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Register. It is possible that the study 

may validate the status quo (no routing 

measures) and conclude that no changes 

are necessary. It is also possible that the 

study may recommend one or more 

changes to enhance navigational safety 

and the efficiency of vessel traffic 

management. The recommendations 

may lead to future rulemakings or 

appropriate international agreements. 

This notice is published under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: December 4, 2018. 

Melissa L. Rivera, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief of Staff, 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27604 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[Docket No. USCBP–2018–0045] 

Public Meeting: 21st Century Customs 

Framework 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) is cognizant of the 

need to stay modern in order to meet the 

challenges of an evolving trade 

landscape. New actors, industries, and 

modes of conducting business have 

emerged, disrupting the traditional 

global supply chain. To continue to 

effectively fulfill CBP’s mission, CBP is 

pursuing an initiative titled ‘‘The 21st 

Century Customs Framework.’’ ‘‘The 

21st Century Customs Framework’’ will 

seek to address and enhance numerous 

aspects of CBP’s trade mission to better 

position CBP to operate in the 21st 

century trade environment. Through 

preliminary efforts, CBP has identified 

key themes for which CBP seeks public 

input: Emerging Roles in the Global 

Supply Chain, Intelligent Enforcement, 

Cutting-Edge Technology, Data Access 

and Sharing, 21st Century Processes, 

and Self-Funded Customs 

Infrastructure. To that end, CBP is 

announcing a public meeting to discuss 

these themes. CBP will use the public 

comments received in response to this 

notice to initiate discussion at the 

public meeting for CBP to consider 

possible policy, regulatory, and 

statutory improvements to further the 

trade mission. CBP is already pursuing 

related efforts through the Border 

Interagency Executive Council and the 

Commercial Customs Operations 

Advisory Committee and is ensuring 

coordination among these initiatives. 

DATES: Meeting: The meeting to discuss 

‘‘The 21st Century Customs 

Framework’’ will be held on Friday, 

March 1, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. EST. 

Pre-registration: Members of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting 

whether in-person or via teleconference 

must register as indicated in the 

ADDRESSES section by 5:00 p.m. EST, 

February 4, 2019. 

Cancellation of pre-registration: 

Members of the public who are preregistered to attend in-person or via 

teleconference and later need to cancel, 

please do so by 5:00 p.m. EST, February 

22, 2019. 

Submission of comments: Members of 

the public wishing to submit comments 

must do so by 5:00 p.m. EST, February 

4, 2019 by the methods described in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will 

be conducted in-person and via 

teleconference. The in-person meeting 

will be held at the U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. The 

teleconference number will be provided 

to all registrants by 5:00 p.m. EST on 

February 28, 2019. For information on 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Mr. Brandon Lord, 

Office of Trade, U.S. Customs & Border 

Protection, at (202) 325–6432 or email, 

21CCF@cbp.dhs.gov as soon as possible. 

Pre-registration: Meeting participants 

may attend either in-person or via 

teleconference after pre-registering 

using one of the methods indicated 

below. All in-person attendees must 

pre-register by 5:00 p.m. EST, February 

4, 2019; on-site registration is not 

permitted. 

For members of the public who plan 

to attend the meeting in-person, please 

register online at https://teregistration.

cbp.gov/index.asp?w=145. 

For members of the public who plan 

to participate via teleconference, please 

register online at https://teregistration.

cbp.gov/index.asp?w=146 by 5:00 p.m. 

EST, February 4, 2019. 

Please feel free to share this 

information with other interested 

members of your organization or 

association. 

Members of the public who are preregistered to attend and later need to 

cancel, please do so by 5:00 p.m. EST, 

February 22, 2019, utilizing the 

following links: https://

teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=145 

to cancel an in-person registration or 

https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.

asp?w=146 to cancel a teleconference 

registration. 

Submission of comments: To facilitate 

public participation, we are inviting 

public comment on the six themes 

described below. Comments must be 

submitted in writing no later than 

February 4, 2019, must be identified by 

Docket No. USCBP–2018–0045, and 

may be submitted by one (1) of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 21CCF@cbp.dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number (USCBP–2018–0045) 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Mr. Brandon Lord, Office of 

Trade, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Suite 950N, Washington, DC 

20229. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number (USCBP–2018–0045) for this 

action. If you wish to give a public 

statement in-person during the meeting, 

please do not send your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

as certain identification information is 

required for CBP to contact you, and all 

comments sent to the portal will be 

posted without change. Please do not 

submit personal information to the 

Federal eRulemaking portal. For those 

who wish to give a public statement inperson during the meeting, please send 

your comments to the email or mail 

address above, indicate your interest in 

speaking and include the following 

information: First and last name; title/ 

position; phone number; email address; 

name and type of organization; and 

identify the theme you will speak to 

(each individual will be limited to one 

public statement on one theme). CBP 

will then post your comment on the 

docket without the personal 

information. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

Docket Number USCBP–2018–0045. To 

submit a comment, click the ‘‘Comment 

Now!’’ button located on the top-right 

hand side of the docket page. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brandon Lord, Office of Trade, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 1331 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 950N, 

Washington, DC 20229; telephone (202) 

325–6432 or email 21CCF@cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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21st Century Customs Framework 

Initiative Overview 

CBP is cognizant of the need to stay 

modern in order to meet the challenges 

of an evolving trade landscape. New 

actors, industries, and modes of 

conducting business have emerged, 

disrupting the traditional global supply 

chain. To continue to effectively fulfill 

CBP’s mission, CBP is pursuing an 

initiative titled ‘‘The 21st Century 

Customs Framework.’’ ‘‘The 21st 

Century Customs Framework’’ will seek 

to address and enhance numerous 

aspects of CBP’s trade mission to better 

position the agency to operate in the 

21st century trade environment. 

