Rule2022-21748
Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Cancellation of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) Pilot Program
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Published
October 14, 2022
Effective
December 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
In a Solicitation of Pilot Program Participants in the Federal Register on January 31, 2014, the Census Bureau announced the implementation of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) pilot program to evaluate a new filing option in the Automated Export System and solicited AEI pilot program participants. The AEI pilot program filing option allowed participating exporters to submit a limited set of Electronic Export Information (EEI) in accordance with existing filing deadlines, followed by the full set of data elements submitted within five calendar days of the date of export. This notification announces that the Census Bureau, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has decided to cancel the AEI pilot program. This decision to eliminate the AEI pilot program as an AES filing option was made because the Census Bureau was unable to conduct sufficient analysis and evaluation of the pilot program due to a lack of adequate participation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 62303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21748]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
15 CFR Part 30
[Docket Number: 220928-0202]
RIN 0607-XC066
Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Cancellation of the Advanced
Export Information (AEI) Pilot Program
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement for the cancellation of the Advanced Export
Information (AEI) pilot program.
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SUMMARY: In a Solicitation of Pilot Program Participants in the Federal
Register on January 31, 2014, the Census Bureau announced the
implementation of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) pilot program
to evaluate a new filing option in the Automated Export System and
solicited AEI pilot program participants. The AEI pilot program filing
option allowed participating exporters to submit a limited set of
Electronic Export Information (EEI) in accordance with existing filing
deadlines, followed by the full set of data elements submitted within
five calendar days of the date of export. This notification announces
that the Census Bureau, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), has decided to cancel the AEI pilot program. This
decision to eliminate the AEI pilot program as an AES filing option was
made because the Census Bureau was unable to conduct sufficient
analysis and evaluation of the pilot program due to a lack of adequate
participation.
DATES: The Census Bureau cancels the Advanced Export Information (AEI)
pilot program that was announced in a Solicitation of Pilot Program
Participants published at 79 FR 5330 on January 31, 2014, effective
December 13, 2022. On and after December 13, 2022, the remaining pilot
program participants shall no longer report EEI through the AEI pilot
program and instead shall report EEI to the Automated Export System in
accordance with the Foreign Trade Regulations at 15 CFR 30.4.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kiesha Downs, Chief, Trade Regulations
Branch, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC
20233-6010, by phone (301) 763-7079, or by email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#016a68647269602f656e766f724162646f7274722f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="066d6f63756e672862697168754665636875737528616970">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Census Bureau is responsible for collecting, compiling, and
publishing trade statistics for the United States under the provisions
of Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 9, Section 301. The
Automated Export System (AES) is the primary instrument used for
collecting export trade data. The Census Bureau collects Electronic
Export Information (EEI) through the AES, the electronic equivalent of
the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED). The EEI is reported pursuant to
the Foreign Trade Regulations, title 15, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), part 30. The EEI consists of the data elements set forth in 15
CFR 30.6 for an export shipment and includes information such as the
exporter's identifying information and detailed information concerning
the exported product. Other agencies use the EEI for the purpose of
enforcing U.S. export laws and regulations. Prior to the implementation
of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) pilot program, the Foreign
Trade Regulations allowed two filing options: predeparture filing and
postdeparture filing. The AEI pilot program was introduced as a
voluntary program in which selected exporters agreed to submit a
limited set of EEI in accordance with existing filing deadlines,
followed by the full set of data elements submitted within five
calendar days of the date of export.
The notification to announce implementation of the AEI pilot
program and to solicit pilot program participants, which was published
in the Federal Register on January 31, 2014 (79 FR 5330), attracted
only seven pilot program participants. As of July 1, 2022, the number
of pilot participants dropped to two. Due to low participation, the
Census Bureau was unable to conduct sufficient analysis and evaluation
of the pilot program. Therefore, the Census Bureau, in cooperation with
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has decided to cancel the
AEI pilot program, thus eliminating it as an AES filing option. Thus,
on and after the effective date of the cancellation of the AEI pilot
program, the two remaining pilot program participants shall no longer
report EEI through the AEI pilot program, and instead shall report EEI
to the AES in accordance with the predeparture and postdeparture filing
options as described in the Foreign Trade Regulations, 15 CFR 30.4.
Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication
of this notification in the Federal Register.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2022-21748 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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