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when necessary, in response to specific 

U.S. Coast Guard taskings. 

Each Towing Safety Advisory 

Committee member serves a term of 

office of up to 3 years. Members may be 

considered to serve an additional 

consecutive term. All members serve 

without compensation from the Federal 

Government; however, upon request, 

they may receive travel reimbursement 

and per diem. 

We will consider applications for the 

following six positions that will be 

vacant on September 30, 2016: 

1. Three positions representing the Barge 

and Towing Industry (reflecting a regional 

geographical balance); 

2. One position representing port districts, 

port authorities or terminal operators; 

3. One position representing licensed or 

unlicensed towing vessel engineers with 

formal training and experience; 

4. One position representing shippers (at 

least one who represents the carriage of oil 

or hazardous materials). 

To be eligible, applicants should have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and 

experience regarding shallow-draft 

inland and coastal waterway navigation 

and towing safety. 

Registered lobbyists are not eligible to 

serve on federal advisory committees. 

See ‘‘Revised Guidance on Appointment 

of Lobbyists to Federal Advisory 

Committees, Boards, and Commissions’’ 

(79 FR 47482, August 13, 2014). 

Registered lobbyists are lobbyists 

required to comply with provisions 

contained in the Lobbying Disclosure 

act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605; Pub. L. 104– 

65 as amended by Title II of Pub. L. 

110–81). 

In an effort to maintain a geographic 

balance of membership, we are 

encouraging representatives from tug 

and barge companies operating on the 

Western Rivers to apply for 

representation on the Committee. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security does not discriminate in 

employment on the basis of race, color, 

religion, sex, national origin, political 

affiliation, sexual orientation, gender 

identity, marital status, disability and 

genetic information, age, membership in 

an employee organization, or any other 

non-merit factor. The Department of 

Homeland Security strives to achieve a 

widely diverse candidate pool for all of 

its recruitment selections. 

If you are interested in applying to 

become a member of the Committee, 

send your cover letter and resume to 

William J. Abernathy, Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer of the 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee via 

one of the transmittal methods in the 

ADDRESSES section by the deadline in 

the DATES section of this notice. All 

email submittals will receive email 

receipt confirmation. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards, United States Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02671 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program Test Concerning 

the Automated Commercial 

Environment Partner Government 

Agency Message Set Regarding the 

Toxic Substances Control Act 

Certification Required by the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 

(CBP’s) plan to modify the National 

Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 

test concerning the transmission of 

electronic filings of data to the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE), known as the Partner 

Government Agency (PGA) Message Set 

test. This modification expands the use 

of the ACE PGA Message Set for the 

transmission of Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

certification data. CBP invites public 

comment concerning the test program. 

DATES: The modified PGA Message Set 

test will commence no earlier than 

February 10, 2016, and will continue 

until concluded by way of 

announcement in the Federal Register. 

Comments will be accepted through the 

duration of the test. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice and any aspect of this test may 

be submitted at any time during the test 

via email to Josephine Baiamonte, ACE 

Business Office (ABO), Office of 

International Trade, at 

josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov. In 

the subject line of your email, please 

indicate, ‘‘Comment on EPA TSCA PGA 

Message Set Test FRN’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

EPA-related PGA Message Set test 

questions, interested parties should 

send an email message to Loraine Passe, 

at Passe.Loraine@epa.gov, and they 

should also send a copy of that message 

to their assigned CBP client 

representative. Interested parties 

without an assigned CBP client 

representative should direct their 

questions to Steven Zaccaro at 

steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the 

subject heading ‘‘PGA Message Set EPA 

Test FRN-Request to Participate’’. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

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 (Pub. L. 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057, 

December 8, 1993) (Customs 

Modernization Act). See 19 U.S.C. 1411. 

Through NCAP, the initial thrust of 

customs modernization was on trade 

compliance and the development of the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE), the planned successor to the 

legacy Customs Automated Commercial 

System (ACS). ACE is an automated and 

electronic system for commercial trade 

processing. 

