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are expected to be fully deployed for 

testing by March 19, 2007. Comments 

concerning this notice and all aspects of 

the announced test may be submitted at 

any time during the test period to the 

contact listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Swanson via e-mail at 

james.d.swanson@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) test concerning the 

transmission of automated truck 

manifest data for truck carrier accounts 

was announced in a notice published in 

the Federal Register (69 FR 55167) on 

September 13, 2004. That notice stated 

that the test of the Automated Truck 

Manifest would be conducted in a 

phased approach, with primary 

deployment scheduled for no earlier 

than November 29, 2004. 

A series of Federal Register notices 

have announced the implementation of 

the test, beginning with a notice 

published on May 31, 2005 (70 FR 

30964). As described in that document, 

the deployment sites for the test have 

been phased in as clusters. The ports 

identified belonging to the first cluster 

were announced in the May 31, 2005 

notice. Additional clusters were 

announced in subsequent notices 

published in the Federal Register 

including: 70 FR 43892, published on 

July 29, 2005; 70 FR 60096, published 

on October 14, 2005; 71 FR 3875, 

published on January 24, 2006; 71 FR 

23941, published on April 25, 2006; 71 

FR 42103, published on July 25, 2006; 

71 FR 77404, published on December 

26, 2006; and 72 FR 7058, published on 

February 14, 2007. 

New Clusters 

Through this notice, CBP announces 

that the next clusters of ports to be 

brought up for purposes of deployment 

of the test, to be fully deployed by 

March 19, 2007, will be the port of 

Pittsburg in the state of New Hampshire 

and the following specified ports in the 

state of Maine: Ferry Point, Milltown, 

Eastport, Lubec, Vanceboro, Forest City, 

Orient, Houlton, Monticello, Van Buren, 

Hamlin, Madawaska, Fort Kent, 

Estcourt, Limestone, Jackman, Coburn 

Gore, St. Zacharie, St. Aurelie, St. 

Pamphile, St. Juste, Fort Fairfield, 

Easton, and Bridgewater. 

This deployment is for purposes of 

the test of the transmission of automated 

truck manifest data only; the Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck 

Manifest System is not yet the mandated 

transmission system for these ports. The 

ACE Truck Manifest System will 

become the mandatory transmission 

system in these ports only after 

publication in the Federal Register of 90 

days notice, as explained by CBP in the 

Federal Register notice published on 

October 27, 2006 (71 FR 62922). 

Previous NCAP Notices Not Concerning 

Deployment Schedules 

On Monday, March 21, 2005, a notice 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 13514) announcing a 

modification to the NCAP test to clarify 

that all relevant data elements are 

required to be submitted in the 

automated truck manifest submission. 

That notice did not announce any 

change to the deployment schedule and 

is not affected by publication of this 

notice. All requirements and aspects of 

the test, as set forth in the September 13, 

2004 notice, as modified by the March 

21, 2005 notice, continue to be 

applicable. 

Dated: March 15, 2007. 

Jayson P. Ahern, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E7–5436 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

New Test Program Regarding 

Electronic Foreign Trade Zone 

Admission Applications 

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: In a document published in 

the Federal Register on August 19, 

2005, the Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) announced its plan to 

conduct a voluntary program to test the 

viability of submitting electronic FTZ 

admission applications (CBP Form 

214—‘‘FTZ Admission and/or Status 

Designation’’) to CBP via the Automated 

Broker Interface (ABI). The test program 

was intended to run for a period of 

approximately 6 months from the 

program’s September 30, 2005 

commencement date with a final 

evaluation to take place at the end of 

that period. This notice informs 

interested members of the public that 

after CBP’s initial evaluation of the test 

program, it was determined that due to 

the insufficient data collected the test 

should be run again for a period of 

approximately 6 months from March 26, 

2007. The new test program is intended 

to encourage greater participation in the 

prototype by the trade and thereby 

provide CBP with more meaningful data 

by which to assess the feasibility of 

implementing the test program on a 

permanent basis. 

