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[FR Doc. 2024–02774 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Extension and Modification of the 

National Customs Automation 

Program Test Concerning the 

Submission Through the Automated 

Commercial Environment of Certain 

Unique Entity Identifiers for the Global 

Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of 

Concept 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: On July 21, 2023, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register extending and modifying a 

National Customs Automation Program 

Test concerning the submission of 

unique entity identifiers for the Global 

Business Identifier (GBI) Evaluative 

Proof of Concept (EPoC). This document 

republishes and supersedes the notice 

published on July 21, 2023, announces 

an extension of the test period through 

February 23, 2027, notes a clarification 

in the purpose and scope of the GBI 

EPoC, and removes commodity and 

country of origin limitations on the 

entries eligible for the test. In addition, 

this document makes changes to the 

contact information for questions 

regarding the test, provides new web 

addresses dedicated to obtaining GBIs, 

and makes minor technical changes. 

DATES: The GBI EPoC commenced on 

December 19, 2022, and will continue 

through February 23, 2027, subject to 

any extension, modification, or early 

termination as announced in the 

Federal Register. CBP began to accept 

requests from importers of record and 

licensed customs brokers to participate 

in the test on December 2, 2022, and 

CBP will continue to accept such 

requests until the GBI EPoC concludes. 

Public comments on the test are invited 

and may be submitted to the address set 

forth below, at any time during the test 

period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

policy-related questions, contact Garrett 

Wright, Director, Trade Modernization 

Division, Trade Policy and Programs 

Directorate, Office of Trade, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, at (202) 

897–9877 or via email at GBI@

cbp.dhs.gov, with a subject line reading 

‘‘Global Business Identifier Test-GBI.’’ 

For technical questions related to the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) or Automated Broker Interface 

(ABI) transmissions, software vendors, 

importers of record, and licensed 

customs brokers should contact their 

assigned ACE or ABI client 

representatives, respectively. Interested 

parties without an assigned client 

representative should direct their 

questions to Steven Zaccaro, Client 

Services Division, Office of Trade, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, at (571) 

358–7809 or via email at 

clientrepoutreach@cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 2, 2022, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) published a 

General Notice (the December 2 Notice) 

in the Federal Register (87 FR 74157) 

announcing a National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

concerning the submission through the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) of certain unique entity 

identifiers for the Global Business 

Identifier (GBI) Evaluative Proof of 

Concept (EPoC). On July 21, 2023, CBP 

published a General Notice (the July 21 

Notice) in the Federal Register (88 FR 

47154) extending and modifying the 

December 2 Notice. Specifically, the 

July 21 Notice extended the test period 

from July 21, 2023, through February 14, 

2024; provided the correct web address 

for interested parties to use to obtain the 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) from the 

Global Legal Entity Identifier 

Foundation (GLEIF); and clarified that 

CBP would allow participants to 

provide one or more of the three 

identifiers for the manufacturers, 

shippers, and sellers (and optionally, 

exporters, distributors, and packagers) 

of merchandise, and that CBP would not 

require transmission of all three 

identifiers to participate in the test. This 

document republishes and supersedes 

the July 21 Notice, with the following 

modifications. 

First, the test period has been 

extended from February 14, 2024, 

through February 23, 2027. Second, CBP 

made changes to Sections I.B. (Global 

Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of 

Concept (GBI EPoC)) and VI. (Evaluation 

Criteria) to clarify the purpose and 

scope of the test. CBP will continue to 

assess the functionality and 

effectiveness of universal global 

business identifiers to address data gaps 

caused by the unreliability of the 

manufacturer or shipper identification 

code (MID), in addition to exploring 

opportunities to enhance supply chain 

traceability and visibility more 

broadly—including examining how 

CBP, Partner Government Agencies 

(PGAs), and the trade industry might 

leverage GBIs to comply with growing 

supply chain traceability requirements. 

Third, CBP has expanded the GBI 

EPoC to include entries of merchandise 

classifiable in any subheading of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) and entries of 

imported merchandise from any country 

of origin. When CBP initially launched 

the GBI EPoC, the test was limited to 

entries of merchandise in five (5) 

categories (alcohol, toys, seafood, 

personal items, and medical devices), 

and to merchandise with 10 countries of 

origin (Australia, Canada, China, 

France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, 

Singapore, United Kingdom, and 

Vietnam). These requirements 

significantly limited the range of entries 

that could be evaluated under the test. 

