Comment Submitted by Anonymous

Note the Congress included parameters to constrain the collection of cargo information. 19 U.S.C. § 2071. Note. "(a) Cargo information. "(3) Parameters. In developing regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall adhere to the following parameters: "(A) The Secretary shall solicit comments from and consult with a broad range of parties likely to be affected by the regulations, including importers, exporters, carriers, customs brokers, and freight forwarders, among other interested parties. "(B) In general, the requirement to provide particular information shall be imposed on the party most likely to have direct knowledge of that information. Where requiring information from the party with direct knowledge of that information is not practicable, the regulations shall take into account how, under ordinary commercial practices, information is acquired by the party on which the requirement is imposed, and whether and how such party is able to verify the information. Where information is not reasonably verifiable by the party on which a requirement is imposed, the regulations shall permit that party to transmit information on the basis of what it reasonably believes to be true. "(C) The Secretary shall take into account the existence of competitive relationships among the parties on which requirements to provide particular information are imposed.