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developed as a single form to replace
the numerous other forms used by
various countries for the entrance and
clearance of vessels. CBP Form 1300 is
authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1431, 1433, and
1434, and provided for by 19 CFR 4.
This form is accessible at http://
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/
forms?title=1300&=Apply.
This form is, currently, physically
submitted and is anticipated to be
electronically submitted as part of CBP’s
efforts to automate maritime forms
through the Vessel Entrance and
Clearance System (VECS), which will
reduce the need for paper submission of
any vessel entrance or clearance
requirements under the above
referenced statutes and regulations.
VECS will still collect and maintain the
same data as CBP Form 1300, but will
automate the capture of data to reduce
or eliminate redundancy with other data
collected by CBP.
Proposed Changes
1. New ACE Account Type
CBP is adding a new ACE Account
type for Vessel Agencies: Vessel Agency
Account. The new account type within
ACE will operate as a portal to the
Vessel Entrance and Clearance System
(VECS), which will run as its own
separate system.
Vessel Agents will be required to
provide identifying information such as,
their name, their employer
identification number (EIN), company
address, and their phone numbers,
which will be requested at the time
Vessel Agents apply for the new ACE
account type.
After creating an ACE account, Vessel
Agencies, Vessel Operating Common
Carriers (VOCCs), and their designees
maybe able to use the new Vessel
Entrance and Clearance System (VECS)
as part of a forthcoming pilot program
to test the functionality of VECS, and
will be able to file vessel entrance,
clearance, and related data to CBP
electronically.

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2. VECS Public Pilot
VECS will automate and digitize the
collection and processing of the data
and filing requirements for which the
CBP Form 1300 is used. CBP plans to
run an initial public pilot to test the
system. All users who obtained a Vessel
Agency Account through the ACE Portal
will be automatically enrolled into the
VECS public pilot. Initially, the pilot
will begin at one of several ports where
VECS is being internally tested. CBP
will provide training to each CBP port
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each port, prior to beginning/expanding
the public pilot in another port.
The VECS public pilot will expand to
other internal CBP testing ports based
on knowledge and familiarity with the
system. The VECS public pilot will
then, based on pilot results, expand to
additional ports, in an effort to
progressively test and implement the
system nationwide. There will be no
change to CBP Form 1300 and CBP
Form 1300 will continue to be accepted.
Type of Information Collection: Vessel
Entrance or Clearance Statement (CBP
Form 1300).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,624.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 72.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 188,928.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes (0.5 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 94,464.
Dated: November 9, 2021.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Application to Use Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; revision of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

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
January 14, 2022) to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:

Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include
the OMB Control Number 1651–0105 in

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the subject line and the agency name.
Please use the following method to
submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: CBP_
[email protected].
Due to COVID–19-related restrictions,
CBP has temporarily suspended its
ability to receive public comments by
mail.
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 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
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: Application to use Automated
Commercial Environment.

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OMB Number: 1651–0105.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: Revision of an
existing collection of information.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses.
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 CBPassigned 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).
Proposed Changes
1. New ACE Account Type
CBP is creating a new ACE Account
type for ACE Import Trade Carriers and
their designees. This new account type:

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Vessel Agency, enables users the ability
to file vessel entrance, clearance, and
related data to CBP electronically
through the new Vessel Entrance and
Clearance System (VECS).
The ACE Account Application will be
changed to collect identifying
information such as their name, their
employer identification number (EIN),
their company address, and their phone
numbers, to be used to setup their
Vessel Agency accounts. Users who
create a Vessel Agency Account are
automatically enrolled into the VECS
public pilot.
2. Removing ACE Account Types
In a separate action, unrelated to the
Vessel Agency account type creation,
CBP will also be removing account
types ‘‘Cartman’’, ‘‘Claimant’’, and
‘‘Lighterman’’ from the ACE Account
Application. These account types were
never used and are being removed due
to that lack of use.
Type of Information Collection:
Application to ACE (Import).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21,571.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 21,571.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes (0.33 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,118.
Type of Information Collection:
Application to ACE (Export).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,000.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 9,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
minutes (0.066 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 594.
Type of Information Collection:
Application to Establish an ACE Protest
Filer Account.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,750.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 3,750.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
minutes (0.066 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 248.
Dated: November 9, 2021.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4615–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2021–0001]

New York; Amendment No. 4 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice.

This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of New York (FEMA–4615–DR),
dated September 5, 2021, and related
determinations.

SUMMARY:

This amendment was issued
October 20, 2021.

DATES:

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.
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of New York is hereby amended to
include the following area among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the event declared a major
disaster by the President in his
declaration of September 5, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dutchess County for Individual Assistance
(already designated for Public Assistance).
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.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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