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(Collection). The ICR contains 

information describing the Collection’s 

purpose, the Collection’s likely burden 

on the affected public, an explanation of 

the necessity of the Collection, and 

other important information describing 

the Collection. There is one ICR for each 

Collection. 

The Coast Guard invites comments on 

whether this ICR should be granted 

based on the Collection being necessary 

for the proper performance of 

Departmental functions. In particular, 

the Coast Guard would appreciate 

comments addressing: (1) The practical 

utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden of the 

Collection; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of 

information subject to the Collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the Collection on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

In response to your comments, we 

may revise this ICR or decide not to seek 

an extension of approval for the 

Collection. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period. 

We encourage you to respond to this 

request by submitting comments and 

related materials. Comments must 

contain the OMB Control Number of the 

ICR and the docket number of this 

request, [USCG–2021–0629], and must 

be received by October 29, 2021. 

Submitting Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. Documents 

mentioned in this notice, and all public 

comments, are in our online docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov and can be 

viewed by following that website’s 

instructions. Additionally, if you go to 

the online docket and sign up for email 

alerts, you will be notified when 

comments are posted. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

submissions in response to this 

document, see DHS’s eRulemaking 

System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 

March 11, 2020). 

Information Collection Request 

Title: Recreational Boating Accident 

Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0003. 

Summary: The Coast Guard Boating 

Accident Report form is the data 

collection instrument that ensures 

compliance with the implementing 

regulations and Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(b) 

that requires the Secretary to collect, 

analyze and publish reports, 

information, and statistics on marine 

casualties. 

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 6102(a) requires 

a uniform marine casualty reporting 

system, with regulations prescribing 

casualties to be reported and the manner 

of reporting. The statute requires a state 

to compile and submit to the Secretary 

(delegated to the Coast Guard) reports, 

information, and statistics on casualties 

reported to the State. Implementing 

regulations are contained in Title 33, 

Code of Federal Regulations, 

SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY, 

PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND 

CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT 

REPORTING, Subpart C—Casualty and 

Accident Reporting and Part 174— 

STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY 

REPORTING SYSTEMS, Subpart C— 

Casualty Reporting System 

Requirements, and Subpart D—State 

reports. 

States are required to forward copies 

of the reports or electronically transmit 

accident report data to the Coast Guard 

within 30 days of their receipt of the 

report as prescribed by 33 CFR 174.121 

(Forwarding of casualty or accident 

reports). The accident report data and 

statistical information obtained from the 

reports submitted by the State reporting 

authorities are used by the Coast Guard 

in the compilation of national 

recreational boating accident statistics. 

Forms: CG–3865, Recreational Boating 

Accident Report. 

Respondents: Federal regulations (33 

CFR 173.55) require the operator of any 

uninspected vessel that is numbered or 

used for recreational purposes to submit 

an accident report to the State authority 

when: 

(1) A person dies; or 

(2) A person is injured and requires 

medical treatment beyond first aid; or 

(3) Damage to the vessel and other 

property totals $2,000 or more, or there 

is a complete loss of the vessel; or 

(4) A person disappears from the 

vessel under circumstances that indicate 

death or injury. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden remains unchanged at 2,500 

hours a year. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: August 24, 2021. 

Kathleen Claffie, 

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18580 Filed 8–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Extension of the Section 321 Data Pilot 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection; Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) is extending the Section 321 Data 

Pilot through August 2023. 

DATES: The voluntary pilot initially 

began on August 22, 2019, and will run 

for an additional 24 months through 

August 2023. At this time, the pilot is 

limited to a maximum of nine 

participants. 

ADDRESSES: Prospective pilot 

participants should submit an email to 

ecommerce@cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject 

line of your email please state 

‘‘Application for Section 321 Data 

Pilot.’’ For information on what to 

include in the email, see section II.D 

(Application Process and Acceptance) of 

the notice published in the Federal 

Register on July 23, 2019 (84 FR 35405). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Dempsey, Director, IPR & ECommerce Division at 

laurie.b.dempsey@cbp.dhs.gov or 202– 

615–0514 and Daniel Randall, Director, 

Manifest & Conveyance Security at 

daniel.j.randall@cbp.dhs.gov or 202– 

344–3282. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended, provides for an exemption 

from duty and taxes for shipments of 

merchandise imported by one person on 

one day having an aggregated fair retail 

value in the country of shipment not 

less than $800. 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C). 

On July 23, 2019, CBP published a 

general notice in the Federal Register 

(84 FR 35405) (hereafter referred to as 

the ‘‘July 2019 notice’’) introducing a 

voluntary Section 321 Data Pilot. Pilot 

participants agree to transmit 

electronically certain data in advance 


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for shipments potentially eligible for 

release under Section 321 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (‘‘section 321 shipments’’). 

The data pilot tests the feasibility of 

collecting data elements, beyond those 

required by current regulations, and 

from non-traditional entities, such as 

online marketplaces. The purpose of 

this data pilot is to improve CBP’s 

ability to target efficiently and assess the 

security risks posed by section 321 

shipments. 

The July 2019 notice provided a 

comprehensive description of the 

program and its purpose, eligibility 

requirements, and the application 

process for participation. 84 FR 35405. 