ACE will streamline business 

processes, facilitate growth in trade, 

ensure cargo security, and foster 

participation in global commerce, while 

ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and 

regulations and reducing costs for CBP 

and all its communities of interest. The 

ability to meet these objectives depends 

upon 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, designed to introduce a 

new capability or to replace a specific 

legacy ACS function. Each release will 

begin with a test, and will end with 

mandatory compliance with the new 

ACE feature, thus retiring the legacy 

ACS function. Each release builds on 

previous releases, and sets the 

foundation for subsequent releases. 

For the convenience of the public, a 

chronological listing of Federal Register 

publications detailing ACE test 

developments is set forth below in 

Section XIII, ‘‘Development of ACE 

Prototypes’’. The procedures and 

criteria related to participation in the 

previous ACE notices remain in effect 

unless otherwise explicitly changed by 

this or subsequent notices published in 

the Federal Register. 

I. Authorization for the Test 

The Customs Modernization Act 

provides the Commissioner of CBP with 

authority to conduct limited test 

programs or procedures designed to 

evaluate planned components of the 

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to section 101.9(b) of title 19 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)) 

which provides for the testing of NCAP 

programs or procedures. See Treasury 

Decision (T.D.) 95–21. 

II. Partner Government Agency 

Message Set Test 

On December 13, 2013, CBP 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice announcing an NCAP test called 

the PGA Message Set test. See 78 FR 

75931. This test is in furtherance of key 

CBP International Trade Data System 

(ITDS) initiatives, as provided in the 

Security and Accountability For Every 

Port Act of 2006 (‘‘SAFE Port Act’’), 

Public Law 109–347, 120 Stat. 1884 (19 

U.S.C. 1411(d)), to achieve the vision of 

ACE as the ‘‘single window’’ for the 

Government and trade community. ACE 

will automate and enhance the 

interaction between international trade 

partners, CBP, and PGAs by facilitating 

electronic collection, processing, 

sharing, and review of trade data and 

documents required by Federal agencies 

during the cargo import and export 

process. The use of ACE to process trade 

data will significantly increase 

efficiency and reduce costs compared to 

the traditional manual method of 

processing of paper forms. 

The PGA Message Set is the data 

required to satisfy the PGAs’ reporting 

requirements. ACE will enable the trade 

community to submit trade-related data 

required by the PGAs only once to CBP, 

thus improving communications 

between agencies and filers, and 

shortening entry processing time. This 

data must be submitted at any time prior 

to the arrival of the merchandise on the 

conveyance transporting the cargo to the 

United States as part of the ACE Cargo 

Release process. The data will be 

validated and made available to the 

relevant PGAs involved in import, 

export, and transportation-related 

decision making. The data will satisfy 

the filer’s obligation to make entry and 

will allow for earlier release decisions 

and more certainty for the importer in 

determining the logistics of cargo 

delivery. Also, by virtue of being 

electronic, the PGA Message Set will 

eliminate the necessity for the 

submission and subsequent manual 

processing of paper documents. 

The December 2013 Federal Register 

notice announced that ACE would be 

accepting certain PGA data elements for 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) and the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service (FSIS) for type ‘‘01’’ 

(consumption) and type ‘‘11’’ (informal) 

commercial entries filed at specified 

ports. On February 4, 2015, CBP 

published the announcement that it had 

broadened the PGA Message Set test to 

accept additional PGA data elements for 

the EPA, for type ‘‘01’’ (consumption) 

and type ‘‘11’’ (informal) commercial 

entries filed at specified ports. See 80 

FR 6098. 

This document announces CBP’s plan 

to expand the PGA Message Set to allow 

for the transmission of a certification 

required by the EPA concerning 

chemical substances imported in bulk or 

as part of a mixture, or articles 

containing a chemical substance or 

mixture (collectively referred to 

hereinafter as ‘‘chemical substances’’). 

