Agency Information Collection Activities: Accreditation of Commercial Testing Laboratories and Approval of Commercial Gaugers, 39680 [2016-14360]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14360]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0053]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Accreditation of 
Commercial Testing Laboratories and Approval of Commercial Gaugers

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: 
Accreditation of Commercial Testing Laboratories and Approval of 
Commercial Gaugers (CBP Form 6478). 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, there is no change 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 18, 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 14120) on March 16, 
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: Accreditation of Commercial Testing Laboratories and 
Approval of Commercial Gaugers.
    OMB Number: 1651-0053.
    Form Number: Form 6478.
    Abstract: Commercial laboratories seeking accreditation or approval 
must provide the information specified in 19 CFR 151.12 to Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP), and Commercial Gaugers seeking CBP approval 
must provide the information specified under 19 CFR 151.13. This 
information may be submitted on CBP Form 6478. After the initial 
approval and/or accreditation, a private company may ``extend'' its 
approval and/or accreditation to add facilities by submitting a formal 
written request to CBP. This application process is authorized by 
Section 613 of Public Law 103-182 (NAFTA Implementation Act), codified 
at 19 U.S.C. 1499, which directs CBP to establish a procedure to 
accredit privately owned testing laboratories. The information 
collected is used by CBP in deciding whether to approve individuals or 
businesses desiring to measure bulk products or to analyze 
importations. Instructions for completing these applications are 
accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories. CBP Form 6478 is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%206478_0.pdf.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours based on updated 
estimates of the number of applicants and record keepers associated 
with this information collection. There are no changes to the 
information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Applications for Commercial Testing and Approval of Commercial 
Gaugers:
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 8.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Record Keeping Associated with Applications for Commercial Testing 
and Approval of Commercial Gaugers:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 180.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 180.

    Dated: June 14, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-14360 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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