Notice2026-09106
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Application To Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
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Published
May 7, 2026
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 91, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24888-24889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09106]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Application
To Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
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
June 8, 2026) 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#e9aaabb9b6b9bba8a98a8b99c78d819ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d59697858a85879495b6b7a5fbb1bda6fbb2baa3">[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 proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (90 FR 25065) on June 13,
2025, 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, 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 (ACE).
OMB Number: 1651-0105.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: Extension.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a trade
data processing system that replaced the Automated Commercial System
(ACS), as the import system for U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) operations. ACE is authorized by Executive Order 13659 which
mandates the 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:
<a href="http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated">http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated</a>.
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 CBP-assigned 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).
Previously approved changes for this collection include, adding a
new ACE account type for Import Trade Carriers. This enables users to
file vessel entrance, clearance, and related data to CBP electronically
through the new Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS). The
account application will be changed to collect identifying information
such as name, employer identification number (EIN), company address,
and phone numbers, to be used to set up the Vessel Agency accounts.
Users who create a Vessel Agency Account are automatically enrolled
into the VECS public pilot. Additionally, unrelated to the Vessel
Agency account type creation, CBP removed account types ``Cartman'' and
``Lighterman'' from the ACE Account Application. These account types
were never used and are being removed due to that lack of use.
Proposed Changes
Section four of the application entitled ``Air Carrier/Rail
Carrier/Sea Carrier/Truck Carrier/Driver/Crew'' was updated on February
6, 2025, to change the word ``gender'' to ``sex''. The change was made
to comply with the Executive Order issued on January 20, 2025:
``Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring
Biological Truth to the Federal Government''.
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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.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2026-09106 Filed 5-6-26; 8:45 am]
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