28, 2016 / Notices Dated: July 22, 2016. Internet: New York Field Office Web otherwise lawful activity. Regulations R. Gil Kerlikowske, site, at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ governing incidental take permits for Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border nyfo/; threatened and endangered species, Protection. In-person: Copies will be available for respectively, are found in the Code of [FR Doc. 2016–17915 Filed 7–27–16; 8:45 am] public review during regular business Federal Regulations (October 1, 2006, 50 BILLING CODE 9111–14–P hours at the New York Field Office (see CFR 17.22; October 1, 2001, 50 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT); 17.32). U.S. mail: You may request copies by Proposed Project DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR sending a letter to the New York Field Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Slack Chemical Company is seeking a Fish and Wildlife Service CONTACT); or permit for the incidental take of the Telephone: Those who do not have Karner blue butterfly for a term of 10 [FWS–R5–ES–2015–N203]; [50120–1112– access to the Web site or cannot visit years. Incidental take of this species will 0000–F2] occur in an approximate 0.10-acre area our office may request copies by telephone at 607–753–9334. within a National Grid right-of-way Receipt of an Application for an (ROW). Slack Chemical Company Incidental Take Permit for Karner Blue Submitting comments: You may submit written comments by any one of proposes to construct a gravel access Butterfly, From the Slack Chemical road through the ROW to access Company, and Availability of Proposed the following methods: Email: FW5ES_NYFO@fws.gov. Please approximately 8 acres for construction Habitat Conservation Plan of a parking lot for their trucking fleet put Slack Chemical HCP in the subject AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, line; or and a building. The project is located in Interior. U.S. mail: Noelle Rayman-Metcalf (see Grande Industrial Park, Saratoga FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Springs, Saratoga County, New York. An ACTION: Notice of availability, receipt of additional 4.81 acres of temporary application. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: impacts to enhance Karner blue Noelle Rayman-Metcalf, by U.S. mail at SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and butterfly habitat will occur due to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New periodic mowing. Wildlife Service (Service), announce the York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, availability of an application for an Proposed covered activities include Cortland, NY 13045; or via phone at the new construction of a gravel access Incidental Take Permit (ITP) and a 607–753–9334. proposed Habitat Conservation Plan road, as well as periodic mowing of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We occupied habitat of two existing New (HCP) from the Slack Chemical received an application from the Slack York State Department of Company for public review and Chemical Company for an ITP for take Environmental Conservation comment. We received the permit of the federally listed endangered management areas, and one National application from the Slack Chemical Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa Grid easement area, as well as the Company for incidental take of the samuelis) resulting from the seeding of wild blue lupine and other endangered Karner blue butterfly construction of a gravel access road, as nectar species within a 0.10 acre patch resulting from the construction of a well as from proposed mitigation in National Grid’s ROW. The HCP’s gravel access road, as well as from activities. To minimize and mitigate for proposed conservation strategy is proposed mitigation activities over the the incidental take, the Slack Chemical designed to minimize and mitigate the next 10 years. Our preliminary Company will implement a impacts of covered activities on the determination is that the proposed HCP conservation program as described in its covered species. The biological goal is qualifies as low-effect in accordance proposed HCP. We prepared a to complement the existing conservation with our Handbook for Habitat preliminary EAS to comply with NEPA. efforts in New York State for the Conservation Planning and Incidental The Service will evaluate whether the butterfly. Taking Permitting Process. To make this proposed action, issuance of an ITP to The proposed action consists of the determination, we used our Low-Effect the Slack Chemical Company, is issuance of an ITP and implementation HCP Screening Form/Environmental adequate to support a categorical of the proposed HCP. One alternative to Action Statement (EAS), the preliminary exclusion. We are requesting comments the proposed action was considered in version of which is also available for on the proposed HCP and our the HCP: No action (i.e., operation of the review. preliminary determination that the plan project without an ITP and without We provide this notice to (1) seek qualifies as low-effect under NEPA. avoidance, minimization, or mitigation public comments on the proposed HCP and application; (2) seek public Background of Karner blue butterfly impacts). This comments on our preliminary alternative was deemed not practicable Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 by Slack Chemical Company because determination that the HCP qualifies as et seq.) and its implementing low-effect and is therefore eligible for a the project would not have the regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of important protections of the ITP and categorical exclusion under the National animal species listed as endangered or Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and would not have the conservation threatened. Take is defined under the benefits proposed by the Slack Chemical (3) advise other Federal and State Act as to ‘‘harass, harm, pursue, hunt, agencies, affected Tribes, and the public Company. shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or of our intent to issue an ITP. collect listed animal species, or to National Environmental Policy Act DATES: To ensure consideration, we Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES attempt to engage in such conduct’’ (16 We have made a preliminary must receive your written comments by U.S.C. 1538). However, under section determination that the Slack Chemical August 29, 2016. 10(a) of the Act, we may issue permits Company’s proposed HCP, including ADDRESSES: Reviewing documents: You to authorize incidental take of listed proposed minimization and mitigation may obtain copies of the proposed HCP species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by measures, will have a minor or and preliminary EAS for review by any the Act as take that is incidental to, and negligible effect on the species covered of the following methods: not the purpose of, carrying out an in the plan, and that the plan qualifies VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:44 Jul 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1


Document Created: 2016-07-28 01:47:34
Document Modified: 2016-07-28 01:47:34
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionGeneral notice.
DatesEffective August 29, 2016, the ACE Protest Module will be the sole CBP-authorized method for filing electronic protests.
ContactFor technical questions related to the ACE Protest Module, or to request an ACE Protest Account in the ACE Portal, contact your assigned client representative. Interested parties without an assigned client representative should direct their questions to Steven Zaccaro at [email protected] with the subject heading ``ACE Protest Module.''
FR Citation81 FR 49685 
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