As a result, CBP is removing these test 

limitations. It is important to note that 

the test continues to be limited to type 

01 (formal) and type 11 (informal) 

entries. 

Fourth, as noted in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section above, the 

office responsible for the GBI EPoC has 

changed (it is no longer the Interagency 

Collaboration Division, Trade Policy 

and Programs Directorate, Office of 

Trade, but is now the Trade 

Modernization Division, Trade Policy 

and Programs Directorate, Office of 

Trade), and the point of contact for 

interested parties without an assigned 

client representative who have technical 

questions has changed. Fifth, GS1 and 

Dun & Bradstreet have created specific 

web pages dedicated to the GBI EPoC for 

obtaining a GBI; Section III.A. 

(Obtaining Global Business Identifier 

(GBI) Numbers) has been updated to 

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dedicated GBI web pages. Lastly, CBP 

has made minor technical changes to 

Sections V. (Paperwork Reduction Act) 

and VI. (Evaluation Criteria). 

For ease of reference, the July 21 

Notice is republished below, with the 

changes described above. 

I. Background 

A. The National Customs Automation 

Program 

The National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) was established by 

Subtitle B of Title VI—Customs 

Modernization, in the North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (Customs Modernization Act) (Pub. 

L. 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057, 2170, 

December 8, 1993) (19 U.S.C. 1411). 

Through the NCAP, the thrust of 

customs modernization was focused on 

informed trade compliance and the 

development of the Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE), the 

planned successor to the Automated 

Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an 

automated and electronic system for 

commercial trade processing, intended 

to streamline business processes, 

facilitate growth in trade, ensure cargo 

security, and foster participation in 

global commerce, while facilitating 

compliance with U.S. laws and 

regulations and reducing costs for U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

and all of its communities of interest. 

The ability to meet these objectives 

depends on successfully modernizing 

CBP’s business functions and the 

information technology that supports 

those functions. CBP’s modernization 

efforts are accomplished through phased 

releases of ACE component 

functionality, which update the system 

and add new functionality. 

Sections 411 through 414 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411–1414), as 

amended, define and list the existing 

and planned components of the NCAP 

(Section 411), promulgate program goals 

(Section 412), provide for the 

implementation and evaluation of the 

program (Section 413), and provide for 

Remote Location Filing (Section 414). 

Section 411(a)(1)(A) lists the electronic 

entry of merchandise, Section 

411(a)(1)(B) lists the electronic entry 

summary of required information, and 

Section 411(a)(1)(D) lists the electronic 

transmission of manifest information, as 

existing NCAP components. Section 

411(d)(2)(A) provides for the periodic 

review of data elements collected in 

order to update the standard set of data 

elements, as necessary. 

B. Global Business Identifier Evaluative 

Proof of Concept (GBI EPoC) 

ACE is the system through which the 

U.S. Government has implemented the 

‘‘Single Window,’’ the primary system 

for processing trade-related import and 

export data required by the PGAs that 

work alongside CBP in regulating 

specific commodities. The transition 

away from paper-based procedures has 

resulted in faster, more streamlined 

processes for both the U.S. Government 

and industry. To continue this progress, 

CBP began working with the Border 

Interagency Executive Council (BIEC) 

and the Commercial Customs 

Operations Advisory Committee 

(COAC), starting in 2017, to discuss the 

continuing viability of the data element 

known as MID. 

Currently, importers of record provide 

the MID at the time of filing of the entry 

summary. See generally 19 CFR part 

142. The 13-digit MID is derived from 

the name and address of the 

manufacturer or shipper, as specified on 

the commercial invoice, by applying a 

code constructed pursuant to 

instructions specified by CBP. See 

Customs Directive No. 3550–055, dated 

November 24, 1986 (available online at 

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ 

documents/3550-055_3.pdf). Although 

use of the MID has served CBP and the 

international trade community well in 

the past, it has become apparent that the 

MID is not always a consistent or 

unique number. For example, the MID 

is based upon the manufacturer or 

shipper name, address, and country of 

origin, and this data can change over 

time and/or result in the same MID for 

multiple entities. Also, while the MID 

provides limited identifying 

information, other global unique 

identifiers capture a broader swath of 

pertinent information regarding the 

entities with which they are associated 

(e.g., legal ownership of businesses, 

specific business and global locations, 

and supply chain roles and functions). 

