Notice2024-19627
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection of Information; Global Interoperability Standard (GIS)
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Published
September 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71381-71382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19627]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection of
Information; Global Interoperability Standard (GIS)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 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
November 4, 2024) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0NEW
in the subject line and the agency name. Please submit written comments
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to
submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c38081939c93918283a0a1b3eda7abb0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d49796848b84869594b7b6a4fab0bca7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b58594b444b495a5b78796b357f7368357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adeeeffdf2fdffecedcecfdd83c9c5de83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/">https://www.cbp.gov/</a> 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: Global Interoperability Standard (GIS).
OMB Number: 1651-0NEW.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: New Collection of Information.
Type of Review: New Collection of Information.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: A batch of crude oil from Canada can take days to cross
the United States border and travel through the North American pipeline
network, leaving no easily identifiable starting point for monitoring
timely entry and entry summary filing. Moreover, Canadian crude oil is
actively traded as a commodity while in transit though the North
American pipeline network, so ownership (which impacts the right to
make entry) may not be known to CBP until well after the commodity
crosses the border.
Further, the need for confidentiality of transactional data among
private parties means there are limitations on CBP's and the trade's
visibility into product origin traceability through the supply chain to
establish Free Trade Agreement (FTA) eligibility. The absence of a
system or technology capable of tracking changes in ownership and
destination of pipeline-borne goods such as crude oil, from wellhead to
refinery, has resulted in CBP creating a patchwork of policies for data
collection from carriers and importers over the decades.
The Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), part of the
Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate,
helps develop and find new technologies that strengthen national
security with the goal of reshaping how government and industry work
together to find cutting-edge solutions to problems such as those
involved in pipeline-borne goods. A private company SVIP participant
has a platform to document the movement (including ownership changes)
of crude oil. The platform will monitor Canadian crude oil, a
continuous flow commodity, using global interoperability standards
(GIS) adopted by test participants who will supply the GIS data to the
platform where CBP will be able to view the data in near real time. GIS
data utilizes decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable
credentials (VCs) to help in identifying legitimate products and
associated companies to build a transparent supply chain.
A transparent supply chain will be achieved in the platform through
the recordation of bi-lateral transaction data at each step in a supply
chain, allowing for dynamic updates of ownership and destination
information, securing it from disclosure to unauthorized parties, and
making this data available to CBP in near real time while creating an
immutable chain of custody from wellhead to refinery.
If successful, the test could result in the ability to potentially
eliminate all port-level paper processes as well as create an
automation environment in which pre-arrival data collection, in-bond
tracking, and Free Trade Agreement compliance traceability no longer
pose issues.
Therefore, the purpose of the test is to measure the usefulness and
accuracy of the platform's global interoperability
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standards with a view toward resolving any issues prior to determining
next steps, which could include implementing new policies and
regulations leading to the integration of GIS data with the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) for Canadian crude oil and other pipeline
commodities for entry purposes.
This collection of information is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1411
National Customs Automation Program.
Type of Information Collection: Non-Standard PDF.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 12.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 288.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 19.
Dated: August 27, 2024.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2024-19627 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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