81_FR_62690 81 FR 62515 - Conclusion of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the Submission of Data Required by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

81 FR 62515 - Conclusion of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the Submission of Data Required by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

Page Range62515-62516
FR Document2016-21673

This document announces the conclusion of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the electronic transmission of certain import data required by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) using the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that the NCAP test has been a success, as ACE has proven capable of receiving and processing the data required by FSIS, and sharing that data with FSIS. Accordingly, this NCAP test will be concluded on October 11, 2016. CBP has made ACE the sole CBP- authorized electronic data interchange (EDI) system for most entry and entry summary filings, including entry and entry summary filings for meat, poultry and egg products regulated by FSIS. As a result, filers transmitting electronic import data required by FSIS with their electronic entry or entry summary must use ACE.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-21673]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Conclusion of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test 
Concerning the Submission of Data Required by the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service (FSIS) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

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

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the conclusion of the National Customs 
Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the electronic transmission 
of certain import data required by the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (FSIS) to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) using the 
Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set. U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) has determined that the NCAP test has been a success, 
as ACE has proven capable of receiving and processing the data required 
by FSIS, and sharing that data with FSIS. Accordingly, this NCAP test 
will be concluded on October 11, 2016. CBP has made ACE the sole CBP-
authorized electronic data interchange (EDI) system for most entry and 
entry summary filings, including entry and entry summary filings for 
meat, poultry and egg products regulated by FSIS. As a result, filers 
transmitting electronic import data required by FSIS with their 
electronic entry or entry summary must use ACE.

DATES: The NCAP test will conclude on October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice and any aspect of this test 
may be submitted via email to Josephine Baiamonte, ACE Business Office 
(ABO), Office of Trade, at josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For CBP-related questions, contact 
Jeffrey Nii, Director, Inter-Agency Collaboration Division, Office of 
Trade, at jeffrey.c.nii@cbp.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) was established by 
Subtitle B of Title VI--Customs Modernization, in the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182, 107 Stat. 
2057, December 8, 1993) (Customs Modernization Act). See 19 U.S.C. 
1411. Through NCAP, the thrust of customs modernization was on trade 
compliance and the development of the Automated Commercial Environment 
(ACE), the planned successor to the legacy Automated Commercial System 
(ACS). ACE is an automated and electronic system for commercial trade 
processing. ACE will streamline business processes, facilitate growth 
in trade, ensure cargo security, and foster participation in global 
commerce, while ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and 
reducing costs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its 
communities of interest. The ability to meet these objectives depends 
upon successfully modernizing CBP's business functions and the 
information technology that supports those functions. CBP's 
modernization efforts are accomplished through phased releases of ACE 
component functionality, designed to introduce a new capability or to 
replace a specific legacy ACS function.
    On February 29, 2016, CBP published a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing its plan to begin a phased decommissioning of ACS 
for entry and entry summary filings, making ACE the sole CBP-authorized 
electronic data interchange (EDI) system for processing those 
electronic filings. See 81 FR 10264 (February 29, 2016). As part of 
this phased decommissioning, CBP announced that ACE would become the 
sole CBP-authorized EDI for processing certain electronic entries and 
entry summaries for merchandise subject to the import requirements of 
the Food and Drug Administration on June 15, 2016. See 81 FR 30320 (May 
16, 2016). On July 23, 2016, CBP completed this phased decommissioning, 
and ACE became the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for most entry and 
entry summary filings for all filers. See 81 FR 32339 (May 23, 2016). 
Entries and entry summaries for the entry types specified in the May 
23, 2016 notice, including entries and entry summaries accompanied by 
data required by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), must be 
filed in ACE. ACS is no longer available for these filings.

II. The Partner Government Agency Message Set Test for FSIS Data

    The Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set is the data 
required to satisfy a PGA's reporting requirements through ACE. It 
enables the trade community to submit trade-related data required by 
the PGA only once to CBP, thus improving communications between the 
agency and filers, and shortening entry processing time. Also, by 
virtue of being electronic, the PGA Message Set eliminates the 
necessity for the submission and subsequent manual processing of paper 
documents.
    Through the Customs Modernization Act and section 101.9 of title 19 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)), the Commissioner 
of CBP has authority to conduct limited test programs or procedures 
designed to evaluate planned components of the NCAP. See Treasury 
Decision (T.D.) 95-21.
    On December 13, 2013, CBP published a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing CBP's plan to conduct an NCAP test concerning the 
electronic transmission of the PGA Message Set data elements required 
by FSIS for the importation of certain meat, poultry, and egg products 
to CBP through ACE. See 78 FR 75931 (December 13, 2013). Under this 
test, the PGA Message Set satisfied the FSIS data requirements for 
electronic entries filed in ACE and enabled the trade community to use 
the CBP-managed

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``single window'' for the submission of data required by FSIS.

IV. Conclusion of the Successful PGA Message Set Test for FSIS Data

    This notice announces that CBP has determined that ACE is fully 
capable of accepting electronic entries transmitted to ACE with the PGA 
Message Set data required for FSIS-regulated meat, poultry, and egg 
products. The electronic transmission of this data to ACE expedites 
delivery of this data to FSIS, thereby providing the data to FSIS 
before the products arrive for inspection. This allows FSIS to more 
effectively track and control shipments and improve compliance. Having 
found this test to be successful, CBP hereby concludes the test, 
effective October 11, 2016.

