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portions of the Great Lakes, and several 

other navigable waterways around the 

United States. The Proposed Action 

includes the acquisition and operation 

of a planned 30 WCCs to replace the 

capabilities of the existing inland tender 

fleet, thereby enabling the safe 

navigation of waters that support the 

nation’s economy through maritime 

commerce throughout the Marine 

Transportation System. 

Following publication of a Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare a PEIS on April 

19, 2021 (86 FR 20376), the Coast Guard 

held a public meeting on May 11, 2021 

(86 FR 22444, April 28,2021), and then 

prepared a Draft PEIS in accordance 

with NEPA, as implemented by the CEQ 

Regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.); DHS 

Directive Number 023–01, Rev. 01 and 

Instruction 023–01–001, Rev. 01; and 

Coast Guard Commandant Instruction 

5090.1. On September 24, 2021, the 

Coast Guard published a Notice of 

Availability (NOA) and a request for 

comments on the Draft PEIS (86 FR 

53086). The Coast Guard considered and 

addressed in the Final PEIS comments 

received on the Draft PEIS during the 

comment period. Public comments did 

not result in substantive revisions or 

additions to the Draft PEIS. Responses 

to comments are in Appendix G of the 

Final PEIS. 

On March 18, 2022, a NOA of the 

Final PEIS published in the Federal 

Register (87 FR 15443) initiating a 30- 

day opportunity to object. The Coast 

Guard received two comments in 

support of selecting the preferred 

alternative and did not receive any 

eligible objections. The Final ROD 

documents the rationale for approving 

the Final PEIS and is consistent with the 

Reviewing Officer’s instructions. 

Responsible Official: The Responsible 

Official for approving the Final ROD is 

Mr. Aaron Pagnotti, Program Mananger, 

who signed the ROD on April 22, 2022. 

Dated: April 22, 2022. 

Aaron Pagnotti, 

Waterways Commerce Cutter Program 

Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) Export Manifest for Vessel 

Cargo Test: Renewal of Test 

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 renewing the Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) Export 

Manifest for Vessel Cargo Test, a 

National Customs Automation Program 

(NCAP) test concerning ACE export 

manifest capability. 

DATES: The voluntary pilot initially 

began on August 20, 2015, as corrected 

on October 20, 2015, and modified and 

extended on August 14, 2017. The 

renewed test will run for an additional 

two years from the date of publication 

of this notice in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for new 

participants in the ACE Export Manifest 

for Vessel Cargo Test must be submitted 

via email to CBP Export Manifest at 

cbpexportmanifest@cbp.dhs.gov. In the 

subject line of the email, please write 

‘‘ACE Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo 

Test Application’’. Applications will be 

accepted at any time during the test 

period. Written comments concerning 

program, policy, and technical issues 

may also be submitted via email to CBP 

Export Manifest at cbpexportmanifest@

cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject line of the 

email, please write ‘‘Comment on ACE 

Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo Test’’. 

Comments may be submitted at any 

time during the test period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Semeraro, Branch Chief, or David 

Garcia, Program Manager, Outbound 

Enforcement and Policy Branch, Office 

of Field Operations, CBP, via email at 

cbpexportmanifest@cbp.dhs.gov, or by 

telephone, 202–344–3277. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under the current regulatory 

requirements, the complete manifest is 

generally not required to be submitted 

until after the departure of the vessel. 

See sections 4.75, 4.76, and 4.84 of title 

19 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(19 CFR 4.75, 4.76 and 4.84). The 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo 

Test is a voluntary test in which 

participants agree to submit export 

manifest data to U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) electronically at 

least twenty-four hours prior to loading 

of the cargo onto the vessel in 

preparation for departure from the 

United States. The ACE Export Manifest 

for Vessel Cargo Test is authorized 

under 19 CFR 101.9(b), which provides 

for the testing of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) programs 

or procedures. 

The ACE Export Manifest for Vessel 

Cargo Test examines the functionality of 

filing export manifest data for vessel 

cargo electronically in ACE. ACE creates 

a single automated export processing 

platform for certain export manifest, 

commodity, licensing, export control, 

and export targeting transactions. This 

will reduce costs for CBP, partner 

government agencies, and the trade 

community, as well as improve 

facilitation of export shipments through 

the supply chain. 

The ACE Export Manifest for Vessel 

Cargo Test also assesses the feasibility of 

requiring the manifest information to be 

filed electronically in ACE within a 

specified time before the cargo is loaded 

on the vessel. This capability will 

enhance CBP’s ability to calculate the 

risk and effectively identify and inspect 

shipments prior to the loading of cargo 

in order to facilitate compliance with 

U.S. export laws. 

CBP announced the procedures and 

criteria related to participation in the 

ACE Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo 

Test in a notice published in the 

Federal Register on August 20, 2015 (80 

FR 50644). This test was originally 

scheduled to run for approximately two 

years. A correction to the notice, 

regarding the technical capability 

requirements, was published on October 

20, 2015 (80 FR 63575). On August 14, 

2017, CBP extended the test period (82 

FR 37890). At that time, CBP also 

modified the original notice to make 

certain data elements optional and 

opened the test to accept additional 

applications for all parties who met the 

eligibility requirements. Through this 

notice, CBP is renewing the test. 