Changes in international trade and 

technology for tracking the flow of 

commodities have presented an 

opportunity for CBP and PGAs to 

explore new processes and procedures 

for identifying the parties involved in 

the supply chains of imported goods. 

CBP has thus engaged in regular 

outreach with stakeholders, including, 

but not limited to, importers of record, 

licensed customs brokers, trade 

associations, and PGAs, with a goal of 

obtaining meaningful feedback on their 

existing systems and operations in order 

to establish a mutually beneficial global 

entity identifier system. As a result of 

these discussions, CBP developed the 

Global Business Identifier Evaluative 

Proof of Concept (GBI EPoC), which is 

an interagency trade transformation 

project that aims to test global business 

identifiers as a supply chain traceability 

solution, for industry and the U.S. 

Government alike. The GBI EPoC seeks 

to amplify the U.S. Government’s 

visibility into the supply chain of goods 

entering the U.S. and explore 

opportunities for CBP and PGAs to 

leverage verifiable information 

regarding parties in the supply chain to 

improve risk assessment and 

admissibility decisions. 

For purposes of the GBI EPoC, ACE 

has been modified to permit test 

participants to provide the following 

entity identifiers (GBIs) associated with 

manufacturers, shippers, and sellers of 

merchandise covered by entries that 

meet the GBI EPoC criteria: nine (9)- 

digit Data Universal Numbering System 

(D–U–N–S®), thirteen (13)-digit Global 

Location Number (GLN), and/or twenty 

(20)-digit Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). 

The GBIs will be provided in addition 

to other required entry data (which may 

include the MID); any GBIs associated 

with the importer of record itself need 

not be provided as part of this test. The 

GBIs associated with the manufacturers, 

shippers and sellers will be provided 

with the CBP Form 3461 (Entry/ 

Immediate Delivery) data transmission 

via the Automated Broker Interface 

(ABI) in ACE for formal entries for 

consumption (‘‘entry type 01’’ in ACE) 

and informal entries (‘‘entry type 11’’ in 

ACE). CBP will then access the 

underlying data (GBI data) associated 

with the D–U–N–S®, GLN, and LEI, as 

set forth in the agreements that CBP has 

entered into with Dun & Bradstreet 

(D&B), GS1, and the Global Legal Entity 

Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), 

respectively, in order to connect a 

specific entry and merchandise to a 

more complete picture of those entities’ 

ownership, structure, and affiliations, 

among other information. D&B, GS1, 

and GLEIF are collectively referred to as 

the identity management companies 

(IMCs). 

Through the GBI EPoC, CBP aims to 

leverage existing entity identifiers—the 

D–U–N–S®, GLN, and LEI—to develop a 

systematic, accurate, and efficient 

method for the trade to report, and the 

U.S. Government to uniquely identify, 

legal business entities, their different 

business locations and addresses, and 

their various functions and supply 

chain roles. CBP will consider whether 

these three GBIs, singly, or in concert, 

ensure that CBP and PGAs receive 

standardized trade data in a universally 

compatible trade language. Moreover, 

CBP will examine whether the GBIs 


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submitted to CBP can be easily verified, 

thus reducing uncertainties that may be 

associated with the information related 

to shipments of imported merchandise. 

CBP will also consider whether the GBI 

EPoC may ultimately prove to be a more 

far-reaching, interagency initiative, one 

that keeps with the vision and 

actualized promise of the ‘‘Single 

Window,’’ by providing better visibility 

into the supply chain for CBP and 

PGAs, thereby further reducing paper 

processing, expediting cargo release, 

and enhancing the traceability of supply 

chains. 

II. Authorization for the Test

The Customs Modernization Act

authorizes the Commissioner of CBP to 

conduct limited test programs or 

procedures designed to evaluate 

planned components of the NCAP. The 

GBI EPoC is authorized pursuant to 19 

CFR 101.9(b), which provides for the 

testing of NCAP programs or 

procedures. See T.D. 95–21, 60 FR 

14211 (March 16, 1995). 

III. Conditions for the Test

The test is voluntary, and importers of

record and licensed customs brokers 

who wish to participate in the test must 

comply with all of the conditions set 

forth below. The full effect of access to 

additional entity-related data based on 

submission of the GBIs will be a key 

evaluation metric of the test. 