The importation of chemical substances 

is governed by the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (‘‘TSCA’’) (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 

seq.), and by regulations issued under 

the authority of section 13(b) of TSCA 

(15 U.S.C. 2612(b)) by the Secretary of 

the Treasury in consultation with the 

Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency. 19 CFR 12.118. The 

Secretary of the Treasury shall refuse 

entry of chemical substances offered for 

entry in violation of, or not in 

compliance with rules and orders issued 

under the TSCA. 

The regulations implementing TSCA 

are contained in §§ 12.118 through 

12.127 and § 127.28 of the CBP 

Regulations (19 CFR 12.118 through 

12.127 and 127.28). Importers (or 

authorized agents of importers) of 

chemical substances are required to 

certify either that all chemicals in a 

shipment are subject to TSCA and 

comply with all applicable rules and 

orders or that the chemical shipment is 

not subject to TSCA. See 19 CFR 

12.121(a)(1). Generally, this TSCA 

certification must be filed with the 

director of the port of entry before 

release of the shipment and must appear 

as a typed or stamped statement on an 

appropriate entry document or as an 

attachment to that entry document. See 

19 CFR 12.121(a)(2). 

CBP is expanding the use of the PGA 

Message set to include the required 

TSCA certification. Filers will be 

required to electronically transmit the 

certification required in 19 CFR 

12.121(a)(1) indicating either that the 

chemical substances in the shipment 

comply with TSCA and all applicable 

rules and orders or that the chemical 

substances in the shipment are not 

subject to TSCA. The technical 

requirements for submitting the EPA 

required TSCA certification can be 

found on the Web site: http://

www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features. Select 

the ‘‘PGA Integration’’ tab, click ‘‘ACE 

Customs and Trade Automated Interface 

Requirements (CATAIR)’’ under the 

Technical column, select the ‘‘PGA 

Message Set’’ and then scroll down for 

EPA-specific CATAIR guidelines and 

message set samples. 

The test applies to all modes of 

transportation and will be in effect at all 

ports. During this test, participants will 

collaborate with CBP and the EPA to 

examine the effectiveness of the single 

window capability. 

III. Test Participant Responsibilities 

PGA Message Set test participants 

will be required to: 

• Transmit the EPA-required TSCA 

certification electronically once through 

the single window for use by both CBP 

and the EPA, using the PGA Message 

Set; 

• Transmit the required information 

only as part of an ACE Entry Summary 

certified for cargo release; 

• Transmit import filings to CBP via 

ABI in response to a request for 

documentation or in response to a 

request for release information for 

certified ACE Cargo Release; 

• Only transmit to CBP information 

that has been requested by CBP or EPA; 

• Use a software program that has 

completed ACE certification testing for 

the PGA Message Set; and 

• Take part in a CBP evaluation of 

this test. 

Participants are reminded that they 

should only file documents that CBP 

can accept electronically. The 

documents CBP can accept 

electronically are listed under the 

Document Image System (DIS) tab of the 

ACE Features page on the Web site 

http://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features, 

and, for participants using ABI, in the 

PGA Message Set part of the CATAIR. 

When CBP cannot accept additional 

information electronically, the filer 

must file the additional information by 

paper. See 78 FR 75931 at 75934–35 

(December 13, 2013), for information on 

Confidentiality (Section XIII) and 

Misconduct under the PGA Message Set 

Test (Section XIV). 

IV. Waiver of Regulation Under the 

Test 

For purposes of this test, 19 CFR 

12.118 through 12.127 and § 127.28 will 

be waived for test participants only 

insofar as eliminating any requirement 

that may appear in these regulations to 

file a paper version of the TSCA 

certification. In its place, test 

participants are required to transmit 

electronically the data elements via the 

PGA Message Set and any supporting 

documents via DIS. This document does 

not waive any recordkeeping 

requirements found in part 163 of title 

19 of the CFR (19 CFR part 163) and the 


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appendix to part 163 (commonly known 

as the ‘‘(a)(1)(A) list’’). 

