Notice2025-00523
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection of Information; Global Interoperability Standards (GIS)
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Published
January 14, 2025
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 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3233-3234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00523]
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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 Standards (GIS)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-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
February 13, 2025) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Please submit
written comments and/or suggestions in English. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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#d89b9a8887888a9998bbbaa8f6bcb0abf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1b2b3a1aea1a3b0b1929381df959982df969e87">[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>.
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 proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (89 FR 71381) on September
3, 2024, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public comments. 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,
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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 Standards (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: 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. Neoflow (a SVIP participant) has a
platform (the Neoflow platform) to document the movement (including
ownership changes) of crude oil. The Neoflow platform will monitor
Canadian crude oil, a continuous flow commodity, using global
interoperability standards (GIS) adopted by test participants who will
supply and input the GIS data into the Neoflow 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 Neoflow 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 supply chains 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 Neoflow platform's GIS 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). The test
will be limited to pipeline oil products coming from Canada but may be
expanded in the future to other commodities upon successful
implementation of the test.
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: 1,152.
Dated: January 7, 2025.
Seth D Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-00523 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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