Participation in the test will provide 

test participants with the opportunity to 

test and give feedback to CBP on the GBI 

EPoC design and scope. Participation 

may also enable test participants to 

establish and test their digital 

fingerprints, such as more accurately 

identifying certain parties involved in 

their supply chains. In addition, 

participation may allow the trade 

community to better manage and 

validate their data and streamline their 

import data collection processes. Lastly, 

test participation may allow for the 

wider application of entity identifiers 

that are currently providing broad sector 

coverage and enhanced data analysis. 

A. Obtaining Global Business Identifier

(GBI) Numbers

Importers of record and licensed 

customs brokers who are interested in 

participating in the test must arrange to 

obtain any combination of the required 

D–U–N–S®, GLN, and/or LEI entity 

identifiers (the GBIs) from the 

manufacturers, shippers, and sellers of 

merchandise that are intended to be 

covered by future entries that will meet 

the conditions of the test (commodity + 

country of origin). For purposes of 

providing the information required for 

the test, the parties are defined as 

follows for each covered entry: 

• Manufacturer (or supplier)—The

party that last manufactures, assembles, 

produces, or grows the goods or the 

party supplying the finished goods in 

the country from which the goods are 

leaving for the United States. 

• Shipper—The party that enters into

a contract for carriage with, and 

arranges for delivery of the goods to, a 

carrier or transport intermediary for 

transportation to the United States. 

• Seller—The last known party by

whom the goods are sold or agreed to be 

sold. If the goods are to be imported 

otherwise than in pursuance of a 

purchase, the owner of the goods must 

be provided. 

Optionally, test participants may also 

arrange to obtain the GBIs for exporters, 

distributors, and packagers that will be 

associated with these future entries and 

provide them to CBP on qualifying 

entries covered by this test. 

A party may obtain its own GBI by 

contacting Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) at 

https://support.dnb.com/ 

?cust=CustomsBorderProtection, 

regarding the D–U–N–S®; GS1 at 

https://www.gs1us.org/industries-andinsights/by-industry/government-andpublic-sector/gs1-us-and-customs-andborder-protection, regarding the GLN; 

and the Global Legal Entity Identifier 

Foundation (GLEIF) at https://

www.gleif.org/en/about-lei/get-an-leifind-lei-issuing-organizations, regarding 

the LEI. 

Once the manufacturers, shippers, 

and sellers (and, optionally, the 

exporters, distributors, and packagers) 

have obtained their own GBIs (the D–U– 

N–S®, GLN, and LEI), these parties 

should provide the resulting GBIs to the 

relevant importer of record or licensed 

customs broker participating in the test. 

If these parties experience any difficulty 

with obtaining any of the GBIs, the 

importer of record or licensed customs 

broker seeking to participate in the test 

should reach out to CBP by email at 

GBI@cbp.dhs.gov. The test participant is 

not required to obtain or submit GBIs 

pertaining to its own entity. 

Importers of record and licensed 

customs brokers are reminded that they 

are responsible for obtaining any 

necessary permissions with respect to 

providing to CBP the GBIs for 

manufacturers, shippers, and sellers 

(and, optionally, for exporters, 

distributors, and packagers) in the 

supply chains of the imported 

merchandise for which they file the 

specified types of entries subject to the 

conditions of the test. Therefore, prior to 

submitting their request to participate in 

the test to CBP, as discussed below, 

importers of record and licensed 

customs brokers should consult with the 

applicable parties to ensure that these 

parties are willing to grant any 

necessary permissions to share their 

GBIs (which will also result in CBP’s 

access to the underlying GBI data 

associated with those GBIs, as described 

above) with CBP under the auspices of 

the test. 

B. Submission of Request To Participate

in the GBI EPoC

The test is open to all importers of 

record and licensed customs brokers 

provided that these parties have 

requested permission and are approved 

by CBP to participate in the test. 

Importers of record and licensed 

customs brokers seeking to participate 

in the test should email the GBI Inbox 

(GBI@cbp.dhs.gov) with the subject 

heading ‘‘Request to Participate in the 

GBI EPoC.’’ As part of their request to 

participate, importers of record and 

licensed customs brokers must agree to 

provide available GBIs with entry filings 

for merchandise that is subject to the 

conditions of the test and state that they 

intend to participate in the test. The 

request must include the potential 

participant’s filer code and evidence 

that it has obtained at least one of the 

three identifiers (D–U–N–S®, GLN, and 

LEI), or is in the process of obtaining an 

identifier, from the manufacturers, 

shippers, and sellers (and, optionally, 

exporters, distributors, and packagers) 

of merchandise to be entered pursuant 

to the test. 