    Dated: September 1, 2016.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2016-21673 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2016 / Notices 62515 —Rao S et al., Cell. 2014 Dec test has been a success, as ACE has announcing its plan to begin a phased 18;159(7):1665–80. proven capable of receiving and decommissioning of ACS for entry and —Goryshin et al., JBC 1998 March processing the data required by FSIS, entry summary filings, making ACE the 273(13) 7367–7374. and sharing that data with FSIS. sole CBP-authorized electronic data Accordingly, this NCAP test will be interchange (EDI) system for processing Potential Commercial Applications concluded on October 11, 2016. CBP has those electronic filings. See 81 FR 10264 —Genome wide Enhancer-Promoter made ACE the sole CBP-authorized (February 29, 2016). 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July 23, 2016, CBP completed this —Diagnostic for diseases associated DATES: The NCAP test will conclude on phased decommissioning, and ACE with aberrant gene expression October 11, 2016. became the sole CBP-authorized EDI Competitive Advantages ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this system for most entry and entry notice and any aspect of this test may summary filings for all filers. See 81 FR —Transposition mediated analysis of 32339 (May 23, 2016). Entries and entry chromatin looping be submitted via email to Josephine Baiamonte, ACE Business Office (ABO), summaries for the entry types specified Development Stage: Research reagent. in the May 23, 2016 notice, including Office of Trade, at Inventors: Keji Zhao and Qingsong entries and entry summaries josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov. Tang (both of NHLBI). accompanied by data required by the Intellectual Property: HHS Reference FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For CBP-related questions, contact Jeffrey Food Safety and Inspection Service No. E–266–2016/0;—Research reagent. (FSIS), must be filed in ACE. ACS is no Licensing Contact: Michael Nii, Director, Inter-Agency Collaboration Division, Office of Trade, longer available for these filings. Shmilovich, Esq, CLP; 301–435–5019; shmilovm@mail.nih.gov. at jeffrey.c.nii@cbp.dhs.gov. II. The Partner Government Agency Dated: September 2, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Message Set Test for FSIS Data Michael Shmilovich, I. Background The Partner Government Agency Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager, The National Customs Automation (PGA) Message Set is the data required National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Program (NCAP) was established by to satisfy a PGA’s reporting Office of Technology Transfer and Subtitle B of Title VI—Customs requirements through ACE. It enables Development. the trade community to submit trade- Modernization, in the North American [FR Doc. 2016–21699 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] Free Trade Agreement Implementation related data required by the PGA only BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Act (Pub. L. 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057, once to CBP, thus improving December 8, 1993) (Customs communications between the agency Modernization Act). See 19 U.S.C. 1411. and filers, and shortening entry DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Through NCAP, the thrust of customs processing time. Also, by virtue of being SECURITY modernization was on trade compliance electronic, the PGA Message Set and the development of the Automated eliminates the necessity for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commercial Environment (ACE), the submission and subsequent manual planned successor to the legacy processing of paper documents. Conclusion of the National Customs Through the Customs Modernization Automated Commercial System (ACS). Automation Program (NCAP) Test Act and section 101.9 of title 19 of the ACE is an automated and electronic Concerning the Submission of Data Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR system for commercial trade processing. Required by the Food Safety and 101.9(b)), the Commissioner of CBP has ACE will streamline business processes, Inspection Service (FSIS) in the authority to conduct limited test facilitate growth in trade, ensure cargo Automated Commercial Environment programs or procedures designed to security, and foster participation in (ACE) evaluate planned components of the global commerce, while ensuring AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border compliance with U.S. laws and NCAP. See Treasury Decision (T.D.) 95– Protection, Department of Homeland regulations and reducing costs for U.S. 21. Security. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) On December 13, 2013, CBP ACTION: General notice. and its communities of interest. The published a notice in the Federal ability to meet these objectives depends Register announcing CBP’s plan to SUMMARY: This document announces the upon successfully modernizing CBP’s conduct an NCAP test concerning the conclusion of the National Customs business functions and the information electronic transmission of the PGA Automation Program (NCAP) test technology that supports those Message Set data elements required by asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES concerning the electronic transmission functions. CBP’s modernization efforts FSIS for the importation of certain meat, of certain import data required by the are accomplished through phased poultry, and egg products to CBP Food Safety and Inspection Service releases of ACE component through ACE. See 78 FR 75931 (FSIS) to the Automated Commercial functionality, designed to introduce a (December 13, 2013). Under this test, Environment (ACE) using the Partner new capability or to replace a specific the PGA Message Set satisfied the FSIS Government Agency (PGA) Message Set. legacy ACS function. data requirements for electronic entries U.S. Customs and Border Protection On February 29, 2016, CBP published filed in ACE and enabled the trade (CBP) has determined that the NCAP a notice in the Federal Register community to use the CBP-managed VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Sep 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1

