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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0027]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Record of Vessel Foreign
Repair or Equipment Purchase
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-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: Record of Vessel Foreign
Repair or Equipment Purchase (CBP
Form 226). 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 15, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20229–1177.
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
International Trade, 90 K Street NE.,
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
1177, at 202–325–0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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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
burden to respondents or record keepers
from the collection of information (a
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: Record of Vessel Foreign Repair
or Equipment Purchase.
OMB Number: 1651–0027.
Form Number: CBP Form 226.
Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1466(a) provides
for a 50 percent ad valorem duty
assessed on a vessel master or owner for
any repairs, purchases, or expenses
incurred in a foreign country by a
commercial vessel registered in the
United States. CBP Form 226, Record of
Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment
Purchase, is used by the master or
owner of a vessel to declare and file
entry on equipment, repairs, parts, or
materials purchased for the vessel in a
foreign country. This information
enables CBP to assess duties on these
foreign repairs, parts, or materials. CBP
Form 226 is provided for by 19 CFR 4.7
and 4.14 and is accessible at: https://
www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/
documents/CBP%20Form%20226.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 on Form
226.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 11.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 1,100.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 825.
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Dated: May 12, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation of SGS North America,
Inc., As a Commercial Laboratory
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation of SGS
North America, Inc., as a commercial
laboratory.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS
North America, Inc., has been
accredited to test petroleum, petroleum
products, organic chemicals and
vegetable oils for customs purposes for
the next three years as of October 29,
2013.
SUMMARY:
Effective Dates: The
accreditation of SGS North America,
Inc., as commercial laboratory became
effective on October 29, 2013. The next
triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for October 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington,
DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12,
that SGS North America, Inc., 1201 W.
8th St., Deer Park, TX 77536, has been
accredited to test petroleum, petroleum
products, organic chemicals and
vegetable oils for customs purposes, in
accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.12. SGS North America, Inc., is
accredited for the following laboratory
analysis procedures and methods for
petroleum and certain petroleum
products set forth by the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Laboratory
Methods (CBPL) and American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
DATES:
CBPL No.
ASTM
Title
27–01 .............
ASTM D–287 ..........
27–03 .............
27–48 .............
ASTM D–4006 ........
ASTM D–4052 ........
Standard test method for API Gravity of crude petroleum products and petroleum products (Hydrometer
Method).
Standard test method for water in crude oil by distillation.
Standard test method for density and relative density of liquids by digital density meter.
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Title
27–13 .............
ASTM D–4294 ........
27–04 .............
27–05 .............
27–11 .............
ASTM D–95 ............
ASTM D–4928 ........
ASTM D–445 ..........
27–54 .............
ASTM D–1796 ........
27–06
27–50
27–14
27–57
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
ASTM
Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
Standard test method for water in petroleum products and bituminous materials by distillation.
Standard Test Method for Water in crude oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
Standard test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent and opaque liquids (and calculations of dynamic viscosity).
Standard test method for water and sediment in fuel oils by the centrifuge method (Laboratory procedure).
Standard test method for sediment in crude oils and fuel oils by the extraction method.
Standard test methods for flash point by Penske-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (X-Ray Spectrographic Methods).
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
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D–473 ..........
D–93 ............
D–2622 ........
D–7039 ........
Anyone wishing to employ this entity
to conduct laboratory analyses should
request and receive written assurances
from the entity that it is accredited by
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
to conduct the specific test requested.
Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific test this entity is accredited to
perform may be directed to the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection by
calling (202) 344–1060. The inquiry may
also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov.
Please reference the Web site listed
below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited
laboratories. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/
default/files/documents/gaulist_3.pdf.
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services.
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is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES:
Comments Due Date: July 15,
2014.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5756–N–18]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Phase One Letters of
Interest for the Homeowners Armed
With Knowledge (HAWK) for New
Homebuyers (Pilot Program)
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
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Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Phase
One Letters of Interest for the
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Homeowners Armed With Knowledge
(HAWK) Pilot for New Homebuyers.
OMB Approval Number: 2502—New.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
HAWK for New Homebuyers pilot
(HAWK Pilot), announced in a separate
Federal Register notice will provide
FHA insurance pricing incentives to
first-time homebuyers who participate
in a course of housing counseling and
education. The notice also announced
the process and criteria for selecting
FHA-approved lenders and servicers
and HUD-approved housing counseling
agencies to participate in Phase One of
the HAWK Pilot. Pending this approval,
HUD requested that interested parties
that meet the selection criteria notify
HUD of their interest to participate in
the pilot program. Parties must send
their letters of interest to Attention:
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office
of Housing Counseling, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410, or send
electronically to housing.counseling@
hud.gov with the subject line reading
‘‘HAWK Pilot Phase One’’ to be
considered for participation in Phase
One.
The information collected from
interested FHA-approved lenders and
servicers and HUD-approved housing
counseling agencies will be used to
select participants for Phase One of the
HAWK for New Homebuyers pilot.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
HUD-approved housing counseling
agencies and FHA-approved lenders.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40.
Estimated Number of Responses: 40.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Average Hours per Response: One
hour.
Total Estimated Burdens: 20 hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation of SGS North America, Inc., As a Commercial
Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation of SGS North America, Inc., as a
commercial laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS
North America, Inc., has been accredited to test petroleum, petroleum
products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes for
the next three years as of October 29, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation of SGS North America, Inc.,
as commercial laboratory became effective on October 29, 2013. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for October 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12, that SGS North America, Inc., 1201 W. 8th St., Deer Park, TX
77536, has been accredited to test petroleum, petroleum products,
organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in
accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. SGS North America,
Inc., is accredited for the following laboratory analysis procedures
and methods for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) and
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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27-01.................... ASTM D-287.............. Standard test method for API Gravity of crude petroleum
products and petroleum products (Hydrometer Method).
27-03.................... ASTM D-4006............. Standard test method for water in crude oil by
distillation.
27-48.................... ASTM D-4052............. Standard test method for density and relative density of
liquids by digital density meter.
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27-13.................... ASTM D-4294............. Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum
products by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
27-04.................... ASTM D-95............... Standard test method for water in petroleum products and
bituminous materials by distillation.
27-05.................... ASTM D-4928............. Standard Test Method for Water in crude oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
27-11.................... ASTM D-445.............. Standard test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent
and opaque liquids (and calculations of dynamic
viscosity).
27-54.................... ASTM D-1796............. Standard test method for water and sediment in fuel oils by
the centrifuge method (Laboratory procedure).
27-06.................... ASTM D-473.............. Standard test method for sediment in crude oils and fuel
oils by the extraction method.
27-50.................... ASTM D-93............... Standard test methods for flash point by Penske-Martens
Closed Cup Tester.
27-14.................... ASTM D-2622............. Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (X-
Ray Spectrographic Methods).
27-57.................... ASTM D-7039............. Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific test this entity is accredited to perform may be directed to
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344-1060. The
inquiry may also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov.
Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing
of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/gaulist_3.pdf.
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-11384 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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