Test participants who are importers of 

record and do not self-file must advise 

CBP in their request that they have 

authorized their licensed customs 

broker(s) to file qualifying entries under 

the test on their behalf. Test participants 

who are licensed customs brokers must 

advise CBP that they have been 

authorized to file qualifying entries on 

behalf of importers of record whose 

shipments meet the test criteria as set 

forth below. 

CBP began accepting requests to 

participate in the test on December 2, 

2022, and will continue to accept them 

until the test concludes. Anyone 

providing incomplete information, or 

otherwise not meeting the test 

requirements, will be notified by email, 

and given the opportunity to resubmit 

the request to participate in the test. 

C. Approval of GBI EPoC Participants

A party who wishes to participate in

this test is eligible to do so as long as 

it is an importer of record or licensed 

customs broker who files type 01 

(formal) or type 11 (informal) entries of 

merchandise, and that party obtains the 


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1As noted above, D&B, GS1, and GLEIF are IMCs. 

The GBI data consists of data provided by the 

relevant entity to the IMCs in order to generate a 

GBI—the D–U–N–S®, GLN, or LEI. GBIs allow CBP 

to link the underlying GBI data to specific entities 

and entries. 

required GBIs from its supply chain 

partners. After receipt of a request to 

participate in the test, CBP will notify, 

by email, the importers of record and 

licensed customs brokers who are 

approved for participation and inform 

them of the starting date of their 

participation (noting that test 

participants may have different starting 

dates). Test participants must provide 

the GBIs they have received to CBP 

prior to the starting date of their 

participation (participants will also 

provide the GBIs to CBP again with each 

qualified entry filing meeting the 

requirements of the test). Test 

participants are considered to be bound 

by the terms and conditions of this 

notice and any subsequent 

modifications published in the Federal 

Register. 

D. Criteria for Qualifying Entries 

1. Commodities Subject to the GBI EPoC 

The test will be limited to type 01 and 

type 11 entries, but is open to 

merchandise classifiable in any 

subheading of the HTSUS. Test 

participants are encouraged to submit 

GBIs with all qualified entry filings that 

meet the conditions of the test so that 

CBP has a fulsome data set to evaluate; 

however, entries will not be rejected if 

GBIs are not submitted. 

2. Countries of Origin Subject to the GBI 

EPoC 

The test is open to merchandise from 

any country of origin. 

E. Filing Entries With GBIs (Via ABI in 

ACE) 

Test participants must coordinate 

with their software vendors or technical 

teams to ensure that their electronic 

systems are capable of transmitting the 

D–U–N–S®, GLN, and LEI entity 

identifiers to CBP. During this test, CBP 

will only accept electronic submissions 

of GBIs via ABI in ACE with CBP Form 

3461 (Entry/Immediate Delivery) filings 

for type 01 and type 11 entries. Upon 

selection to participate in the test, the 

test participants will be provided with 

technical information and guidance 

regarding the transmission of the GBIs 

to CBP with the CBP Form 3461 filings. 

The assigned ABI client representatives 

of the test participants will provide 

additional technical support, as needed. 

F. CBP Access to Underlying GBI Data 

Associated With GBIs 

As part of the test, CBP has entered 

into agreements with D&B, GS1, and 

GLEIF (the IMCs) for limited access to 

the underlying data (GBI data) that is 

associated with the GBIs for the 

duration of the test and for testing of 

CBP’s automated systems.1 The data 

elements for which CBP has entered 

into agreements with D&B, GS1, and 

GLEIF may include, but are not limited 

to: (1) entity identifier numbers, (2) 

official business titles; (3) names; (4) 

addresses; (5) financial data; (6) trade 

names; (7) payment history; (8) 

economic status; and (9) executive 

names. The data elements will be 

examined as part of the test. 

