59932 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W526, Rockville, Maryland 20850 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Viktoriya Sidorenko, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Program and 

Review Extramural Staff Training Office, 

Division of Extramural Activities, National 

Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center 

Drive, Room 7W526, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, 240–276–5073, viktoriya.sidorenko@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Discovery 

and Development of Natural Products for 

Cancer Interception and Prevention (UG3/ 

UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). 

Date: October 27, 2023. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute at Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W260, Rockville, Maryland 20850 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Robert F. Gahl, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Special Review 

Branch Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9606 Medical 

Center Drive, Room 7W260, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850, 240–276–7869 robert.gahl@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Cancer 

Adoptive Cellular Therapy Network (CANAct). 

Date: October 27, 2023. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute at Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W238, Rockville, Maryland 20850 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Byeong-Chel Lee, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Resources and 

Training Review Branch, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Cancer 

Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 

Room 7W238, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 

240–276–7755, byeong-chel.lee@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, SEP–12: 

NCI Clinical and Translational Cancer 

Research. 

Date: November 1, 2023. 

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W110, Rockville, Maryland 20850 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Priya Srinivasan, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Resource and 

Training Review Branch, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Cancer 

Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 

Room 7W110, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 

240–276–5619, priya.srinivasan@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, NCI Cancer 

Moonshot Scholars Diversity Program 

Review Meeting B. 

Date: November 8, 2023. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W254, Rockville, Maryland 20850 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Susan Lynn Spence, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Research 

Technology and Contract Review Branch, 

Division of Extramural Activities, National 

Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center 

Drive, Room 7W254, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, 240–620–0819, susan.spence@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Thyroid 

Cancer and other Malignancies in Belarus 

Date: November 9, 2023. 

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W608, Rockville, Maryland 20850 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Nadeem Khan, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Research 

Technology and Contract Review Branch, 

Division of Extramural Activities, National 

Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center 

Drive, Room 7W608, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, 240–276–5856, nadeem.khan@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, SBIR 

Concept Award. 

Date: November 15, 2023. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W246, Rockville, Maryland 20850 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Jun Fang, Ph.D., Scientific 

Review Officer, Research Technology and 

Contract Review Branch, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Cancer 

Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 

Room 7W246, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 

240–276–5460, jfang@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: August 24, 2023. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18703 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[1651–0019] 

Vessel Entrance Clearance System 

(VECS) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments; extension of an existing 

collection of information. 

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 

October 30, 2023) 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 1651–0019 in 

the subject line and the agency name. 

Please use the following method to 

submit comments: Email. Submit 

comments to: CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 

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 CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 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 https:// 

www.cbp.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 


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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: Vessel Entrance and Clearance 

System (VECS). 

OMB Number: 1651–0019. 

Form Number: CBP Form 1300. 

Current Actions: Extension. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Abstract: CBP Form 1300, Vessel 

Entrance or Clearance Statement, is 

used to collect essential commercial 

vessel data at time of formal entrance 

and clearance in U.S. ports, allows the 

master to attest to the truthfulness of all 

CBP forms associated with the manifest 

package, and collects relevant 

information about the vessel and cargo. 

The form was developed through 

agreement by the United Nations 

Intergovernmental Maritime 

Organization (IMO) in conjunction with 

the United States and various other 

countries. The form was developed as a 

single form to replace the numerous 

other forms used by various countries 

for the entrance and clearance of 

vessels. CBP Form 1300 is authorized by 

5 U.S.C. 301, and 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415, 

1624, 2071, 1431, 1433, and 1434, as 

well as 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105 and 

provided for by 19 CFR 4. This form is 

accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/ 

newsroom/publications/

forms?title=1300&=Apply. 

This form is currently submitted in 

paper format and is anticipated to be 

submitted electronically as part of CBP’s 

efforts to automate maritime forms 

through the Vessel Entrance and 

Clearance System (VECS), which will 

reduce the need for paper submission of 

any vessel entrance or clearance 

requirements under the above 

referenced statutes and regulations. 

VECS will still collect and maintain the 

same data as CBP Form 1300 but will 

automate the capture of data to reduce 

or eliminate redundancy with other data 

collected by CBP. 

Respondents are enabled to create a 

new ACE Account type for Vessel 

Agencies through the ACE Portal. The 

new account type within ACE will 

operate as a portal that leads to the 

Vessel Entrance and Clearance System 

(VECS), which will run as its own 

independent system. 

Vessel Agents will be required to 

provide identifying information such as; 

their name, their employer 

identification number (EIN), company 

address, and their phone numbers, 

which will be requested at the time 

Vessel Agents apply for the new ACE 

account type. 

After creating an ACE account, Vessel 

Agencies, Vessel Operating Common 

Carriers (VOCCs), and their designees 

are able to use the new Vessel Entrance 

and Clearance System (VECS) as part of 

the ongoing pilot program to test the 

functionality of VECS, and will be able 

to file vessel entrance, clearance, and 

related data to CBP electronically. 

CBP is currently running a small 

public VECS Pilot on several ports. 

VECS will automate and digitize the 

collection and processing of the data 

and filing requirements for which the 

CBP Form 1300 is used. CBP plans to 

run an initial public pilot to test the 

system. All users who obtained a Vessel 

Agency Account through the ACE Portal 

will be automatically enrolled into the 

VECS public pilot. Initially, the pilot 

began at one of eleven ports where 

VECS was previously internally tested. 

CBP is providing training to each CBP 

port and the Vessel Agency personnel at 

each port, prior to beginning/expanding 

the public pilot in another port. 

The VECS public pilot will continue 

to expand to additional ports, in an 

effort to progressively test and 

implement the system nationwide. 

There will be no change to the paper 

format of CBP Form 1300, and CBP 

Form 1300 in paper format will 

continue to be accepted. 

New Submission 

The VECS Pilot will be live for 51 port 

codes as of August 2023 enabling fully 

electronic processing of vessel entrance 

and clearance. The public pilot has 

allowed CBP to identify areas for 

additional enhancement and 

automation, fix minor errors with the 

system’s operation, and simultaneously 

deploy to new locations while 

continuing to test fixes and new 

capabilities. VECS pilot will continue to 

expand to other port codes while 

implementing training for port staff. 

Type of Information Collection: CBP 

Form 1300. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,624. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 72. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 188,928. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes (0.5 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 94,464. 

Dated: August 25, 2023. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18735 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[Docket No. USCBP–2023–0021] 

Commercial Customs Operations 

Advisory Committee (COAC) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Committee management; notice 

of Federal advisory committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Commercial Customs 

Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) 

will hold its quarterly meeting on 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The 

meeting will be open to the public via 

webinar only. There is no on-site, inperson option for the public to attend 

this quarterly meeting. 

DATES: The COAC will meet on 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note 

that the meeting may close early if the 

committee has completed its business. 

Comments must be submitted in writing 

no later than September 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to 

the public via webinar only. The 

webinar link and conference number 

will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

September 19, 2023, at https://

www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholderengagement/coac/coac-public-meetings. 

For information or to request special 

assistance for the meeting, contact Ms. 

Latoria Martin, Office of Trade 

Relations, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, at (202) 344–1440 as soon as 

possible. Comments may be submitted 

by one of the following methods: 


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