The U'S' Department of Transportation and the International Trade Data System

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The U.S. Department of Transportation and the
International Trade Data System

• Steven Beningo
• Transportation Border Working Group Border Data
  Workshop
• June 4, 2008

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International Trade Data System

• The International Trade Data System (ITDS) is a
  United States Government initiative to create a
  single window for the collection, use, and
  dissemination of international trade data.
• ITDS will create interfaces with Federal
  agencies, 44 so far.
• Customs and Border Protection is the lead agency
  for ITDS development.

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Operational Environment Prior to ITDS
EPA
Environmental Safety
FMCSA
Motor Carrier Safety
USDA
Food Safety
Traders
NHTSA
Importers and Exporters
Automotive Safety
HHS
Food and Drug Safety
FAA
Carriers
Air Hazmat Compliance
Truck, Air, Rail, and Sea
DOC
Trade Promotion and Enforcement
MARAD
Controlled Carrier Act Statistics
Interior
CENSUS
Fish, Wildlife and Plants
Foreign Trade Division
BTS
Foreign Transport Data
DOD
Defense Transport
Solid Lines All Methods of Communication Broken
Lines Two Way Electronic Communication
DHS
Import Export Compliance
NRC
Radioactive Material
Sample List Of Departments Agencies
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NHTSA
Motor Vehicle Data
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ITDS Data Elements

• Approximately 380 Data Elements
• Types of Data Elements Include
• Agent
• Bill of Lading
• Bond
• CITES (Endangered Species)
• Commercial Drivers License
• Commodity
• Crew

• Foreign Trade Zone
• Government Agency
• License, Permit, Certificate or Other Required
  Document
• Packaging
• Passengers
• Port
• Shipper
• Transport Equipment
• Travel Document
• Vessel

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International Freight Data System

• The Department of Transportation (DOT) is
  creating the International Freight Data System
  (IFDS) to interface with the ITDS.
• One stop shop for international trade data for
  all DOT modal administrations.

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International Freight Data System

• The Research and Special Programs
  Administrations (RITA) Bureau of Transportation
  Statistics (BTS) is the lead agency for the
  development of the IFDS.
• System of Record Notice published in the Federal
  Register on April 14, 2008.
• Privacy Impact Assessment document nearly final.
• Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by 2009.

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Release of IFDS Data

• RITA/BTS expects to release through IFDS similar
  data to what are available in the TransBorder
  Freight Data
• Monthly and Annual Data
• By Country
• By Port District
• By Commodity (Harmonized Tariff System two-digit
  level)
• By Mode
• Exact data elements to be released have not been
  determined
• Available for trade with all countries

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IFDS Data Example
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NHTSA

• The National Highway Traffic Safety
  Administration (NHTSA) has responsibility for
  assuring that vehicles and vehicle parts imported
  into the United States meet Federal Motor Vehicle
  Safety Standards.
• NHTSA will receive information daily on motor
  vehicle shipments.
• Shipments flagged by NHTSA can be checked for
  violations.

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FMCSA

• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  (FMCSA) will use a program called Query Central
  to link to ITDS.
• Through Query Central, FMCSA will be able to
  better analyze foreign trade data, and detect
  possible violations of their regulations.

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FMCSA Border Process
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Other Modal Administrations

• Will pull data from IFDS.
• Summary data will be used to produce various
  statistical and other publications.
• More detailed data will be used for internal
  purposes.

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ITDS Timeline

• Rail and Sea Manifest Data October 2008
• Air Manifest Data Spring 2009
• Full Cargo Release Fall 2009
• Export Data To be determined

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IFDS Timeline

• Contract awarded - shortly
• Completion - 2009

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