Consistent with the agreements, CBP 

may access GBI data, combine it with 

CBP data, and evaluate the GBIs that the 

test participants provide with an entry 

filing. The GBI data will assist CBP and 

PGAs in determining the optimal 

combination of the three entity 

identifiers (the GBIs) that will provide 

the U.S. Government with sufficient 

entity data needed to support 

identification, monitoring, and 

enforcement procedures to better equip 

the U.S. Government to focus on highrisk shipments and bad actors. 

CBP will process entries submitted 

pursuant to the test by analyzing the 

GBIs submitted via ABI in ACE and 

ensuring that the GBIs are submitted 

correctly. CBP will then evaluate the 

submitted entries to assess the ease and 

cost of obtaining each of the GBIs, 

evaluating each GBI to ensure that it is 

being submitted properly per the 

technical requirements that will be set 

forth in CBP and Trade Automated 

Interface Requirements (CATAIR), and 

ensuring that CBP is able to validate that 

each GBI is accurate using the 

underlying GBI data from the IMCs or 

otherwise known to CBP. 

G. Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) 

PGAs are important to the success of 

the test. Certain PGAs, which may 

receive GBIs and GBI data and are 

intended as core test beneficiaries, may 

use the GBIs and GBI data to improve 

risk management and import 

compliance. This may result in smarter, 

more efficient, and more effective 

compliance efforts. CBP will announce 

the PGAs who will receive GBIs and GBI 

data pursuant to the test in a notice to 

be published in the Federal Register at 

a later date. 

H. Duration of Test 

The test began on December 19, 2022, 

and will run through February 23, 2027, 

subject to any extensions, modifications 

or early termination as announced by 

way of a notice to be published in the 

Federal Register. 

I. Misconduct Under the Test 

Misconduct under the test may 

include, but is not limited to, submitting 

false GBIs with an entry filing. 

Currently, CBP does not plan to assess 

penalties against GBI EPoC participants 

that fail to timely and accurately submit 

GBIs during the test. CBP also does not 

anticipate shipment delays due to the 

failure to file or the erroneous filing of 

GBIs. However, test participants are 

expected to follow all other applicable 

regulations and requirements associated 

with the entry process. 

After an initial six-month period (or at 

such earlier time as CBP deems 

appropriate), a test participant may be 

subject to discontinuance from 

participation in this test for any of the 

following repeated actions: 

• Failure to follow the terms and 

conditions of this test; 

• Failure to exercise due diligence in 

the execution of participant obligations; 

• Failure to abide by applicable laws 

and regulations that have not been 

waived; or 

• Failure to deposit duties or fees in 

a timely manner. 

If the Director, Trade Modernization 

Division (TMOD), Trade Policy and 

Programs (TPP), Office of Trade (OT), 

finds that there is a basis to discontinue 

a participant’s participation in the test, 

then CBP will provide written notice, 

via email, proposing the discontinuance 

with a description of the facts or 

conduct supporting the proposal. The 

test participant will be offered the 

opportunity to respond to the Director’s 

proposal in writing within 10 business 

days of the date of the written notice. 

The response must be forwarded to the 

TMOD Director, TPP, OT, by emailing 

GBI@cbp.dhs.gov, with a subject line 

reading ‘‘Appeal—GBI Discontinuance.’’ 

The Director, TMOD, will issue a final 

decision in writing on the proposed 

action within 30 business days after 

receiving a timely-filed response from 

the test participant, unless such time is 

extended for good cause. If no timely 

response is received, the proposed 

notice becomes the final decision of 

CBP as of the date that the response 

period expires. A proposed 

discontinuance of a test participant’s 

privileges will not take effect unless the 

response process under this paragraph 

has been concluded with a written 

decision that is adverse to the test 

participant, which will be provided via 

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J. Confidentiality 

Data submitted and entered into ACE 

may include confidential commercial or 

financial information which may be 

protected under the Trade Secrets Act 

(18 U.S.C. 1905), the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), and the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). However, as 

stated in previous notices, participation 

in this or any of the previous ACE tests 

is not confidential and, therefore, upon 

receipt of a written Freedom of 

Information Act request, the name(s) of 

an approved participant(s) will be 

disclosed by CBP in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552. 

