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OMB Control No: 1651-0131	ICR Reference No: 202404-1651-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-1651-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: e-Allegations Submission
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/03/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/26/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2025
Responses	1,587	0	1,155
Time Burden (Hours)	332	0	289
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: In the interest of detecting trade violations of US Customs law, CBP established a website to allow the public to confidentially report potential violations to CBP.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 6 USC 6 Name of Law: Homeland Security Act of 2002
   US Code: 19 USC 1202 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 347 347 Name of Law: SAFE Port Act
   PL: Pub.L. 114 - 125 421 Name of Law: Enforce and Protect Act
   US Code: 19 USC 1517 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1515-AE10	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 19239	03/18/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EAPA APO Information
EAPA Allegations
EAPA Portal Account Creation
e-Allegations Submission

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,587	1,155	432
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	332	289	43
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection as a result of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision in Royal Brush indicating that due process requires CBP to implement a mechanism called an Administrative Protective Order (APO) for certain parties to access business confidential information used to make determinations in CBP’s EAPA investigations, administrative reviews, and court remands. The new APO data collection adds 17 hours to the total annual burden and 100 new respondents/responses. The EAPA allegation time burden was reduced by 3 minutes (0.05 hours) because data elements provided during the EAPA portal account creation process are automatically filled into EAPA allegations by the portal, which reduces the time burden of EAPA allegations. EAPA portal account creation was added to the table and 101 EAPA portal accounts were created beyond those that were needed to submit an EAPA allegation. This results in a net increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $419,691

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Shade Williams 202 365-3691 shade.williams@cbp.dhs.gov

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