DATES: The Electronic FTZ Admission 

Application test program will resume 

for a period of 6 months from March 26, 

2007. CBP may extend the test for 

additional periods of time by way of 

announcement in the Federal Register. 

Comments concerning this notice and 

any aspect of the prototype may be 

submitted at any time during the test 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding this notice should be 

addressed to Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field Operations, 

Cargo Control Branch, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.2C, 

Washington, DC 20229. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sonja Grant, Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field Operations, 

via e-mail at sonja.grant@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Electronic Foreign Trade Zone 

Admission Application Test Program: 

Planned Component of the National 

Customs Automation Program 

Title VI of the North American Free 

Trade Agreement Implementation Act 

(the Act), Public Law 103–182, 107 Stat. 

2057 (December 8, 1993), contains 

provisions pertaining to Customs 

Modernization (107 Stat. 2170). Subpart 

B of Title VI of the Act concerns the 

National Customs Automation Program 

(NCAP), an electronic system for the 

processing of commercial importations. 

Within subpart B, section 631 of the Act 

added section 411 to the Tariff Act of 

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411–1414), which 

defines the NCAP, provides for the 

establishment of and participation in 

the NCAP, and includes a list of existing 

and planned components. Section 

411(a)(2)(G) identifies any program 

initiated by Customs and Border 

Protection to carry out the automation 

goals of this subpart as a planned NCAP 

component. The planned test program 

described in this document falls within 

this category of planned NCAP 

component. Section 101.9(b) of title 19 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 

CFR 101.9(b)) provides for the testing of 

NCAP planned components. The 

Electronic Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 

Admissions Application prototype is 

being tested in accordance with this 

provision. 


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Description of the Test Program 

A notice describing the Electronic 

FTZ Admissions Application test 

program and setting forth the program’s 

terms and conditions was published in 

the Federal Register (70 FR 48774) on 

August 19, 2005. The voluntary test 

program permitted the electronic filing 

of FTZ admission applications (CBP 

Form 214—‘‘FTZ Admission and/or 

Status Designation’’) with CBP via the 

Automated Broker Interface (ABI). That 

document stated that the test program 

was to commence no earlier than 

September 30, 2005, and continue to 

run for a period of approximately 6 

months with a final evaluation to take 

place at the end of that period. 

This notice informs interested 

members of the public that after CBP’s 

initial evaluation of the test program, it 

was determined that due to the 

insufficient data collected the test 

should be run again for a period of 

approximately 6 months from March 26, 

2007. The new test program is intended 

to encourage greater participation in the 

prototype by the trade and thereby 

provide CBP with more meaningful data 

by which to assess the feasibility of 

implementing the test program on a 

permanent basis. A final evaluation will 

take place at the end of the test period. 

All of the Electronic FTZ Admissions 

Application test program terms and 

conditions set forth in the August 19, 

2005, Federal Register notice will be in 

effect. 

Dated: March 15, 2007. 

Jayson P. Ahern, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E7–5431 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5117–N–26] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Uniform Physical Standards & Physical 

Inspection Requirements 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

Multifamily properties owned by 

HUD or with HUD-insured mortgages 

must be inspected regularly. 

Mortgagees/lenders inspect projects 

with HUD-insured mortgages. All 

owners/agents must certify that Exigent 

Health and Safety (EH&S) deficiencies 

noted during the inspection have been 

repaired. HUD uses the information to 

ensure that the properties are 

maintained in a condition that is decent, 

safe, sanitary, and in good repair. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 25, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2502–0369) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from 

HUD’s Web site at http:// 

www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/ 

collectionsearch.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

This notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Uniform Physical 

Standards & Physical Inspection 

Requirements. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0369. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

Multifamily properties owned by HUD 

or with HUD-insured mortgages must be 

inspected regularly. Mortgagees/lenders 

inspect projects with HUD-insured 

mortgages. All owners/agents must 

certify that Exigent Health and Safety 

(EH&S) deficiencies noted during the 

inspection have been repaired. HUD 

uses the information to ensure that the 

properties are maintained in a condition 

that is decent, safe, sanitary, and in 

good repair. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion, Other (every 3 years). 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 12,857 0.99 3 38,824 


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