IV. Comments on the Test 

All interested parties are invited to 

comment on any aspect of this test at 

any time. CBP requests comments and 

feedback on all aspects of this test, 

including the design, conduct and 

implementation of the test, in order to 

determine whether to modify, alter, 

expand, limit, continue, end, or fully 

implement this program. Comments 

should be submitted via email to GBI@

cbp.dhs.gov, with the subject line 

reading ‘‘Comments/Questions on GBI 

EPoC.’’ 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that 

CBP consider the impact of paperwork 

and other information collection 

burdens imposed on the public. An 

agency may not conduct, and a person 

is not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

valid control number assigned by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

The collection of GBI information 

gathered under this test has been 

approved by OMB in accordance with 

the requirements of the PRA under OMB 

control number 1651–0141. In addition, 

the Entry/Immediate Delivery 

Application and ACE Cargo Release 

(CBP Form 3461 and 3461 ALT) 

collection of information, which collects 

the GBI when entry is made, has been 

approved by OMB under OMB control 

number 1651–0024. 

VI. Evaluation Criteria 

The test is intended to evaluate the 

feasibility of utilizing GBIs to address 

data gaps caused by the unreliability of 

the MID, in addition to exploring 

opportunities to enhance supply chain 

traceability and visibility more 

broadly—including examining how 

CBP, PGAs, and the trade industry 

might leverage GBIs to comply with 

growing supply chain traceability 

requirements. This will involve 

exploring the use of GBIs to accurately 

identify legal business entities, their 

different business locations and 

addresses, as well as their various 

functions and supply chain roles, based 

upon information derived from the 

unique D–U–N–S®, GLN, and LEI entity 

identifiers. The test will assist CBP in 

enforcing applicable laws and 

protecting the revenue, while fulfilling 

trade modernization efforts by assisting 

the agency in verifying the roles, 

functions and responsibilities that 

various entities play in a given 

participant’s importation of 

merchandise. CBP’s evaluation of the 

test, including the review of any 

comments submitted to CBP during the 

duration of the test, will be ongoing 

with a view to possible extension or 

expansion of the test. 

CBP will evaluate whether the test: (1) 

improves foreign entity data for trade 

facilitation, enforcement, risk 

management, and statistical integrity; 

(2) ensures U.S. Government access to 

foreign entity data; (3) institutionalizes 

a global, managed identification system; 

(4) implements a cost-effective solution; 

(5) obtains stakeholder buy-in; and (6) 

facilitates legal compliance across the 

U.S. Government. At the conclusion of 

the test, an evaluation will be conducted 

to assess the efficacy of the information 

received throughout the course of the 

test. The final results of the evaluation 

will be published in the Federal 

Register as required by section 

101.9(b)(2) of the CBP regulations (19 

CFR 101.9(b)(2)). 

Should the GBI EPoC be successful 

and ultimately be codified under the 

CBP regulations, CBP anticipates that 

this data would greatly enhance ongoing 

trade entity identification and 

resolution, reduce risk, and improve 

compliance operations. CBP would also 

anticipate greater supply chain visibility 

and additional information with which 

to verify and validate information on 

legal entities, which will support better 

decision-making during customs 

clearance processes. 

AnnMarie R. Highsmith, 

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Trade. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02788 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2024–0003] 

Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: On January 19, 2024, FEMA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice describing the fiscal year (FY) 

2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

(AFG) program application process, 

deadlines, and award selection criteria 

pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention 

and Control Act of 1974, as amended. 

This notice explained the differences, if 

any, between these guidelines and those 

recommended by representatives of the 

national fire service leadership during 

the annual meeting of the Criteria 

Development Panel (CDP), which was 

held July 18–19, 2023. This notice also 

announced the application period for 

the FY 2023 AFG Program, which is Jan. 

29, 2024–March 8, 2024, and was also 

announced on the FEMA AFG Program 

website at https://www.fema.gov/grants/ 

preparedness/firefighters, as well as at 

https://www.grants.gov. This notice 

provides a correction to this information 

to be used in lieu of the information 

published January 19, 2024. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

February 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: DHS/FEMA/GPD, 

Assistance to Firefighters Grants 

Branch, 400 C St. SW, 3N, FEMA 

Headquarters, Washington, DC 20472– 

3635. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Parsons, Chief, Assistance to 

Firefighters Grants Branch, 1–866–274– 

0960 or FireGrants@fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of January 19, 

2024, in FR Doc. 2024–00998, on page 

3677, in the third column, in the 

bulleted paragraph entitled ‘‘Micro 

grants,’’ under the section 

‘‘Congressional Appropriations,’’ 

‘‘$50,000’’ is corrected to read 


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