Application to Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
SS 1651-0105 Application to Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).docx Supporting Statement A	2022-03-14
SORN-DHS-CBP-001 Import Information System (IIS).pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-14
SORN-DHS-CBP-020 Export Information System (EIS).pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-14
30FRN 1651-0105.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-14
60FRN 1651-0105.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-02-24
PIA ACE.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-08-24
New ACE SORN.docx Supplementary Document	2016-08-24
Executive Order 13659.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-03-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43960	Application to Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Other-Website	Modified
223167	Protest Filer Portal ACE Other-Website	Modified
215709	Exporter Other-Website	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1651-0105	ICR Reference No: 202112-1651-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-1651-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application to Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/14/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	34,321	33,850
Time Burden (Hours)	7,960	7,805
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a trade data processing system that is replacing the Automated Commercial System (ACS), the current import system for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations. ACE is authorized by Executive Order 13659 which mandates implementation of a Single Window through which businesses will transmit data required by participating agencies for the importation or exportation of cargo. See 79 FR 10655 (February 25, 2014). ACE supports government agencies and the trade community with border-related missions with respect to moving goods across the border efficiently and securely. Once ACE is fully implemented, all related CBP trade functions and the trade community will be supported from a single common user interface. To establish an ACE Portal account, participants submit information such as their name, their employer identification number (EIN) or social security number (SSN), and if applicable, a statement certifying their capability to connect to the internet. This information is submitted through the ACE Secure Data Portal which is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated. Please Note: A CBP-assigned number may be provided in lieu of your SSN. If you have an EIN, that number will automatically be used and no CBP number will be assigned. A CBP-assigned number is for CBP use only. There is a standalone capability for electronically filing protests in ACE. This capability is available for participants who have not established ACE Portal Accounts for other trade activities, but desire to file protests electronically. A protest is a procedure whereby a private party may administratively challenge a CBP decision regarding imported merchandise and certain other CBP decisions. Trade members can establish a protest filer account in ACE through a separate application and the submission of specific data elements. See 81 FR 57928 (August 24, 2016).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 1413 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
   EO: EO 13659 Name/Subject of EO: Sreamling the Export/Import Process
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 63037	11/15/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 14279	03/14/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application to Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Exporter
Protest Filer Portal ACE

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	34,321	33,850	0	0	471	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,960	7,805	0	0	155	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden previously reported for this information collection, due to the addition of a new account type in Application to ACE for Imports: Vessel Agent Account. The increase in annual burden is caused by the increase in the number of respondents, and an increase in total responses received.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $654,311

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/14/2022

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