30 day FRN

62548

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2019 / Notices

remained the same from when we
published the deregulatory savings
analysis in August 2018, we have
retained the projected cost-saving
estimates for this notice, which we
present below. As stated in the
aforementioned economic analysis,
which is available in the public docket,
we estimate the annual net cost savings
to the U.S. industry to be $660,965 in
2016 dollars using a 7-percent discount
rate over a 10-year period of analysis.
We estimate the total discounted net
cost savings to U.S. industry over a 10year period of analysis to be between
$4.6 million and $5.7 million at 7- and
3-percent discount rates, respectively.
We estimate the annual net cost
savings to the U.S. government to be
$8,571 per year over a 10-year period of
analysis at a 7-percent discount rate. We
estimate the total discounted net cost
savings to the U.S. government to be
between $60,000 and $73,000 at 7- and
3-percent discount rates, respectively.
We also estimate an annual net cost
savings to foreign manufacturers of
$406,758 in 2016 dollars using a 7percent discount rate over a 10-year
period of analysis. We estimate the total
discounted net cost savings to foreign
industry over a 10-year period of
analysis to be between $2.9 million and
$3.5 million at 7- and 3-percent
discount rates, respectively.
We estimate the costs to industry from
this policy letter as a one-time switching
cost between $40,000 and $41,000 at 7and 3-percent discount rates,
respectively.
Under a perpetual period of analysis,
we estimate the total annualized cost
savings of our policy letter to the U.S.
economy to be $546,065 in 2016 dollars,
using a 7-percent discount rate, and
discounted back to 2016.
This notice is issued under authority
of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: November 7, 2019.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2019–24836 Filed 11–14–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–NEW]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: 321 E-Commerce Data Pilot
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.

AGENCY:

VerDate Sep<11>2014

16:58 Nov 14, 2019

Jkt 250001

30-Day notice and request for
comments; New collection of
information.

ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection 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 of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted no later than
December 16, 2019 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177,
Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via
email [email protected]. Please
note that the contact information
provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. Individuals
seeking information about other CBP
programs should contact the CBP
National Customer Service Center at
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339,
or CBP website at https://www.cbp
.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (84 FR 48363) on
September 13, 2019, allowing for a 60day comment period. This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
SUMMARY:

PO 00000

Frm 00047

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
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. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: 321 E-Commerce Data Pilot.
OMB Number: 1651–NEW.
Form number: N/A.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to obtain an OMB control
number for this Information Collection
Request and to expand the respondent
group of the recent 321 Data Pilot test
notice on July 23, 2019 (84 FR 35405)
which was limited to nine respondents.
Type of Review: New.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: CBP faces significant
challenges in targeting Section 321
shipments, while still maintaining the
clearance speeds the private sector has
come to expect. This is because CBP
does not receive adequate advance
information in order to effectively and
efficiently assess the security risk of the
approximately 1.8 million Section 321
shipments that arrive each day. This
pilot is conducted pursuant to 19 CFR
101.9(a), which authorizes the
Commissioner to impose requirements
different from those specified in the
CBP regulations for the purposes of
conducting a test program or procedure
designed to evaluate the effectiveness of
new technology or operational
procedures regarding the processing of
passengers, vessels, or merchandise.
In the e-commerce environment,
traditionally regulated parties, such as
carriers, are unlikely to possess all of
the information relating to a shipment’s
supply chain. While CBP receives some
advance electronic data for Section 321
shipments from air, rail, and truck
carriers (and certain other parties in
limited circumstances) as mandated by
current regulations, the transmitted data
often does not adequately identify the