V. Eligibility Criteria 

As announced in this notice, the use 

of the PGA Message Set test is 

expanding to accept EPA-required 

TSCA certification data and supporting 

documentation. All other eligibility 

criteria as specified in prior PGA 

Message Set test notices remain the 

same. To be eligible to apply for this 

modification of the PGA Message Set 

test, the applicant must be a self-filing 

importer who has the ability to file ACE 

Entry Summaries certified for cargo 

release or a broker who has the ability 

to file ACE Entry Summaries certified 

for cargo release. CBP will accept an 

unlimited number of participants for the 

test. Test applicants must meet the 

eligibility criteria described in this 

document to participate in the test 

program. 

VI. Application Process 

Any parties seeking to participate in 

the modified PGA Message Set test 

concerning EPA TSCA data should send 

an email message to Loraine Passe, at 

Passe.Loraine@epa.gov, and they should 

also send a copy of that message to their 

assigned CBP client representative. 

Interested parties without an assigned 

CBP client representative should submit 

an email to Steven Zaccaro at 

steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the 

subject heading ‘‘PGA Message Set EPA 

Test FRN-Request to Participate’’. 

CBP client representatives will work 

with test participants to provide 

information regarding the transmission 

of this data. CBP will begin to accept 

applications on February 10, 2016 and 

will continue to accept applications 

throughout the duration of the test. CBP 

will notify the selected applicants by 

email of their selection and the starting 

date of their participation. Selected 

participants may have different starting 

dates. An applicant providing 

incomplete information, or otherwise 

not meeting participation requirements, 

will be notified by email and given the 

opportunity to resubmit its application. 

VII. Test Duration 

The modified test will begin no earlier 

than February 10, 2016 and will 

continue until concluded by way of 

announcement in the Federal Register. 

At the conclusion of the test, an 

evaluation will be conducted to assess 

the effect that the PGA Message Set has 

on expediting the submission of the 

EPA-required TSCA certification and 

the processing of entries for chemical 

substances and mixtures. The final 

results of the evaluation will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

the Customs Bulletin as required by 

section 101.9(b)(2) of the CBP 

regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)(2)). 

VIII. Comments 

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. 

IX. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The collection of information in this 

test modification regarding the required 

TSCA certification has been reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507). OMB 

has determined that the TSCA 

certification is exempt from the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. An agency 

may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a valid control number 

assigned by OMB. 

X. Confidentiality 

Data submitted and entered into the 

ACE Portal includes information that is 

exempt or restricted from disclosure by 

law, such as by the Trade Secrets Act 

(18 U.S.C. 1905). As stated in previous 

notices, participation in this or any of 

the previous ACE tests is not 

confidential and upon a written 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

request, a name(s) of an approved 

participant(s) will be disclosed by CBP 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552. 

XI. Misconduct Under the Test 

A test participant may be subject to 

civil and criminal penalties, 

administrative sanctions, liquidated 

damages, and/or discontinuance from 

participation in this test for any of the 

following: 

• Failure to follow the terms and 

conditions of this test. 

• Failure to exercise reasonable care 

in the execution of participant 

obligations. 

• Failure to abide by applicable laws 

and regulations that have not been 

waived. 

• Failure to deposit duties or fees in 

a timely manner. 

If the Director, Business 

Transformation, ACE Business Office 

(ABO), Office of International Trade, 

finds that there is a basis for 

discontinuance of test participation 

privileges, the test participant will be 

provided a written notice proposing the 

discontinuance with a description of the 

facts or conduct warranting the action. 

The test participant will be offered the 

opportunity to appeal the Director’s 

decision in writing within 10 calendar 

days of receipt of the written notice. The 

appeal must be submitted to Executive 

Director, ABO, Office of International 

Trade by emailing Deborah.Augustin@

cbp.dhs.gov. 