Specifically, the July 2019 notice stated 

that the data pilot applied only to 

section 321 shipments arriving by air, 

truck, or rail and was set to conclude on 

August 22, 2020. 84 FR 35405. On 

December 9, 2019, CBP published 

another notice in the Federal Register 

(84 FR 67279) (hereafter referred to as 

the ‘‘December 2019 notice’’). This 

notice expanded the pilot to include 

section 321 shipments arriving by ocean 

and international mail covered in 19 

CFR part 145, extended the pilot 

through August 2021, and provided 

clarification with respect to the 

misconduct portion of the data pilot. 84 

FR 67279. 

II. Extension of the Section 321 Data 

Pilot Period 

CBP will extend the test for another 

two years to continue further evaluation 

of the 321 Data Pilot program and the 

risks associated with section 321 

shipments. The pilot will now run 

through August 2023. 

III. Applicability of Initial Test Notice 

All provisions found in the July 2019 

notice remain applicable, subject to the 

time period extension herein and the 

amendments provided in the December 

2019 notice. Furthermore, CBP reiterates 

that it is not waiving any regulations for 

purposes of the pilot. All existing 

regulations continue to apply to pilot 

participants. 

IV. Signing Authority 

Troy A. Miller, the Acting 

Commissioner, having reviewed and 

approved this document, is delegating 

the authority to electronically sign this 

document to Robert F. Altneu, who is 

the Director of the Regulations and 

Disclosure Law Division for CBP, for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: August 25, 2021. 

Robert F. Altneu, 

Director, Regulations & Disclosure Law 

Division, Regulations & Rulings, Office of 

Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18655 Filed 8–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Declaration Zone Test 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, DHS. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) will conduct a Declaration Zone 

test at cruise terminal facilities at 

participating sea ports of entry (POEs) to 

fulfill a regulatory declaration 

requirement and allow for streamlined 

processing. Current CBP regulations 

require each traveler to provide an oral 

or written declaration of all articles 

brought into the United States to a CBP 

officer. The test will provide arriving 

travelers with an alternative method to 

meet this requirement by allowing a 

demonstrative initial declaration. 

During the test, CBP will establish two 

queues for travelers entering the country 

to choose from: Items to Declare or No 

Items to Declare. Known as Declaration 

Zones, these queues will allow travelers 

entering the country to make their 

initial declaration simply by choosing 

which queue to enter. This notice 

describes the test, while setting forth 

requirements for participating in the 

test, the duration of the test, and how 

CBP will evaluate the test. This notice 

also invites public comment on any 

aspect of the test. 

DATES: The test will begin no earlier 

than September 27, 2021, and will run 

for approximately two years. The start 

date may vary at each location in 

accordance with the resumption of 

passenger operations suspended due to 

COVID–19. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning program, policy, and 

technical issues may be submitted at 

any time during the test period via 

email to simplifytravel@cbp.dhs.gov. 

Please use ‘‘Comment on Declaration 

Zone Test’’ in the subject line of the 

email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sung Hyun Ha, Acting Director, Sea 

Innovation, Mobility, and Biometric 

Advancement, Office of Field 

Operations, sung.hyun.ha@cbp.dhs.gov 

or (202) 215–9429. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

Current CBP regulations require each 

traveler to provide an oral or written 

declaration of all articles brought into 

the United States to a CBP officer. See 

part 148, subpart B of title 19 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 

part 148, subpart B). At a sea POE cruise 

terminal facility, travelers collect their 

luggage and subsequently proceed 

through a queuing process (dependent 

on the facility). A CBP officer then 

verifies the traveler’s identity against 

the traveler’s travel documents. The 

CBP officer also takes an oral 

declaration or collects a written 

declaration via CBP Form 6059B if a 

traveler completes one. See 19 CFR 

148.12 and 148.13. The CBP officer then 

determines whether the declaration 

requires a payment of duty or further 

examination. If either are required, the 

CBP officer refers the traveler to 

secondary inspection. When personnel 

are available, CBP officers also perform 

roving enforcement operations within 

the baggage area and egress area. At any 

point prior to exiting the facility, a 

traveler may be questioned by a CBP 

officer and referred for secondary 

inspection. Travelers referred to 

secondary inspection may be directed to 

complete CBP Form 6059B. 

In recent years, cruise ship capacities 

have increased to over 8500 passengers 

and crew per ship. Accordingly, new 

and innovative methods of processing 

are necessary. CBP has partnered with 

cruise lines to deploy facial comparison 

technology to verify biometrically the 

identities of expected travelers and crew 

upon arrival to the United States. The 

voluntary facial biometric debarkation 

(FBD) program replaces manual 

comparisons between travelers and their 

travel documents. To participate in the 

FBD program, cruise lines must provide 

enhanced data including select 

reservation, manifest, and voyage 

information directly to CBP that will be 

used for targeting and enforcement 

vetting. Enhanced targeting coupled 

with biometric verification of identity 

facilitates the ability for CBP officers to 

shift focus from administrative tasks to 

roving enforcement operations. This 

shift allows for amplified enforcement 

operations while enabling the growing 

flow of travelers through sizeconstrained facilities. 

The greater capacity for enforcement 

that results from participation in the 

FBD program would also allow for 

further streamlining processing through 

the implementation of declaration 


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