Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security Filing is essential to CBP for the control of cargo and for pre-arrival targeting of shipments for enforcement examination purposes. Additional burden hours were added for four new information collections, including the Vessel Stow Plan (export); the Electronic Air Export Manifest; the Electronic Ocean Export Manifest; and the Electronic Rail Export Manifest. Once these programs are implemented, they will eventually replace the paper forms associated with this collection,
US Code:
6 USC 943
Name of Law: SAFE Port Act of 2006
US Code:
19 USC 2071
Name of Law: Trade Act of 2002
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.