62516 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2016 / Notices ‘‘single window’’ for the submission of ADDRESSES: All submissions received OMB Number: 1651–0086. data required by FSIS. must include the OMB Control Number Form Number: CBP Form 7401. 1651–0086 in the subject box, the Abstract: This collection of IV. Conclusion of the Successful PGA agency name. To avoid duplicate information is used by CBP to make Message Set Test for FSIS Data submissions, please use only one of the distributions of funds pursuant to the This notice announces that CBP has following methods to submit comments: Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset determined that ACE is fully capable of (1) Email. Submit comments to: CBP_ Act of 2000 (CDSOA). 19 U.S.C. 1675c accepting electronic entries transmitted PRA@CBP.DHS.GOV, email should (repealed by the Deficit Reduction Act to ACE with the PGA Message Set data include OMB Control number in Subject of 2005, Pub. L. 109–171, § 7601 (Feb. required for FSIS-regulated meat, line. 8, 2006)). This Act prescribes the poultry, and egg products. The (2) Mail. Submit written comments to administrative procedures under which electronic transmission of this data to CBP PRA Officer, U.S. Customs and antidumping and countervailing duties ACE expedites delivery of this data to Border Protection, Office of Trade, assessed on imported products are FSIS, thereby providing the data to FSIS Regulations and Rulings, Economic distributed to affected domestic before the products arrive for Impact Analysis Branch, 10th Floor, 90 producers that petitioned for or inspection. This allows FSIS to more K St. NE., Washington, DC 20229–1177. supported the issuance of the order effectively track and control shipments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: under which the duties were assessed. and improve compliance. Having found Requests for additional PRA information The amount of any distribution afforded this test to be successful, CBP hereby should be directed to Paperwork to these domestic producers is based on concludes the test, effective October 11, Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs certain qualifying expenditures that 2016. and Border Protection, Regulations and they incur after the issuance of the order Dated: September 1, 2016. Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street or finding up to the effective date of the Brenda B. Smith, NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– CDSOA’s repeal, October 1, 2007. This Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 1177, or via telephone (202) 325–0123. distribution is known as the continued Trade. Please note contact information dumping and subsidy offset. The claims [FR Doc. 2016–21673 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] provided here is solely for questions process for the CDSOA program is BILLING CODE 9111–14–P regarding this notice. Individuals provided for in 19 CFR 159.61 and seeking information about other CBP 159.63. programs please contact the CBP A notice is published in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND National Customer Service Center at Register in June of each year in order to SECURITY 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339, inform claimants that they can make or CBP Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/ claims under the CDSOA. In order to U.S. Customs and Border Protection . For additional help: https:// make a claim under the CDSOA, CBP help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1. Form 7401 may be used. This form is [1651–0086] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/ Agency Information Collection invites the general public and other cgov/toolbox/forms/ and can be Activities: Distribution of Continued Federal agencies to comment on submitted electronically through Dumping and Subsidy Offset to proposed and/or continuing information https://www.pay.gov/paygov/forms/ Affected Domestic Producers collections pursuant to the Paperwork formInstance.html? Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). agencyFormId=8776895. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border The comments should address: (a) Current Actions: This submission is Protection, Department of Homeland Whether the collection of information is being made to extend the expiration Security. necessary for the proper performance of date and to revise the burden hours as ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for the functions of the agency, including a result of updated estimates of the comments; extension of an existing whether the information shall have number of CDSOA claims prepared on collection of information. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the an annual basis. There are no changes agency’s estimates of the burden of the to the information collected. SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border collection of information; (c) ways to Protection (CBP) of the Department of Type of Review: Extension (with a enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Homeland Security will be submitting change to the burden hours). of the information to be collected; (d) the following information collection ways to minimize the burden including Affected Public: Businesses. request to the Office of Management and the use of automated collection Estimated Number of Respondents: Budget (OMB) for review and approval techniques or the use of other forms of 1,200. in accordance with the Paperwork information technology; and (e) the Estimated Number of Responses per Reduction Act: Distribution of annual cost burden to respondents or Respondent: 1.75. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset record keepers from the collection of Estimated Total Annual Responses: to Affected Domestic Producers information (total capital/startup costs 2,100. (CDSOA) (CBP Form 7401). CBP is and operations and maintenance costs). Estimated Time per Response: 60 proposing that this information The comments that are submitted will minutes. collection be extended with a change to be summarized and included in the CBP asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the burden hours. There is no change to Estimated Total Annual Burden request for OMB approval. All Hours: 2,100. the information collected. This comments will become a matter of document is published to obtain public record. In this document, CBP is Dated: September 6, 2016. comments from the public and affected soliciting comments concerning the Seth Renkema, agencies. following information collection: Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis DATES: Written comments should be Title: Distribution of Continued Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. received on or before November 8, 2016 Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected [FR Doc. 2016–21727 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] to be assured of consideration. 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Document Created: 2018-02-09 13:15:10
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 13:15:10
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.
DatesThe NCAP test will conclude on October 11, 2016.
ContactFor CBP-related questions, contact Jeffrey Nii, Director, Inter-Agency Collaboration Division, Office of Trade, at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 62515 
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