Agency Information Collection Activities: Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered Under Various Special Tariff Treatment Provisions, 39416 [2011-16908]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16908]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs And Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Documentation 
Requirements for Articles Entered Under Various Special Tariff 
Treatment Provisions

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing information collection: 1651-0067.

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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: 
Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered Under Various Special 
Tariff Treatment Provisions. This is a proposed extension of an 
information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing 
that this information collection be extended with a change to the 
burden hours. This document is published to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (76 FR 26750) on May 9, 
2011, 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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 5, 2011.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
encourages the general public and affected Federal agencies to submit 
written comments and suggestions on proposed and/or continuing 
information collection requests pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(Pub. L. 104-13). Your comments should address one of the following 
four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other 
forms of information.
    Title: Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered Under 
Various Special Tariff Treatment Provisions.
    OMB Number: 1651-0067.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible 
for determining whether imported articles that are classified under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 
9801.00.10, 9802.00.20, 9802.00.25, 9802.00.40, 9802.00.50, and 
9802.00.60 are entitled to duty-free or reduced duty treatment. In 
order to file under these HTSUS provisions, importers, or their agents, 
must have the declarations that are provided for in 19 CFR 10.1(a), 
10.8(a), and 10.9(a) in their possession at the time of entry and 
submit them to CBP upon request. These declarations enable CBP to 
ascertain whether the statutory conditions and requirements of these 
HTSUS provisions have been satisfied. CBP proposes to add the 
declaration filed under HTSUS 9817.00.40 in accordance with 19 CFR 
10.121 to this information collection.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with a change to the burden hours resulting from 
updated estimates of the response time, and the addition of HTSUS 
9817.00.40. There are no other changes to the information being 
collected.
    Type of Review: Extension and Revision.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,455.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 58,335.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 933.
    If additional information is required contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

    Dated: June 30, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-16908 Filed 7-5-11; 8:45 am]
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