E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM

15NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2019 / Notices
entity causing the shipment to cross the
border, the final recipient, or the
contents of the package. Consequently,
CBP may not receive any advance
information on the entity actually
causing the shipment to travel to the
United States, such as the seller or
manufacturer. Some carriers may not
have this information because sellers on
e-commerce platforms often contract
with other entities to act as the seller.
Similarly, for the consignee’s name and
address, a carrier might transmit
information for the domestic
deconsolidator, which will not allow
CBP to identify in advance of arrival,
the final recipient of the merchandise in
the United States. With the growth of ecommerce, shipments are increasingly
subject to these complex transactions,
where information about the shipment
is limited. As a result, CBP is less able
to effectively target or identify high-risk
shipments in the e-commerce
environment and CBP Officers must use
additional time and resources to inspect
Section 321 shipments upon arrival.
CBP anticipates that Section 321
shipments will continue to grow
quickly. Accordingly, CBP is initiating
this voluntary Section 321 Data Pilot to
test the feasibility of obtaining advance
information from regulated and nonregulated entities, such as online
marketplaces, as well as requiring
additional advance data elements. This
test will enable CBP to assess the ability
of online marketplaces to transmit
information to CBP that enables CBP to
better use resources used in inspecting
and processing these shipments and
better understand the operation of
online marketplaces. Additionally, CBP
is testing whether the transmission of
additional advance data, beyond the
data elements currently required for
shipments arriving by air, truck, or rail,
will enable CBP to more accurately and
efficiently target Section 321 shipments.
Pursuant to this test, participants will
provide information that identifies the
entity causing the shipment to cross the
border, the ultimate recipient, and the
product in the shipment with greater
specificity, in advance. CBP will test the
feasibility of using the additional data
elements, transmitted by multiple
entities for a single shipment, to
segment risk. In sum, the pilot will
enable CBP to determine if requiring
additional data and involving nonregulated entities will enable CBP to
address the threats and complexities
resulting from the vast increase in
Section 321 shipments, while
facilitating cross-border e-commerce.
Participants in the Section 321 Data
Pilot must transmit certain information
for any Section 321 shipments destined

VerDate Sep<11>2014

16:58 Nov 14, 2019

Jkt 250001

for the United States for which the
participant has information. The
required data elements differ slightly
depending on what entity is
transmitting the data. In general, the
required data relates to the entity
initiating the shipment (e.g., the entity
causing the shipment to cross the
border, such as the seller, manufacturer,
or shipper), the product in the package,
the listed marketplace price, and the
final recipient (e.g., the final entity to
possess the shipment in the United
States). The data elements are as follow.
1. All participants. All participants,
regardless of filer type, must
electronically transmit the following
elements:
• Originator Code of the Participant
(assigned by CBP)
• Participant Filer Type (e.g., carrier or
online marketplace)
• One or more of the following:
Æ Shipment Tracking Number
Æ House Bill Number
Æ Master Bill Number
• Mode of Transportation (e.g., air,
truck, rail, or ocean)
2. Participating carriers. In addition to
the data elements listed above in
paragraph 1, participating carriers must
also electronically transmit the
following data elements:
• Shipment Initiator Name and Address
(e.g., the entity that causes the
movement of a shipment, which may
be a seller, shipper, or manufacturer,
but not a foreign consolidator)
• Final Deliver to Party Name and
Address (e.g., the final entity to
receive the shipment once it arrives in
the United States, which may be a
final purchaser or a warehouse, but
not a domestic deconsolidator)
• Enhanced Product Description (e.g., a
description of a product shipped to
the United States more detailed than
the description on the manifest,
which should, if applicable, reflect
the advertised retail description of the
product as listed on an online
marketplace)
• Shipment Security Scan (air carriers
only) (e.g., verification that a foreign
security scan for the shipment has
been completed such as an x-ray
image or other security screening
report)
• Known Carrier Customer Flag (e.g., an
indicator that identifies a shipper as
a repeat customer that has
consistently paid all required fees and
does not have any known trade
violations)
3. Participating online marketplaces.
In addition to the data elements listed
above in paragraph 1, participating

