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an entry summary declaring the value,
classification, rate of duty applicable to
the merchandise and such other
information as is necessary for CBP to
properly assess duties, collect accurate
statistics and determine whether any
other applicable requirement of law is
met.
The customs entry requirements were
amended by 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. In
particular, section 637 of the Mod Act
amended section 484(a)(1)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1484(a)(1)(A)) by revising the
requirement to make and complete
customs entry by submitting
documentation to CBP to allow, in the
alternative, the electronic transmission
of such entry information pursuant to a
CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange (EDI) system. CBP created
the Automated Commercial System
(ACS) to track, control, and process all
commercial goods imported into the
United States. CBP established the
specific requirements and procedures
for the electronic filing of entry and
entry summary data for imported
merchandise through the Automated
Broker Interface (ABI) to ACS.
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 as the CBP-authorized
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
system. 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.
On February 19, 2014, President
Obama issued Executive Order (E.O.)
13659, Streamlining the Export/Import
Process for America’s Businesses, in
order to reduce supply chain barriers to
commerce while continuing to protect
our national security, public health and
safety, the environment, and natural
resources. See 79 FR 10657 (February
25, 2014). Pursuant to E.O. 13659, a
deadline of December 31, 2016, was
established for participating Federal
agencies to have capabilities,
agreements, and other requirements in
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systems, such as ACE, as the primary
means of receiving from users the
standard set of data and other relevant
documentation (exclusive of
applications for permits, licenses, or
certifications).
On October 13, 2015, CBP published
an Interim Final Rule in the Federal
Register (80 FR 61278) that designated
ACE as a CBP-authorized EDI system.
The designation of ACE as a CBPauthorized EDI system was effective
November 1, 2015. In the Interim Final
Rule, CBP stated that ACS would be
phased out and anticipated that ACS
would no longer be supported for entry
and entry summary filing by the end of
February 2016. Filers were encouraged
to adjust their business practices so that
they would be prepared when ACS was
decommissioned.
CBP has developed a staggered
transition strategy for decommissioning
ACS. The first two phases of the
transition were announced in a Federal
Register notice on February 29, 2016.
See 81 FR 10264 (February 29, 2016).
The third phase of the transition was
announced in a Federal Register notice
on May 16, 2016. See 81 FR 30320 (May
16, 2016). The fourth phase of the
transition was announced in a Federal
Register notice on May 23, 2016. See 81
FR 32339 (May 23, 2016). This notice
announces the fifth phase of the
transition.
In this phase, CBP will decommission
ACS for all drawback and duty deferral
filings. Additionally, CBP is removing
the reference to NAFTA from the name
of the ACE filing code 08 for duty
deferral and is announcing a new ACE
filing code 47 for drawback, which will
replace the following decommissioned
ACS filing codes:
• 41—Direct Identification
Manufacturing Drawback
• 42—Direct Identification Unused
Merchandise Drawback
• 43—Rejected Merchandise Drawback
• 44—Substitution Manufacturer
Drawback
• 45—Substitution Unused
Merchandise Drawback
• 46—Other Drawback
ACE as the Sole CBP-Authorized EDI
System for the Processing of Certain
Electronic Entry and Entry Summary
Claims
This notice announces that, effective
October 1, 2016, ACE will be the sole
CBP-authorized EDI system for the
electronic entry and entry summary
filings listed below, for all filers. These
electronic filings must be formatted for
submission in ACE and will not be
accepted in ACS.
• 08—Duty Deferral

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• 47—Drawback
ACS as the Sole CBP-Authorized EDI
System for the Processing of Certain
Electronic Entry and Entry Summary
Filings
Electronic entry and entry summary
filings for the following entry type must
continue to be filed only in ACS. CBP
will publish a subsequent Federal
Register Notice in the future when this
entry and entry summary filing will be
transitioned in ACE.
• 09—Reconciliation Summary
Due to Low Shipment Volume, Filings
for the Following Entry Types Will Not
Be Automated in Either ACS or ACE
• 04—Appraisement
• 05—Vessel—Repair
• 24—Trade Fair
• 25—Permanent Exhibition
• 26—Warehouse—Foreign Trade Zone
(FTZ) (Admission)
• 33—Aircraft and Vessel Supply (For
Immediate Exportation)
• 64—Barge Movement
• 65—Permit to Proceed
• 66—Baggage
Dated: August 25, 2016.
R. Gil Kerlikowske,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0013]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Travel
Document, Form I–131; Extension,
Without Change, of a Currently
Approved Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on June 7, 2016, at 81 FR
36556, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive six
comments in connection with the 60day notice.

SUMMARY:

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The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until September
29, 2016. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0013.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number (202) 272–8377
(comments are not accepted via
telephone message). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
the status of their individual cases can
check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS Web site at http://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

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Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2007–0045 in the search box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
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(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

Dated: August 24, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.

Overview of This Information
Collection

[Docket No. FR–5909–N–61]

(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Travel Document.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–131;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Certain aliens, principally
permanent or conditional residents,
refugees or asylees, applicants for
adjustment of status, aliens in
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and
aliens abroad seeking humanitarian
parole, in need to apply for a travel
document to lawfully enter or reenter
the United States; eligible recipients of
deferred action under childhood arrivals
(DACA) may now request an advance
parole documents based on
humanitarian, educational and
employment reasons. Lawful permanent
residents may now file requests for
travel permits (transportation letter or
boarding foil).
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–131 is 519,090 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.9 hours; 71,665 respondents providing
biometrics at 1.17 hours; and 317,773
respondents providing passport-style
photographs at .50 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 1,228,986 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is
$155,789,790.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Budget-Neutral
Demonstration Program for Energy
and Water Conservation Improvements
at Multifamily Housing Residential
Units
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A. The Federal Register notice
that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
SUMMARY:

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