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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 165 / Monday, August 30, 2021 / Notices
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 CBPs 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.

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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.

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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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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Declaration Zone Test U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:

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 COVID19.
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.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sung Hyun Ha, Acting Director, Sea Innovation, Mobility, and Biometric Advancement, Office of Field
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Operations, sung.hyun.ha@cbp.dhs.gov or 202 2159429.
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 travelers identity against the travelers 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 the implementation of declaration
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