Agency Information Collection Activities: Commercial Invoice, 10495-10496 [2017-02874]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10495-10496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02874]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0090]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Commercial Invoice

AGENCY: 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.

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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: 
Commercial Invoice. 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 April 14, 2017 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1651-0090 in the subject line and the agency name. To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit 
comments:
    (1) Email. Submit comments to: (CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov). The email 
should include the OMB Control number in the subject line.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to CBP PRA Officer, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, Office of Trade,

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Regulations and Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 10th Floor, 
90 K St NE., Washington, DC 20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA 
information should be directed to Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or via 
email (CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov). Please note that the contact information 
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. 
Individuals seeking information about other CBP programs should contact 
the CBP National Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-
877-8339, or CBP Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/. For additional help: 
https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1.

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 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.). 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 cost burden 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: Commercial Invoice.
    OMB Number: 1651-0090.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The collection of the commercial invoice is necessary for 
conducting adequate examination of merchandise and determination of the 
duties due on imported merchandise as required by 19 CFR 141.81, 
141.82, 141.83, 141.84, 141.85, 141.86, 141.87, 141.88, 141.89, 141.90, 
141.91, 141.92 and by 19 U.S.C. 1481 and 1484. The commercial invoice 
is provided to CBP by the importer. The information is used to 
ascertain the proper tariff classification and valuation of imported 
merchandise, as required by the Tariff Act of 1930. To facilitate 
trade, CBP did not develop a specific form for this information 
collection. Importers are allowed to use their existing invoices to 
comply with these regulations.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,500.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1208.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 46,500,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 744,000.

    Dated: February 8, 2017.
 Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-02874 Filed 2-10-17; 8:45 am]
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