The Advanced Trade Analytics Platform (ATAP)

Overview

Development stage

DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.

High-impact designation

Presumed high-impact, determined notSource: b) Presumed high-impact, but determined not high impact

Impact justification

The AI outputs do not produce an action or serve as a principal basis for a decision that has the potential to significantly impact the safety of human-life or well-being, climate or environment, critical infrastructure, or strategic assets or resources. Additionally, the AI outputs do not serve as a principal basis for a decision or action concerning a specific individual or entity that has a legal, material, binding, or similarly significant effect on that individual’s or entity’s civil rights, civil liberties or privacy, equal opportunities, or access to or the ability to apply for critical government resources or services.

Start date

2022-03-07 (day precision)Source: 2022-03-07T00:00:00

Withheld from public reporting

Not reported

Mission

Topic area

International Affairs

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

ATAP aims to provide insights into trends and behaviors in trade activity to support a proactive risk management and enforcement posture in the agency’s mission execution.

Expected benefits

To create efficiencies and unlock key insights in CBP's trade mission execution through the application of data analytics, machine learning, and AI.

System outputs

Model output is provided in dashboards and other visualization mechansims for operator assessment and action determination.

Technology

AI classification

Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…

System name(s)

ATAP

Custom-developed code

Yes

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources

Vendor (as reported)

Elder Research Inc, DevTech Systems Inc., Guidehouse

Vendors (standardized)

GuidehouseElder Research

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

Yes

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

Yes

Demographic features

Not reported

Training and evaluation data

ATAP relies on CBP source system information from CBP's ACE, ATS, and SEACATS systems, including import/export filing information, compliance reviews, targeting, seizure, and fine/penalty information.

Federal Data Catalog

Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported