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Appendix APurpose, Scope, and MethodologyThe objective of this audit was to determine whether CBP’s permit to transfer(PTT) process has effective controls in place to ensure that CBP secures andinspects all identified high-risk containers. We selected a sample of ports thatprocessed the highest volume of cargo containers and selected additional ports asa representative sample of the differing sectors in CBP. Those ports included LosAngeles and Long Beach, California, Newark, New Jersey and New York, NewYork, Norfolk, Virginia, Houston, Texas and Miami and Port Everglades, Florida.We reviewed a random sample of 68 high and low risk PTTs for the first andsecond quarters of FY 2010. Additionally to ensure high risk PTTs were properlyinspected prior to release, we reviewed a stratified sample of 295 high risk PTTsand a targeted sample of 60 other high risk cargo containers processed in July2010. We assessed adherence with Title 19 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)§ 19.45 and CBP’s port-specific policies and procedures in the key stages of thePTT process for processing high-risk shipments.We conducted this performance audit between June and December 2010 pursuantto the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and according to generallyaccepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we planand perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide areasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based upon our audit objectives.We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findingsand conclusions based upon our audit objectives.We appreciate the cooperation by CBP management and staff in providing theinformation and access necessary to accomplish this review.3
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