Notice2021-18655
Extension of the Section 321 Data Pilot
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Published
August 30, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is extending the Section 321 Data Pilot through August 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48435-48436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18655]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Extension of the Section 321 Data Pilot
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) is extending the Section 321 Data Pilot through August 2023.
DATES: The voluntary pilot initially began on August 22, 2019, and will
run for an additional 24 months through August 2023. At this time, the
pilot is limited to a maximum of nine participants.
ADDRESSES: Prospective pilot participants should submit an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6500060a080800170600250607154b010d164b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7510161a181810071610351617055b111d065b121a03">[email protected]</span></a>. In the subject line of your email please state
``Application for Section 321 Data Pilot.'' For information on what to
include in the email, see section II.D (Application Process and
Acceptance) of the notice published in the Federal Register on July 23,
2019 (84 FR 35405).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Dempsey, Director, IPR & E-
Commerce Division at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e626f7b7c676b206c206a6b637e7d6b774e6d6c7e206a667d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a4a9bdbaa1ade6aae6acada5b8bbadb188abaab8e6aca0bbe6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-615-0514 and
Daniel Randall, Director, Manifest & Conveyance Security at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761217181f131a581c5804171812171a1a3615140658121e0558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89ede8e7e0ece5a7e3a7fbe8e7ede8e5e5c9eaebf9a7ede1faa7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-344-3282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, provides for an
exemption from duty and taxes for shipments of merchandise imported by
one person on one day having an aggregated fair retail value in the
country of shipment not less than $800. 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C). On
July 23, 2019, CBP published a general notice in the Federal Register
(84 FR 35405) (hereafter referred to as the ``July 2019 notice'')
introducing a voluntary Section 321 Data Pilot. Pilot participants
agree to transmit electronically certain data in advance
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for shipments potentially eligible for release under Section 321 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (``section 321 shipments''). The data pilot tests
the feasibility of collecting data elements, beyond those required by
current regulations, and from non-traditional entities, such as online
marketplaces. The purpose of this data pilot is to improve CBP's
ability to target efficiently and assess the security risks posed by
section 321 shipments.
The July 2019 notice provided a comprehensive description of the
program and its purpose, eligibility requirements, and the application
process for participation. 84 FR 35405. Specifically, the July 2019
notice stated that the data pilot applied only to section 321 shipments
arriving by air, truck, or rail and was set to conclude on August 22,
2020. 84 FR 35405. On December 9, 2019, CBP published another notice in
the Federal Register (84 FR 67279) (hereafter referred to as the
``December 2019 notice''). This notice expanded the pilot to include
section 321 shipments arriving by ocean and international mail covered
in 19 CFR part 145, extended the pilot through August 2021, and
provided clarification with respect to the misconduct portion of the
data pilot. 84 FR 67279.
II. Extension of the Section 321 Data Pilot Period
CBP will extend the test for another two years to continue further
evaluation of the 321 Data Pilot program and the risks associated with
section 321 shipments. The pilot will now run through August 2023.
III. Applicability of Initial Test Notice
All provisions found in the July 2019 notice remain applicable,
subject to the time period extension herein and the amendments provided
in the December 2019 notice. Furthermore, CBP reiterates that it is not
waiving any regulations for purposes of the pilot. All existing
regulations continue to apply to pilot participants.
IV. Signing Authority
Troy A. Miller, the Acting Commissioner, having reviewed and
approved this document, is delegating the authority to electronically
sign this document to Robert F. Altneu, who is the Director of the
Regulations and Disclosure Law Division for CBP, for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: August 25, 2021.
Robert F. Altneu,
Director, Regulations & Disclosure Law Division, Regulations & Rulings,
Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2021-18655 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
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