[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12510-12511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05359]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0077]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Trusted Trader Program

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

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of an existing 
collection of information.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 
Homeland Security will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: 
Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Trusted 
Trader Program. CBP proposes to revise this information collection to 
include the information collection requirements for a new program known 
as the Trusted Trader Program. This document is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies on the addition of the 
Trusted Trader Program to this information collection.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 8, 2015 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, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-
1177.

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, 90 
K Street NE., 10th 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; 44 U.S.C. 3507). 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 cost 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 OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP 
is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the 
Trusted Trader Program.
    OMB Number: 1651-0077.
    Abstract: The C-TPAT Program is designed to safeguard the world's 
trade industry from terrorists and smugglers by prescreening its 
participants. The C-TPAT Program applies to United States importers, 
customs brokers, consolidators, port and terminal operators, carriers, 
and foreign manufacturers.
    Respondents apply to participate in C-TPAT using an on-line 
application at: https://ctpat.cbp.dhs.gov/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fHome.aspx. The C-TPAT Program application 
requests an applicant's contact and business information, including the 
number of company employees, the number of years in business, and a 
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of company officers. This collection of information is authorized by 
the SAFE Port Act (P.L. 109-347).
    CBP proposes to establish a collection of information for a new 
program known as the Trusted Trader Program. The Trusted Trader Program 
will involve a unification of supply chain security aspects of the 
current C-TPAT Program and the internal controls of the Importer Self-
Assessment (ISA) Program to integrate supply chain security and trade 
compliance. The goals of the Trusted Trader Program are to strengthen 
security by leveraging the C-TPAT supply chain requirements and 
validation, identify low-risk trade entities for supply chain security 
and trade compliance, and increase the overall efficiency of trade by 
segmenting risk and processing by account. This Program applies to 
importer participants who have satisfied C-TPAT supply chain security 
and trade compliance requirements. The Trusted Trader application will 
include questions about the following:
    Name and contact information for the applicant;
    Business information including business type, CBP Bond information, 
and number of employees;
    Information about the applicant's Supply Chain Security Profile; 
and
    Trade Compliance Profile and Operating Procedures of the applicant.
    Respondents will apply to participate in the Trusted Trader Program 
using an on-line application available through the C-TPAT portal. The 
draft Trusted Trader Program application may be viewed at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Trusted%20Trader%20Application.pdf.
    After an importer obtains Trusted Trader Program membership, the 
importer will be required to submit an Annual Notification Letter to 
CBP confirming that they are continuing to meet the requirements of the 
Trusted Trader Program. This letter should include: personnel changes 
that impact the Trusted Trader Program; organizational and procedural 
changes; a summary of risk assessment and self-testing results; a 
summary of post-entry amendments and/or disclosures made to CBP; and 
any importer activity changes within the last 12-month period.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise the 
current information collection by adding the Trusted Trader Application 
and Annual Notification Letter.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    C-TPAT Program Application:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,541.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,705.
    Trusted Trader Program Application:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 90 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112.5.
    Trusted Trader Program's Annual Notification Letter:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 75.

    Dated: March 2, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-05359 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am]
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