The Executive Director will issue a 

decision in writing on the proposed 

action within 30 working days after 

receiving a timely filed appeal from the 

test participant. If no timely appeal is 

received, the proposed notice becomes 

the final decision of the Agency as of 

the date that the appeal period expires. 

A proposed discontinuance of a test 

participant’s privileges will not take 

effect unless the appeal process under 

this paragraph has been concluded with 

a written decision adverse to the test 

participant. 

In the case of willfulness or when 

public health, interest, or safety so 

requires, the Director, Business 

Transformation, ABO, Office of 

International Trade, may immediately 

discontinue the test participant’s 

privileges upon written notice to the test 

participant. The notice will contain a 

description of the facts or conduct 

warranting the immediate action. The 

test participant will be offered the 

opportunity to appeal the Director’s 

decision within 10 calendar days of 

receipt of the written notice providing 

for immediate discontinuance. The 

appeal must be submitted to Executive 

Director, ABO, Office of International 

Trade by emailing Deborah.Augustin@

cbp.dhs.gov. The immediate 

discontinuance will remain in effect 

during the appeal period. The Executive 

Director will issue a decision in writing 

on the discontinuance within 15 

working days after receiving a timely 

filed appeal from the test participant. If 

no timely appeal is received, the notice 

becomes the final decision of the 

Agency as of the date that the appeal 

period expires. 

XII. PGA Programs Accepting Data 

Through the ACE PGA Message Set Test 

Information about PGA participation 

in ACE, current operational capabilities, 

and plans for future enhancements are 

available on this Web site: http://

www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features. Select 

the ‘‘PGA Integration’’ tab and click 

‘‘ACE PGA Forms List’’ under the 

References column for more information 

on agencies with pilots in preparation 

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XIII. Development of ACE Prototypes 

A chronological listing of Federal 

Register publications detailing ACE test 

developments is set forth below. 

• ACE Portal Accounts and 

Subsequent Revision Notices: 67 FR 

21800 (May 1, 2002); 69 FR 5360 and 69 

FR 5362 (February 4, 2004); 69 FR 

54302 (September 8, 2004); 70 FR 5199 

(February 1, 2005). 

• ACE System of Records Notice: 71 

FR 3109 (January 19, 2006). 

• Terms/Conditions for Access to the 

ACE Portal and Subsequent Revisions: 

72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007); 73 FR 

38464 (July 7, 2008). 

• ACE Non-Portal Accounts and 

Related Notice: 70 FR 61466 (October 

24, 2005); 71 FR 15756 (March 29, 

2006). 

• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and 

Revenue (ESAR I) Capabilities: 72 FR 

59105 (October 18, 2007). 

• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and 

Revenue (ESAR II) Capabilities: 73 FR 

50337 (August 26, 2008); 74 FR 9826 

(March 6, 2009). 

• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and 

Revenue (ESAR III) Capabilities: 74 FR 

69129 (December 30, 2009). 

• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and 

Revenue (ESAR IV) Capabilities: 76 FR 

37136 (June 24, 2011). 

• Post-Entry Amendment (PEA) 

Processing Test: 76 FR 37136 (June 24, 

2011). 

• ACE Announcement of a New Start 

Date for the National Customs 

Automation Program Test of Automated 

Manifest Capabilities for Ocean and Rail 

Carriers: 76 FR 42721 (July 19, 2011). 

• ACE Simplified Entry: 76 FR 69755 

(November 9, 2011). 

• National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) Tests Concerning 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) Document Image System (DIS): 77 

FR 20835 (April 6, 2012). 

• National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) Test Concerning 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) Simplified Entry: Modification of 

Participant Selection Criteria and 

Application Process: 77 FR 48527 

(August 14, 2012). 