Through preliminary efforts, CBP has 

identified key themes for which CBP 

seeks public input: (1) Emerging Roles 

in the Global Supply Chain; (2) 

Intelligent Enforcement; (3) CuttingEdge Technology; (4) Data Access and 

Sharing; (5) 21st Century Processes; and 

(6) Self-Funded Customs Infrastructure. 

Brief descriptions of each theme are 

provided in this document along with 

the request for public comments on 

questions posed by CBP related to each 

theme. 

Members of the public who wish to 

provide a public statement should 

follow the instructions under the 

Addresses section. Due to time and 

content considerations, it is possible 

that not all persons who express an 

interest in making a public statement 

will be able to do so. Speakers will be 

selected based on time considerations 

and to ensure the panel receives diverse, 

individual perspectives. CBP will begin 

selecting and contacting individuals to 

deliver public statements starting no 

earlier than February 11, 2019. Members 

of the public may submit as many 

written comments as they wish; 

however, any commenter who is 

selected to provide a public statement 

will be limited to one timeslot 

addressing one theme. 

Agenda 

21st Century Customs Framework Public 

Meeting 

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.—Public Statements 

and Open Public Comment on 

Themes 

As described above, members of the 

public may submit as many written 

comments as they wish; however, any 

one individual will be selected for only 

one public statement theme and 

timeslot. 

(1) Emerging Roles in the Global Supply 

Chain 

Due to technological advances and 

new modes of conducting business, the 

modern international trade environment 

is marked by emerging actors and 

dynamic supply chains. CBP’s 

traditional legal frameworks were 

developed to primarily reflect 

containerized shipments and the supply 

chain to support such shipments, as 

opposed to small packages and business 

models built around e-commerce. CBP 

is seeking to ensure that all parties in 

the modern supply chain are aware of 

their responsibilities to promote safety 

and compliance, while still enabling 

legitimate trade and economic 

prosperity. 

Public Comment Questions 

• What new roles in the global supply 

chain are unaccounted for in CBP’s 

current legal framework? How should 

the agency account for these roles? 

• How can CBP work with ecommerce platforms and carriers to 

identify and deter illicit shipments? 

• How can new actors in the global 

supply chain work with CBP to improve 

trade security? 

(2) Intelligent Enforcement 

CBP’s efforts on intelligent 

enforcement are anchored on further 

improving risk management and the 

impact of efforts to detect high-risk 

activity, deter non-compliance and 

disrupt fraudulent behavior—all in the 

interest of enforcing U.S. trade laws to 

protect America’s economic security. 

CBP’s intelligent enforcement efforts 

include exploring how to better utilize 

technology, big data, and predictive 

analytics to drive decision-making. 

Public Comment Questions 

• What technologies are useful in 

predicting violative activities and an 

entity’s potential for violations? 

• What tools or sources of 

information regarding CBP’s compliance 

requirements have you found the most 

useful? What other resources can CBP 

provide to ensure that trade 

stakeholders understand CBP 

requirements? 

• How can CBP improve violation 

referral systems and allegation 

processing? 

(3) Cutting-Edge Technology 

One of the defining features of the 

modern trade environment is the rapid 

emergence of new technology. CBP is 

exploring the use of new technologies to 

improve trade facilitation and trade 

enforcement activities. 

Public Comment Questions 

• What emerging technologies are 

most important for CBP to monitor or 

adopt? 

• What technologies are being 

adopted by the private sector that are 

incompatible with CBP’s current legal or 

policy frameworks? 

• What technologies on the horizon 

have the potential to be a disruptive 

force (enabling or challenging) within 

the trade ecosystem? 

(4) Data Access and Sharing 

The volume and types of data and the 

speed at which the data can be 

transmitted create a valuable 

opportunity for CBP and trade 

stakeholders. CBP is examining how 

more efficient data sharing can improve 

trade facilitation and trade enforcement. 

At the same time, CBP is looking at 

ways to reduce the duplication or 

unnecessary capture of data. 

Public Comment Questions 

• What data would you like CBP to 

share with importers, and vice versa, to 

improve trade facilitation and 

enforcement? 

• How can CBP’s overall data sharing 

with trade stakeholders be improved? 

(5) 21st Century Trade Processes 

CBP will be refining certain import 

processes to reflect the modern trade 

environment, improve the experience of 

importers, brokers, and other important 

actors in the supply chain, and increase 

overall efficiency. CBP is placing a focus 

on processes that may be overly 

burdensome or outdated. 