PO 00000

Frm 00048

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

62549

online marketplaces must electronically
submit the following data elements:
• Seller Name and Address (e.g., an
international or domestic company
that sells products on marketplaces
and other websites), and, if
applicable, Shipment Initiator Name
and Address (as defined in Section
II.A.2)
• Final Deliver to Party Name and
Address (as defined in Section II.A.2)
• Known Marketplace Seller Flag (e.g.,
an indicator provided by a
marketplace that identifies a seller as
an entity vetted by the marketplace
and has no known trade violations)
• Marketplace Seller Account Number/
Seller ID (e.g., the unique identifier a
marketplace assigns to sellers)
• Buyer Name and Address, if
applicable (e.g., the purchaser of a
good from an online marketplace.
This entity is not always the same as
the final deliver to party.)
• Product Picture (e.g., picture of the
product presented on an online
marketplace), Link to Product Listing
(e.g., an active and direct link to the
listing of a specific product on an
online marketplace), or Enhanced
Product Description (as defined in
Section II.A.2)
• Listed Price on Marketplace (e.g., the
retail price of a product that a seller
lists while advertising on an online
marketplace. For auction
marketplaces, this price is the price of
final sale.)
Different entities may transmit
different data elements for the same
shipment. In addition to the above
required data elements, participants
may voluntarily provide the following
optional data elements:
• HTS Number;
• Retail Price in Export Country;
• Shipper Name;
• Shipper Address;
• Shipper Phone Number;
• Shipper Email Address;
• Shipment Initiator Phone Number;
• Consignee Name;
• Consignee Address;
• Consignee Phone Number;
• Consignee Email Address;
• Marketplace Name;
• Buyer Account Number;
• Buyer Address;
• Seller Phone Number;
• Buyer Phone Number;
• Marketplace website;
• Buyer Name;
• Buyer Confirmation Number;
• Buyer Email Address;
• Carrier Name;
• Known Carrier Customer;
• Merchandise/Product Weight; and,
• Merchandise/Product Quantity.

E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM

15NON1

62550

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2019 / Notices

• Listed Price on Marketplace.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 70,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 1,400,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
seconds.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,944.
Dated: November 12, 2019.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2019–24800 Filed 11–14–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4467–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2019–0001]

South Dakota; Major Disaster and
Related Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of South Dakota
(FEMA–4467–DR), dated October 7,
2019, and related determinations.
DATES: The declaration was issued
October 7, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
October 7, 2019, the President issued a
major disaster declaration under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows:
SUMMARY:

I have determined that the damage in
certain areas of the State of South Dakota
resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and
flooding during the period of June 30 to July
21, 2019, is of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant a major disaster
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford
Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major
disaster exists in the State of South Dakota.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.

VerDate Sep<11>2014

16:58 Nov 14, 2019

Jkt 250001

You are authorized to provide Public
Assistance in the designated areas and
Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal
assistance be supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will
be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible
costs.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration for the approved
assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, James R.
Stephenson, of FEMA is appointed to
act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this major disaster.
The following areas of the State of
South Dakota have been designated as
adversely affected by this major disaster:
Butte, Gregory, Kingsbury, Lawrence,
Meade, and Tripp Counties and the
Cheyenne River Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Sioux Reservation and the Lower Brule Tribe
of the Lower Brule Reservation for Public
Assistance.
All areas within the State of South Dakota
are eligible for assistance under the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019–24839 Filed 11–14–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–23–P

PO 00000

Frm 00049

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3425–
EM; Docket ID FEMA–2019–0001]

Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands; Emergency and
Related Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA–3425–
EM), dated October 20, 2019, and
related determinations.
DATES: The declaration was issued
October 20, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
October 20, 2019, the President issued
an emergency declaration under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207
(the Stafford Act), as follows:
SUMMARY:

I have determined that the emergency
conditions in certain areas of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands resulting from Typhoon Bualoi
beginning on October 20, 2019, and
continuing, are of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant an emergency
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (‘‘the Stafford
Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such an
emergency exists in the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
You are authorized to provide appropriate
assistance for required emergency measures,
authorized under title V of the Stafford Act,
to save lives and to protect property and
public health and safety, and to lessen or
avert the threat of a catastrophe in the
designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to provide assistance for
emergency protective measures (Category B),
limited to direct Federal assistance, under
the Public Assistance program.
Consistent with the requirement that
Federal assistance be supplemental, any
Federal funds provided under the Stafford
Act for Public Assistance will be limited to
75 percent of the total eligible costs. In order
to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available
for these purposes such amounts as you find
necessary for Federal emergency assistance
and administrative expenses.

E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM

15NON1