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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. 

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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 

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zones. Declaration zones are an 

established concept in several countries 

whereby travelers provide an initial 

declaration via selection of a departure 

queue. Declaration zones facilitate the 

processing of travelers by separating 

those who need to go directly to a CBP 

officer for additional processing from 

those who do not. With declaration 

zones, travelers select from one of two 

clearly marked departure queues, either 

that they have items to declare or no 

items to declare. This selection acts as 

travelers’ initial declaration simply 

through the queue that they choose. 

This addition of a physical, 

demonstrative form of declaration 

would allow CBP officers to shift focus 

from conducting administrative tasks 

such as taking oral declarations from 

compliant, low-risk, and highly vetted 

travelers to roving enforcement 

operations. Roving officers would be 

able to use their observation skills, as 

well as their knowledge of trends and 

smuggling techniques, to actively 

monitor and select individuals for 

inspection. 

The Declaration Zone Test 

CBP will conduct a Declaration Zone 

Test to fulfill the declaration 

requirement under CBP regulations, 

while also allowing 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. See 19 CFR part 148, subpart B. 

The test will provide arriving travelers 

with an alternative method to meet this 

requirement by allowing a 

demonstrative initial declaration 

through the use of declaration zones at 

cruise terminal facilities at certain sea 

POEs. 

Description and Procedures 

Within a cruise terminal facility, two 

distinct customs declaration zone 

queues will be established for entering 

the egress area: one for No Items to 

Declare and another for Items to 

Declare. Signage will be posted to 

clearly label the queues at the entrance 

to the egress area after travelers collect 

their luggage. The physical act of 

selecting the No Items to Declare queue 

or the Items to Declare queue in and of 

itself will constitute an initial 

demonstrative declaration. CBP officers 

will conduct roving enforcement 

operations within the baggage collection 

and egress area to ensure traveler 

compliance. 

No Items To Declare Queue 

Travelers who determine they have 

nothing to declare will enter the No 

Items to Declare queue and proceed 

through the egress area to the facility 

exit. CBP officers will conduct roving 

operations in the No Items to Declare 

zone to affirm traveler compliance, 

receive oral declarations, and make 

referrals to secondary inspection as 

necessary. Travelers who are not 

questioned by CBP officers conducting 

roving operations proceed to the exit. 

Items To Declare Queue 

Travelers with items to declare will 

enter the Items to Declare queue and 

will present before a CBP officer to 

make an oral declaration. The CBP 

officer will make a determination if duty 

is owed by the traveler or if additional 

inspection is warranted. The CBP officer 

will then direct the traveler accordingly. 

Referral to Secondary Inspection 

If a traveler is referred to secondary 

inspection at any point, CBP officers 

will follow standard procedures, 

including collecting oral and/or written 

declarations during the referral and 

inspection. CBP officers will also follow 

current agency policy on declaration 

amendment opportunities. 

Eligibility and Participation 

Requirements 

The test allowing demonstrative 

declaration to be an acceptable 

declaration method will begin at two sea 

POEs: Miami, Florida, and Bayonne, 

New Jersey. CBP may choose to expand 

this test to other sea POEs during the 

two-year test period. Any such 

expansion will be announced on the 

CBP website, https://www.cbp.gov. The 

test will be restricted to closed loop 

cruises participating in FBD. 

CBP will provide directional signage 

for use in the implementation of the 

declaration zones. Port management 

will coordinate with the port authority/ 

terminal managers for the printing and 

posting of the directional signage and 

establishing the corresponding queues. 

The signage is ancillary to the statutory 

signage currently posted within cruise 

terminal facilities and the Federal 

Inspection Services (FIS) area. These 

directional signs will facilitate the 

declaration zone process and help 

travelers understand the expectation 

when entering a specific queue. 

CBP will also work with each cruise 

line at eligible POEs to develop 

educational materials to provide to 

travelers regarding U.S. customs 

declaration responsibilities and how 

travelers should navigate both the FBD 

process and declaration zones. 

Authorization for the Test 

The test described in this notice is 

authorized pursuant to 19 CFR 101.9(a), 

which allows the Commissioner of CBP 

to impose requirements different from 

those specified in the CBP Regulations 

for purposes of conducting a test 

program or procedure designed to 

evaluate the effectiveness of new 

operational procedures regarding the 

processing of passengers. This test is 

authorized pursuant to this regulation as 

it is designed to evaluate whether 

allowing a demonstrative initial 

declaration is a feasible way to fulfill 

the declaration requirement and allow 

for streamlined processing. 

Waiver of Certain Regulatory 

Requirements 

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 19 CFR 

148.12 and 148.13. The test will provide 

arriving travelers with an alternative 

method to meet this requirement by 

allowing a demonstrative initial 

declaration. All other requirements of 

19 CFR part 148, subpart B, regarding 

declarations, including those provided 

by 19 CFR 148.18, regarding failure to 

declare, and 19 CFR 148.19, regarding 

false or fraudulent statements, still 

apply. 

Duration of Test 

This test will run for approximately 

two years, beginning no earlier than 

September 27, 2021. The start date may 

vary at each location in accordance with 

the resumption of passenger operations 

suspended due to COVID–19. While the 

test is ongoing, CBP will evaluate the 

results and determine whether the test 

will be extended or otherwise modified. 

CBP reserves the right to discontinue 

this test at any time in CBP’s sole 

discretion. CBP will announce any 

modifications to the duration of the test 

by notice in the Federal Register. 

Evaluation of Declaration Zone Test 

CBP will use the results of this test to 

assess the operational feasibility of 

allowing an initial demonstrative 

declaration to be an acceptable 

declaration method. CBP will evaluate 

this test based on a number of criteria, 

including: 

• Evaluation of cruise line customer 

satisfaction surveys gathering feedback 

on the debarkation process; and 

• Comparison of year-over-year 

enforcement statistics for each test 

period to ensure no impact to duty 

collection or to the frequency of 

enforcement activities. 


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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. As 

there is no new collection of 

information required in this document, 

the provisions of the PRA are 

inapplicable. 

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. 2021–18584 Filed 8–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7038–N–16; OMB Control 

No.: 2502–0619] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: COVID–19 Supplemental 

Payment Requests 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 29, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400. 

This is not a toll-free number. Persons 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

COVID–19 Supplemental Payment 

Requests. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0619. 

OMB Expiration Date: 09/30/2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD Form 52671–E. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

proposed Form 52671–E will be 

completed by owners of properties with 

Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment 

contracts, Section 202 and Section 811 

Project Rental Assistance contracts, 

Section 202/162 Project Assistance 

contracts, and Section 202 Senior 

Preservation Rental Assistance contacts, 

who wish to receive a supplemental 

payment to offset operating cost 

increases to prevent, prepare, and 

respond to the effects of COVID–19. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,150. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

12,450. 

Frequency of Response: 3. 

Average Hours per Response: 1.1 

hours per response. 

Total Estimated Burden: 13,695. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(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; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to 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. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

Janet M. Golrick, 

Acting, Chief of Staff for the Office of 

Housing—Federal Housing Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18563 Filed 8–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[212 LLHQ640000L18200000.XP0000; OMB 

Control No. 1004–0204] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Bureau of Land 

Management Resource Advisory 

Council Application 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) proposes to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 


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