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Program, Division of Extramural Activities,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601
Fishers Lane, Room 3E71, Rockville, MD
20852, 301–761–7749, lee.klinkenberg@
nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology,
and Transplantation Research; 93.856,
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: March 8, 2022.
Tyeshia M. Roberson-Curtis,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022–05286 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0019]

Vessel Entrance or Clearance
Statement
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; revision of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than April
13, 2022) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice 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:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177,
Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via

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email CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Please
note that the contact information
provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. Individuals
seeking information about other CBP
programs should contact the CBP
National Customer Service Center at
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339,
or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (Volume 86 FR
Page 63036) on November 15, 2021,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. This process
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.8. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of
the following four points: (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,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Vessel Entrance or Clearance
Statement.
OMB Number: 1651–0019.
Form Number: CBP Form 1300.
Current Actions: Revision of an
existing information collection.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: CBP Form 1300, Vessel
Entrance or Clearance Statement, is
used to collect essential commercial
vessel data at time of formal entrance
and clearance in U.S. ports, allows the
master to attest to the truthfulness of all

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CBP forms associated with the manifest
package, and collects relevant
information about the vessel and cargo.
The form was developed through
agreement by the United Nations
Intergovernmental Maritime
Organization (IMO) in conjunction with
the United States and various other
countries. The form was developed as a
single form to replace the numerous
other forms used by various countries
for the entrance and clearance of
vessels. CBP Form 1300 is authorized by
19 U.S.C. 1431, 1433, and 1434, and
provided for by 19 CFR 4.
This form is accessible at http://
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/
forms?title=1300&=Apply.
This form is currently submitted in
paper format and is anticipated to be
submitted electronically as part of CBP’s
efforts to automate maritime forms
through the Vessel Entrance and
Clearance System (VECS), which will
reduce the need for paper submission of
any vessel entrance or clearance
requirements under the above
referenced statutes and regulations.
VECS will still collect and maintain the
same data as CBP Form 1300 but will
automate the capture of data to reduce
or eliminate redundancy with other data
collected by CBP.
Proposed Changes:
1. New ACE Account Type: CBP is
adding a new ACE Account type for
Vessel Agencies: The Vessel Agency
Portal Account. The new account type
within ACE will operate as a portal to
the Vessel Entrance and Clearance
System (VECS), which will run as its
own separate system.
Vessel Agents will be required to
provide identifying information such as;
their name, their employer
identification number (EIN), company
address, and their phone numbers,
which will be requested at the time
Vessel Agents apply for the new ACE
account type.
After creating an ACE account, Vessel
Agencies, Vessel Operating Common
Carriers (VOCCs), and their designees
maybe able to use the new Vessel
Entrance and Clearance System (VECS)
as part of a forthcoming pilot program
to test the functionality of VECS, and
will be able to file vessel entrance,
clearance, and related data to CBP
electronically.
2. VECS Public Pilot: VECS will
automate and digitize the collection and
processing of the data and filing
requirements for which the CBP Form
1300 is used. CBP plans to run an initial
public pilot to test the system. All users
who obtained a Vessel Agency Account
through the ACE Portal will be
automatically enrolled into the VECS

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public pilot. Initially, the pilot will
begin at one of several ports where
VECS has been internally tested. CBP
will provide training to each CBP port
and the Vessel Agency personnel at
each port, prior to beginning/expanding
the public pilot in another port.
The VECS public pilot will expand to
other internal CBP testing ports based
on knowledge and familiarity with the
system. The VECS public pilot will
continue to expand to additional ports,
in an effort to progressively test and
implement the system nationwide.
There will be no change to the paper
format of CBP Form 1300, and CBP
Form 1300 in paper format will
continue to be accepted.
Type of Information Collection: Vessel
Entrance or Clearance Statement (CBP
Form 1300).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,624.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 72.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 188,928.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes (0.5 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 94,464.
Dated: March 9, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022–05290 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0105]

Application To Use Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments; Revision of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than April
13, 2022) to be assured of consideration.

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Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice 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:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177,
Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via
email CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Please
note that the contact information
provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. Individuals
seeking information about other CBP
programs should contact the CBP
National Customer Service Center at
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339,
or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (86 FR 63037) on
November 15, 2021, allowing for a 60day comment period. This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points: (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,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
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summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Application to use Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE).
OMB Number: 1651–0105.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: Revision of an
existing collection of information.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: The Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) is a trade data
processing system that is replacing the
Automated Commercial System (ACS),
the current import system for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
operations. ACE is authorized by
Executive Order 13659 which mandates
implementation of a Single Window
through which businesses will transmit
data required by participating agencies
for the importation or exportation of
cargo. See 79 FR 10655 (February 25,
2014). ACE supports government
agencies and the trade community with
border-related missions with respect to
moving goods across the border
efficiently and securely. Once ACE is
fully implemented, all related CBP trade
functions and the trade community will
be supported from a single common
user interface.
To establish an ACE Portal account,
participants submit information such as
their name, their employer
identification number (EIN) or social
security number (SSN), and if
applicable, a statement certifying their
capability to connect to the internet.
This information is submitted through
the ACE Secure Data Portal which is
accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/
automated.
Please Note: A CBP-assigned number
may be provided in lieu of your SSN. If
you have an EIN, that number will
automatically be used and no CBP
number will be assigned. A CBPassigned number is for CBP use only.
There is a standalone capability for
electronically filing protests in ACE.
This capability is available for
participants who have not established
ACE Portal Accounts for other trade
activities, but desire to file protests
electronically. A protest is a procedure
whereby a private party may
administratively challenge a CBP
decision regarding imported
merchandise and certain other CBP
decisions. Trade members can establish
a protest filer account in ACE through
a separate application and the
submission of specific data elements.
See 81 FR 57928 (August 24, 2016).

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