• Modification of NCAP Test 

Regarding Reconciliation for Filing 

Certain Post-Importation Preferential 

Tariff Treatment Claims under Certain 

FTAs: 78 FR 27984 (May 13, 2013). 

• Modification of Two National 

Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 

Tests Concerning Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) 

Document Image System (DIS) and 

Simplified Entry (SE), 78 FR 44142 (July 

23, 2013). 

• Modification of Two National 

Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 

Tests Concerning Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) 

Document Image System (DIS) and 

Simplified Entry (SE); Correction; 78 FR 

53466 (August 29, 2013). 

• Modification of NCAP Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Cargo Release 

(formerly known as Simplified Entry): 

78 FR 66039 (November 4, 2013). 

• Post-Summary Corrections to Entry 

Summaries Filed in ACE Pursuant to the 

ESAR IV Test: Modifications and 

Clarifications: 78 FR 69434 (November 

19, 2013). 

• National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the 

Submission of Certain Data Required by 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

and the Food Safety and Inspection 

Service Using the Partner Government 

Agency Message Set Through the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE): 78 FR 75931 (December 13, 

2013). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for 

Ocean and Rail Carriers: 79 FR 6210 

(February 3, 2014). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Cargo Release To 

Allow Importers and Brokers To Certify 

From ACE Entry Summary: 79 FR 24744 

(May 1, 2014). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for 

Truck Carriers: 79 FR 25142 (May 2, 

2014). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment Document Image System: 

79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014). 

• Announcement of eBond Test: 79 

FR 70881 (November 28, 2014). 

• eBond Test Modifications and 

Clarifications: Continuous Bond 

Executed Prior to or Outside the eBond 

Test May Be Converted to an eBond by 

the Surety and Principal, Termination of 

an eBond, Identification of Principal on 

an eBond by Filing Identification 

Number, and Email Address Correction: 

80 FR 899 (January 7, 2015). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Document Image 

System Relating to Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

Document Submissions: 80 FR 5126 

(January 30, 2015). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning the use of Partner 

Government Agency Message Set 

through the Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) for the Submission 

of Certain Data Required by the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA): 80 FR 6098 (February 4, 2015). 

• Announcement of Modification of 

ACE Cargo Release Test to Permit the 

Combined Filing of Cargo Release and 

Importer Security Filing (ISF) Data: 80 

FR 7487 (February 10, 2015). 

• Modification of NCAP Test 

Concerning ACE Cargo Release for Type 

03 Entries and Advanced Capabilities 

for Truck Carriers: 80 FR 16414 (March 

27, 2015). 

• Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for 

Air Cargo Test: 80 FR 39790 (July 10, 

2015). 

• National Customs Automation 

Program (NCAP) Concerning Remote 

Location Filing Entry Procedures in the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

(ACE) and the Use of the Document 

Image System for the Submission of 

Invoices and the Use of eBonds for the 

Transmission of Single Transaction 

Bonds: 80 FR 40079 (July 13, 2015). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning the Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Partner Government 

Agency (PGA) Message Set Regarding 

Types of Transportation Modes and 

Certain Data Required by the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA): 80 FR 47938 (August 10, 

2015). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning the Submission of Certain 

Data Required by the Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) Using the Partner 

Government Agency (PGA) Message Set 

Through the Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE): 80 FR 52051 

(August 27, 2015). 

• Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for 

Rail Cargo Test: 80 FR 54305 

(September 9, 2015). 

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service: International Trade Data 

System Test Concerning the Electronic 

Submission to the Automated 

Commercial Environment of Data Using 

the Partner Government Agency 

Message Set: 80 FR 59721 (October 2, 

2015). 

• Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Filings for 

Electronic Entry/Entry Summary (Cargo 

Release and Related Entry): 80 FR 61278 

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• Modification of the National 

Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 

Test Concerning the Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) 

Document Image System (DIS) 

Regarding Future Updates and New 

Method of Submission of Accepted 

Documents: 80 FR 62082 (October 15, 

2015). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for 

Entry Type 52 and Certain Other Modes 

of Transportation: 80 FR 63576 (October 

20, 2015). 

