Miscellaneous CBP Releases
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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- CBP Seeks Comments on Crew's Effects Declaration: CBP is seeking feedback on the information it collects on crew's effects declaration. The agency first sought comments in May. This notice alerts potential commenters that CBP has extended the comment period by 30 days to Sept. 30. According to the agency, CBP Form 1304, Crew's Effects Declaration, was developed through an agreement by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in conjunction with the United States and various other countries. The form is used as part of the entrance and clearance of vessels pursuant to the provisions of 19 CFR 4.7 and 4.7a, 19 U.S.C. 1431, and 19 U.S.C. 1434. CBP Form 1304 is completed by the master of the arriving vessel to record and list the crew's effects that are onboard the vessel. This form is accessible here. The CBP Form 1304 is part of the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS) Public Test currently ongoing. The paper Form 1304 is not required if submissions are made in VECS, on a voluntary basis. Once public testing is done, PRA approval and rulemaking will make VECS permanent.
- CBP Seeks Comments on Crewman's Landing Permit (CBP Form I-95): CBP is also taking feedback through Sept. 30 on the Crewman's Landing Permit in an effort to garner more responses, according to a Federal Register notice. CBP Form I-95, Crewman’s Landing Permit, is prepared and presented to CBP by the master or agent of vessels and aircraft arriving in the United States for nonimmigrant crewmembers applying for landing privileges. This form is provided for by 8 CFR 251.1(c) which states that, with certain exceptions, the master, captain, or agent must present this form to CBP for each nonimmigrant crewmember on board. In addition, pursuant to 8 CFR 252.1(e), CBP Form I-95 serves as the physical evidence that a nonimmigrant crewmember has been granted a conditional permit to land temporarily, and it is also a prescribed registration form under 8 CFR 264.1 for crewmembers arriving by vessel or air.
- ACE Portal Modernization: ACE Reports Launch Button Now Available in the Modernized ACE Portal (here).