The data elements, unless noted 

otherwise, are mandatory. Data elements 

which are mandatory must be provided 

to CBP for every shipment. Data 

elements which are marked 

‘‘conditional’’ must be provided to CBP 

only if the particular information 

pertains to the cargo. Data elements 

which are marked ‘‘optional’’ may be 

provided to CBP but are not required to 

be completed. The data elements are set 

forth below: 

(1) Mode of Transportation 

(containerized vessel cargo or 

noncontainerized vessel cargo) 

(2) Name of Ship or Vessel 

(3) Nationality of Ship 

(4) Name of Master (optional) 

(5) Port of Loading 

(6) Port of Discharge 

(7) Bill of Lading Number (Master and 

House) 

(8) Bill of Lading Type (Master, House, 

Simple or Sub) 

(9) Number of House Bills of Lading 

(optional) 


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(10) Marks and Numbers (conditional) 

(11) Container Numbers (conditional) 

(12) Seal Numbers (conditional) 

(13) Number and Kind of Packages 

(14) Description of Goods 

(15) Gross Weight (lb. or kg.) or 

Measurements (per HTSUS) 

(16) Shipper name and address 

(17) Consignee name and address 

(18) Notify Party name and address 

(conditional) 

(19) Country of Ultimate Destination 

(20) In-bond Number (conditional) 

(21) Internal Transaction Number (ITN) 

or AES Exemption Statement (per 

shipment) 

(22) Split Shipment Indicator (Yes/No) 

(optional) 

(23) Portion of Split Shipment (e.g., 1 of 

10, 4 of 10, 5 of 10, Final, etc.) 

(optional) 

(24) Hazmat Indicator (Yes/No) 

(25) UN Number (conditional) (If the 

hazmat indicator is yes, then UN 

(for United Nations Number) or NA 

(North American Number) and the 

corresponding four-digit 

identification number assigned to 

the hazardous material must be 

provided.) 

(26) Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) 

Registry Number (conditional) 

(27) Vehicle Identification Number 

(VIN) or Product Identification 

Number (conditional) (For 

shipments of used vehicles, the VIN 

must be reported, or for used 

vehicles that do not have a VIN, the 

Product Identification Number must 

be reported.) 

For further details on the background 

and procedures regarding this test, 

please refer to the August 20, 2015 

notice, as corrected by the October 20, 

2015 notice, and the August 14, 2017 

extension and modification. 

II. Renewal of the ACE Export Manifest 

for Vessel Cargo Test Period 

CBP will renew the test for another 

two years to continue evaluating the 

ACE Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo 

Test. This will assist CBP in 

determining whether electronic 

submission of manifests will allow for 

improvements in the functionality and 

capabilities at the departure level. The 

renewed test will run for two additional 

years from the date of publication. 

III. Applicability of Initial Test Notice 

All provisions in the August 20, 2015 

notice, as corrected by the October 20, 

2015 notice, and in the August 14, 2017 

modification and extension remain 

applicable, subject to the time period 

provided in this renewal. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. 3507), 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 collections of 

information in this NCAP test have been 

approved by OMB in accordance with 

the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act and assigned OMB 

control number 1651–0001. 

Pete Flores, 

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) Export Manifest for Rail Cargo 

Test: Renewal of Test 

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 renewing the Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) Export 

Manifest for Rail Cargo Test, a National 

Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 

test concerning ACE export manifest 

capability. 

DATES: The voluntary pilot initially 

began on September 9, 2015, and it was 

modified and extended on August 14, 

2017. The renewed test will run for an 

additional two years from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for new 

participants in the ACE Export Manifest 

for Rail Cargo Test must be submitted 

via email to CBP Export Manifest at 

cbpexportmanifest@cbp.dhs.gov. In the 

subject line of the email, please write 

‘‘ACE Export Manifest for Rail Cargo 

Test Application’’. Applications will be 

accepted at any time during the test 

period. Written comments concerning 

program, policy, and technical issues 

may also be submitted via email to CBP 

Export Manifest at cbpexportmanifest@

cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject line of the 

email, please write ‘‘Comment on ACE 

Export Manifest for Rail Cargo Test’’. 

Comments may be submitted at any 

time during the test period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Semeraro, Branch Chief, or David 

Garcia, Program Manager, Outbound 

Enforcement and Policy Branch, Office 

of Field Operations, CBP, via email at 

cbpexportmanifest@cbp.dhs.gov, or by 

telephone, 202–325–3277. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for 

Rail Cargo Test is a voluntary test in 

which participants agree to submit 

export manifest data to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) 

electronically at least two hours prior to 

loading of the cargo onto the rail car, in 

preparation for departure from the 

United States or, for empty rail cars, 

upon assembly of the train. The ACE 

Export Manifest for Rail Cargo Test is 

authorized under § 101.9(b) of title 19 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 

101.9(b)), which provides for the testing 

of National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) programs or 

procedures. 

The ACE Export Manifest for Rail 

Cargo Test examines the functionality of 

filing export manifest data for rail cargo 

electronically in ACE. ACE creates a 

single automated export processing 

platform for certain export manifest, 

commodity, licensing, export control, 

and export targeting transactions. This 

will reduce costs for CBP, partner 

government agencies, and the trade 

community, as well as improve 

facilitation of export shipments through 

the supply chain. 

The ACE Export Manifest for Rail 

Cargo Test also assesses the feasibility of 

requiring the manifest information to be 

filed electronically in ACE within a 

specified time before the cargo is loaded 

on the train. This capability will 

enhance CBP’s ability to calculate the 

risk and effectively identify and inspect 

shipments prior to the loading of cargo 

in order to facilitate compliance with 

U.S. export laws. 

CBP announced the procedures and 

criteria related to participation in the 

ACE Export Manifest for Rail Cargo Test 

in a notice published in the Federal 

Register on September 9, 2015 (80 FR 

54305). This test was originally 

scheduled to run for approximately two 

years. On August 14, 2017, CBP 

extended the test period (82 FR 37893). 

At that time, CBP also modified the 

original notice to make certain data 

elements optional and opened the test to 

accept additional applications for all 

parties who met the eligibility 


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