• Announcement of the Modification 

of the National Customs Automation 

Program Test Concerning the 

Automated Commercial Environment 

Portal Account To Establish the 

Exporter Portal Account: 80 FR 63817 

(October 21, 2015). 

• Modification of National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) Test 

Concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, 

Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) Test of 

Automated Entry Summary Types 51 

and 52 and Certain Modes of 

Transportation: 80 FR 63815 (October 

21, 2015). 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Brenda B. Smith, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

International Trade. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2016–0004; OMB No. 

1660–0098] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Citizen Corps 

Council Registration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a revision of 

a currently approved information 

collection. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice seeks comments concerning the 

online registration process for Citizen 

Corps Councils and Community 

Emergency Response Team programs. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2016–0004. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Docket Manager, Office of Chief 

Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 

8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and Docket ID. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to read the 

Privacy Act notice that is available via 

the link in the footer of 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven (Tyler) Krska, Emergency 

Management Specialist, FEMA, PNP, 

Individual and Community 

Preparedness Division, 202–786–0947 

for additional information. You may 

contact the Records Management 

Division for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at email 

address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Citizen 

Corps was launched as a Presidential 

Initiative, Executive Order 13254, in 

2002 with a mission to harness the 

power of every individual through 

education, training, and volunteer 

service to make communities safer, 

stronger, and better prepared for the 

threats of terrorism, crime, public health 

issues, and disasters of all kinds. Citizen 

Corps is FEMA’s grassroots strategy to 

strengthen collaboration between 

government and community leaders 

from all sectors to engage the full 

community in preparedness, planning, 

mitigation, response, and recovery. The 

Community Emergency Response Team 

Program offers training that prepares 

people to help themselves, their families 

and their neighbors in the event of a 

disaster in their community. 

FEMA’s Individual and Community 

Preparedness Division, which 

administers Citizen Corps and the 

Community Emergency Response Team 

program nationally, would like to revise 

its online information collection process 

and forms by which local, tribal and 

territorial Councils’ and Community 

Emergency Response Teams submit 

profiles via the national Web site. The 

Citizen Corps Council registration form 

will allow FEMA and State personnel to 

ensure that prospective Councils/

CERT’s have the support of the 

appropriate government officials in their 

area, ensure a dedicated coordinator is 

assigned to the Council, and will 

provide an efficient way to track the 

effectiveness of the nationwide network 

of Councils and CERT’s. Approved 

registration of a Council or Community 

Emergency Response Team program 

allows them to be recognized as official 

entities; become eligible for Homeland 

Security grant funding; allows for the 

coordination of preparedness and 

emergency management activities 

among other groups associated with 

Citizen Corps; promote their local 

Councils to the public and become a 

part of the Citizen Corps national 

directory of Councils; and receive 

important updates and messages from 

the national office. The Citizen Corps 

Council and Community Emergency 

Response Team registries support the 

mission of FEMA’s Individual and 

Community Preparedness Division and 

Citizen Corps, to help achieve greater 

community resiliency nationwide. This 

continuing registration process will 

allow the Individual and Community 

Preparedness Division to collect 

information that is more usable and 

provide a more efficient way to track the 

effectiveness of the nationwide network 

of Councils and CERT’s. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Citizen Corps Council 

Registration. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0098. 

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008–0–25, 

Citizen Corps Council Registration. 

Abstract: FEMA’s Community 

Preparedness Division would like to 

revise a currently approved collection 

for its registration of State, local, Tribal 

and territorial Councils and Community 

Emergency Response Teams. The 

registration process allows for new 

Councils to submit information on the 

Council or CERT to the State Citizen 

Corps Program Manager for approval. 

The revised registration process will 

allow for the collection of more valuable 

information and the tool is more userfriendly for Citizen Corps Councils and 

CERT’s. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 3,900. 


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