[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72715-72717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30343]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Cargo Manifest/
Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security 
Filing

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0001.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
the Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages 
and Importer Security Filing. This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 24, 
2012, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 
9th Street NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at (202) 325-
0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13). The comments should address: (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; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection.
    Title: Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status 
Messages and Importer Security Filing.
    OMB Number: 1651-0001.
    Form Numbers: CBP Forms 1302, 1302A, 7509, 7533.
    Abstract: CBP Form 1302: The master or commander of a vessel 
arriving in the United States from abroad with cargo on board must file 
CBP Form 1302, Inward Cargo Declaration, or submit the information on 
this form using a CBP-approved electronic equivalent. CBP form 1302 is 
part of the manifest requirements for vessels entering the United 
States and was agreed upon by treaty at the United Nations Inter-
government Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO). This form is 
provided for by 19 CFR 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.33, 4.34, 4.84, 4.85, 4.86, 
4.91 and 4.99. It is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_1302.pdf.
    CBP Form 1302A: The master or commander of a vessel departing from 
the United States must file CBP Form 1302A, Cargo Declaration Outward 
With Commercial Forms, with copies of bills of lading or equivalent 
commercial documents relating to all cargo encompassed by the manifest. 
This form is provided for by 19 CFR 4.62, 4.63, 4.75, 4.82, and 4.87-
4.89 and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_1302.pdf.
    CBP Form 7509: The aircraft commander or agent must file two copies 
of CBP Form 7509, Air Cargo Manifest, with CBP at the departure 
airport, or respondents may submit the information on this form using a 
CBP-approved electronic equivalent. CBP Form 7509 contains information 
about the cargo onboard the aircraft. This form is provided for by 19 
CFR 122.35, 122.48, 122.52, 122.54, 122.73, 122.113, and 122.118 and is 
accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_7509.pdf.
    CBP Form 7533: The master or person in charge of a conveyance files 
CBP Form 7533, INWARD CARGO MANIFEST FOR VESSEL UNDER FIVE TONS, FERRY, 
TRAIN, CAR, VEHICLE, ETC, which is required for a vehicle or a vessel 
of less than 5 net tons arriving in the United States from Canada or 
Mexico, otherwise than by sea, with baggage or merchandise. Respondents 
may also submit the information on this form using a CBP-approved 
electronic equivalent. CBP Form 7533 is provided for by 19 CFR 123.4 
and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_7533.pdf.
    Manifest Confidentiality: An importer or consignee may request 
confidential treatment of its name and address contained in manifests 
by following the procedure set forth in 19 CFR 103.31.
    Vessel Stow Plan: For all vessels transporting goods to the U.S., 
except for any vessel exclusively carrying bulk cargo, the incoming 
carrier is required to electronically submit a vessel stow plan no 
later than 48 hours after the vessel departs from the last foreign port 
which includes information about the vessel and cargo. For voyages less 
than 48 hours in duration, CBP must receive the vessel stow plan prior 
to arrival at the first port in the U.S. The vessel stow plan is 
provided for by 19 CFR 4.7c.
    Container Status Messages (CSMs): For all containers destined to 
arrive within the limits of a U.S. port from a foreign port by vessel, 
the incoming carrier must submit messages regarding the status of the 
events if the carrier creates or collects a container status message 
(CSM) in its equipment tracking system reporting that event. CSMs must 
be transmitted to CBP via a CBP-approved electronic data interchange 
system. These messages transmit information regarding events such as 
the status of a container (full or empty); booking a container destined 
to arrive in the U.S.; loading or unloading a container from a vessel; 
and a container arriving or departing the U.S. CSMs are provided for by 
19 CFR 4.7d.
    Importer Security Filing (ISF): For most cargo arriving in the U.S. 
by vessel, the importer, or its authorized agent, must submit the data 
elements listed in 19 CFR 149.3 via a CBP-approved electronic 
interchange system within prescribed time frames. Transmission of these 
data elements provide CBP with advanced information about the shipment.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no changes to the information collected on 
the forms or regulations included in this information collection 
request. However, CBP has revised its estimates of the burden hours and 
response times based on analysis of recent data as follows:
    CBP Form 7509, Air Cargo Manifest: the time per response was 
lowered from 34 minutes to 15 minutes.
    CBP Form 1302, Cargo Declaration: the time per response was raised 
from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
    Importer Security Filing: the number of total annual responses was 
lowered from 11,300,000 to 8,100,000.
    Vessel Stow Plan: the number of respondents was lowered from 440 to 
163.
    Container Status Messages: the number of respondents was lowered 
from 74 to 60, and the number of total responses was raised from 
72,121,193 to 257,100,000.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

                                                    Estimates of the Burden Hours and Response Times
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                                                                                    Number of
                   Collection                     Total burden      Number of     responses per       Total                 Time per response
                                                      hours        respondents     respondent       responses
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Air Cargo Manifest (CBP Form 7509).............         366,600             260           5,640       1,466,400  15 minutes.

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Inward Cargo Manifest for Truck, Rail,                  963,056          33,000           291.8       9,630,555  6 minutes.
 Vehicles, Vessels, etc. (CBP Form 7533).
Cargo Declaration (CBP Form 1302)..............       1,500,000          10,000             300       3,000,000  30 minutes.
Export Cargo Declaration (CBP Form 1302A)......          10,000             500             400         200,000  3 minutes.
Importer Security Filing.......................      17,739,000         240,000           33.75       8,100,000  2.19 hours.
Vessel Stow Plan...............................          31,862             163             109          17,800  1.79 hours.
Container Status Messages......................          23,996              60       4,285,000     257,100,000  .0056 minutes.
Request for Manifest Confidentiality...........           1,260           5,040               1           5,040  15 minutes.
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    Total......................................      20,635,774         289,023  ..............     279,519,795  .......................................
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    Dated: November 21, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-30343 Filed 11-23-11; 8:45 am]
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