Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Information, 38729-38730 [2016-14002]

Download as PDF srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / Notices Register (81 FR 9870) on February 26, 2016, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/ or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (total capital/ startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection: Title: Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles. OMB Number: 1651–0014. Form Number: Form 3299. Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1498 provides that when personal and household effects enter the United States but do not accompany the owner or importer on his/her arrival in the country, a declaration is made on CBP Form 3299, Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles. The information on this form is needed to support a claim for duty-free entry for these effects. This form is provided for by 19 CFR 148.6, 148.52, 148.53 and 148.77. CBP Form 3299 is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/CBP%20Form%203299.pdf. Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration date with no changes to the burden hours or to CBP Form 3299. Type of Review: Extension (without change). Affected Public: Businesses and Individuals. Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 150,000. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jun 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,500. Dated: June 9, 2016. Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2016–14001 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection [1651–0023] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Information U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Request for Information (CBP Form 28). CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 14, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202– 325–0265. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38729 Register (81 FR 18866) on April 1, 2016, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (total capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection: Title: Request for Information. OMB Number: 1651–0023. Form Number: CBP Form 28. Abstract: Under 19 U.S.C. 1500 and 1401a, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for appraising imported merchandise by ascertaining its value; classifying the merchandise under the tariff schedule; and assessing a rate and amount of duty to be paid. On occasions when the invoice or other documentation does not provide sufficient information for appraisement or classification, CBP may request additional information through the use of CBP Form 28, Request for Information. This form is sent by CBP personnel to importers, or their agents, requesting additional information. CBP Form 28 is provided for by 19 CFR 151.11. A copy of this form and instructions are available at https:// forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_28.pdf. Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. Type of Review: Extension (without change). Affected Public: Businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000. E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1 38730 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / Notices Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60,000. Dated: June 9, 2016. Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2016–14002 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5933–N–01] Notice of Neighborhood Stabilization Program; Changes to Closeout Requirements Related to Program Income Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice describes changes to closeout requirements applied to and additional regulations waived for grantees receiving grants under the three rounds of funding under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program who are also grantees under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. DATES: Effective Date: June 14, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 20410; telephone number 202–708–3587 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Background The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established by Division B, Title III of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) (Pub. L. 110–289, approved July 30, 2008), for the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. As established by HERA, NSP provided grants to all states and selected local governments on a formula basis. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111– 5, approved February 17, 2009) authorized additional NSP grants to be VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jun 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 awarded to states, local governments, nonprofits and a consortium of nonprofit entities, but on a competitive basis. The Recovery Act also authorized funding for national and local technical assistance providers to support NSP grantees. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd- Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111–203, approved July 21, 2010) authorized a third round of Neighborhood Stabilization grants to all states and select local governments on a formula basis. The purpose of the funds awarded under the three rounds of NSP is to target the stabilization of neighborhoods negatively affected by properties that have been foreclosed upon and abandoned. The notice, Notice of Formula Allocations and Program Requirements for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Formula Grants, published October 19, 2010 (75 FR 64322) (‘‘Unified NSP Notice’’), provides further background for these programs, the program principles, and the objectives and outcomes of the NSP program. The Notice of Neighborhood Stabilization Program; Closeout Requirements and Recapture (Closeout Notice), published November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70799), amended the Unified Notice by adding grant closeout and related provisions. In addition, the Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009, 74 FR 21377 (May 7, 2009), as amended by subsequent notices (‘‘NSP2 NOFA’’), includes requirements specific to the competitive round of funding under the Recovery Act. II. This Notice The primary purpose of this notice is to revise requirements set forth in the amended Unified NSP Notice and the Closeout Notice to revise the treatment of program income for all three rounds of NSP by allowing NSP program income received by a CDBG recipient to be transferred by the recipient from the NSP program to the CDBG program. After the transfer is carried out, any transferred program income will be subject to the CDBG program income regulations. Following publication of this notice, HUD will update the issued NSP closeout instructions (Notice CPD 14–02) to conform the instructions for consideration of program income during and after closeout of NSP grants. The Closeout Notice generally required that with the exception of de minimis amounts received after grant closeout, program income generated by NSP-assisted activities must continue to PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 be used for NSP uses. In attempting to implement this requirement, HUD has become aware that it is, in many instances, administratively unworkable for NSP grantees and difficult for HUD to oversee effectively. For NSP grantees that are generating a substantial amount of program income, the requirement to use this program income prior to drawing additional funds from the grant’s line of credit is also impeding their ability to completely expend their NSP grant funds. Further, some grantees no longer have an adequate pool of NSPeligible foreclosed or abandoned properties in their target areas although they do have other needs that CDBG funding could be used to address. On HUD’s part, with dwindling administrative resources remaining from those provided for the NSP program, the inability to achieve the criteria for grant closeout for these grantees creates a looming oversight issue. Several NSP grantees have asked that HUD reconsider the NSP program income requirements and allow the same flexibility for the NSP program income as is currently allowed for the CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) grants under Public Law 113–2. These requirements allow a grantee to transfer CDBG–DR program income received prior to grant closeout to the recipient’s CDBG program. HUD agrees that this solution addresses the issues identified above and so this notice will provide the same flexibility to any NSP grantee that is also a CDBG grantee (entitlement or state) with an open formula entitlement grant or a unit of general local government (UGLG) recipient of a CDBG grant from a state. HUD will not allow transfer of NSP program income to the CDBG program if the transfer will result in the NSP grantee failing to meet the statutory NSP 25 percent set-aside requirement for low-income housing. To prevent such a failure, the grantee must obtain HUD approval by notifying HUD in writing prior to a transfer of program income from NSP to CDBG to permit HUD’s review of compliance with the NSP 25 percent requirement. HUD will notify the grantee of any possible issues. Based on the data available, HUD anticipates that issues of this sort will be uncommon. Since this notice applies to grantees receiving grants under any of the three rounds of NSP funding, the terms NSP1, NSP2 or NSP3 are used to describe each of the three funding rounds. When referring to the grants, grantees, assisted activities, and implementation rules under HERA, this notice will use the term ‘‘NSP1.’’ When referring to the grants, grantees, assisted activities, and implementation rules under the E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38729-38730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14002]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Information

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 
Homeland Security will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: 
Request for Information (CBP Form 28). CBP is proposing that this 
information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours 
or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 14, 2016 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (81 FR 18866) on April 1, 
2016, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs to respondents or record keepers from the collection 
of information (total capital/startup costs and operations and 
maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized 
and included in the CBP request for OMB approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting 
comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Request for Information.
    OMB Number: 1651-0023.
    Form Number: CBP Form 28.
    Abstract: Under 19 U.S.C. 1500 and 1401a, Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) is responsible for appraising imported merchandise by 
ascertaining its value; classifying the merchandise under the tariff 
schedule; and assessing a rate and amount of duty to be paid. On 
occasions when the invoice or other documentation does not provide 
sufficient information for appraisement or classification, CBP may 
request additional information through the use of CBP Form 28, Request 
for Information. This form is sent by CBP personnel to importers, or 
their agents, requesting additional information. CBP Form 28 is 
provided for by 19 CFR 151.11. A copy of this form and instructions are 
available at https://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_28.pdf.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.

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    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60,000.

    Dated: June 9, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-14002 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
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