1. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the International Trade Data System Steven Beningo Transportation Border Working Group Border Data Workshop June 4, 2008

2. 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.

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

4. PublicAcademiaStatesOther AgenciesCongressIndustry FAAFMCSAOSTNHTSAFHWAFTAPHMSAFRA ACE/ITDS Data Warehouse IFDS Pull Multimodal Land, Sea & Air Data Including HazMat MARAD US Army Corps of Engineers Push Maritime Data FMCSA Query Central Motor Carrier Information Real Time Screening Results RITA ImportersShippersAgentsCommercial CarriersExporters Push DHS SLSDC ITDS, IFDS and the DOT Modes Pull Public Information Transactional Information Motor Vehicle Data NHTSA

5. ITDS Data Elements ► Approximately 380 Data Elements ► Types of Data Elements Include:  Agent  Bill of Lading  Bond  CITES (Endangered Species)  Commercial Driver’s License  Commodity  Crew  Foreign Trade Zone  Government Agency  License, Permit, Certificate or Other Required Document  Packaging  Passengers  Port  Shipper  Transport Equipment  Travel Document  Vessel

6. 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.

7. International Freight Data System ► The Research and Special Programs Administration’s (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.

8. 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

9. IFDS Data Example

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. FMCSA Border Process

13. 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.

14. ITDS Timeline ► Rail and Sea Manifest Data – October 2008 ► Air Manifest Data – Spring 2009 ► Full Cargo Release – Fall 2009 ► Export Data – To be determined

15. IFDS Timeline ► Contract awarded - shortly ► Completion - 2009

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