Public Comment Questions 

• What specific import procedures or 

requirements can be improved or 

refined, and how? 

• What are some international best 

practices (i.e., processes used by other 

customs agencies) that CBP should 

examine? 

(6) Self-Funded Customs Infrastructure * 

* There will be no in-person 

statements related to this theme. 

New requirements affecting CBP, 

Partner Government Agencies (PGA), 

and trade industry will necessitate 

updates to the Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) outside of 

reoccurring maintenance. CBP is 

examining avenues to ensure that the 

ACE has a consistent stream of funding 

for enhancements and new 

functionalities. 

Public Comment Questions 

• Outside of the annual Congressional 

appropriations cycle, what mechanisms 

should CBP explore for consistent and 

timely funding for ACE enhancements? 

• How could the fee collection 

process be streamlined, improved, or 


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redesigned to more directly fund ACE 

enhancements? 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Brenda B. Smith, 

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Trade. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27716 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2018–0067] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records. 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to 

modify a current DHS system of records 

titled ‘‘DHS/ALL–007 Accounts Payable 

System of Records.’’ This system of 

records allows DHS to collect and 

maintain payment records. DHS is 

updating this system of records notice 

(SORN) to change the system location 

and clarify the authorities for which the 

records are collected. DHS is also 

expanding the categories of records 

collected by including invoices, 

receipts, and bank account numbers. 

DHS is modifying routine use E and 

adding routine use F to this SORN to 

comply with Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Memorandum M–17–12. 

Routine use L is also being modified to 

account for sharing payment 

information with the Department of 

Treasury to determine an individual’s 

eligibility to receive federal payments. 

Additionally, this notice includes nonsubstantive changes to simplify the 

formatting and text of the previously 

published notice. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 22, 2019. This modified system 

will be effective upon publication. New 

or modified routine uses will be 

effective January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2018–0067 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–343–4010. 

• Mail: Philip S. Kaplan, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528–0655. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number DHS–2018–0067. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions and for privacy issues, 

please contact: Philip S. Kaplan, 

Privacy@hq.dhs.gov, (202) 343–1717, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528–0655. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DHS is modifying and reissuing DHS/ 

ALL–007 Accounts Payable SORN. DHS 

uses records covered by this SORN to 

meet its obligation to manage 

Departmental funds and ensure that 

DHS pays its creditors, including DHS 

employees for travel related 

reimbursements, and ensures that DHS 

has an accurate accounting of money it 

owes. DHS is updating this SORN to 

provide notice that the location of 

financial management activities for all 

DHS Components will be housed at 

DHS facilities and on DHS information 

systems, instead of the Department of 

Interior as was stated in the previous 

SORN. DHS is also clarifying its 

authorities to collect accounts payable 

information. 

The Department is expanding the 

categories of records contained in this 

SORN to include bank account 

information, invoices, and receipts, to 

more accurately reflect the financial 

records needed by DHS to verify monies 

owed and track payments to 

individuals. Further, routine use E is 

being modified and routine use F is 

being added to be in conformity with 

OMB Memorandum M–17–12. Routine 

Use L is being modified to incorporate 

information sharing with the 

Department of Treasury’s ‘‘Do Not Pay’’ 

program, which determines federal 

eligibility for dispersment of payments 

by checking death records, federal debt 

records, and lists of sanctioned 

individuals. Additionally, this notice 

includes non-substantive changes to 

simplify the formatting and text of the 

previously published notice. 

This system of records does not 

include information to enable travel 

service providers under contract to the 

Federal Government to authorize, issue, 

or account for travel and travel 

reimbursements provided to individuals 

on official Federal Government 

business, which are covered under 

GSA/GOVT–4 Contracted Travel 

Services Program, 74 FR 26700 (June 3, 

2009), and GSA/GOVT–4 Contracted 

Travel Services Program, 74 FR 28048 

(June 12, 2009). 

Consistent with DHS’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the DHS/ALL–007 Accounts Payable 

system of records may be shared with 

other DHS Components that have a need 

to know the information to carry out 

their national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

homeland security functions. In 

addition, DHS may share information 

with appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, territorial, foreign, and 

international government agencies, 

members of the public, and other 

entities consistent with the routine uses 

set forth in this system of records notice. 

This updated system will be included in 

DHS’s inventory of record systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information practice principles in a 

statutory framework governing the 

means by which Federal Government 

agencies collect, maintain, use, and 

disseminate individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

from which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass U.S. 

citizens and lawful permanent 

residents. Additionally, the Judicial 

Redress Act (JRA) provides covered 

persons with a statutory right to make 

requests for access and amendment to 

covered records, as defined by the JRA, 

along with judicial review for denials of 

such requests. In addition, the JRA 

prohibits disclosures of covered records, 

except as otherwise permitted by the 

Privacy Act. 

Below is a description of the DHS/ 

ALL–007 Accounts Payable System of 

Records. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(r), DHS has provided a report of 

this revised system of records to the 

Office of Management and Budget and 

to Congress. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/ALL–007 Accounts Payable. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 


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