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respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Harbor Maintenance Fee.
OMB Number: 1651–0055.
Form Number: CBP Forms 349 and
350.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change
to the burden hours or to Forms 349 and
350.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Abstract: The Harbor Maintenance
Fee (HMF) and Trust Fund is used for
the operation and maintenance of
certain U.S. channels and harbors by the
Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) is required
to collect the HMF from importers,
domestic shippers, and passenger vessel
operators using federal navigation
projects. Commercial cargo loaded on or
unloaded from a commercial vessel is
subject to a port use fee of 0.125 percent
of its value if the loading or unloading
occurs at a port that has been designated
by the Army Corps of Engineers. The
HMF also applies to the total ticket
value of embarking and disembarking
passengers and on cargo admissions into
a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).
CBP Form 349, Harbor Maintenance
Fee Quarterly Summary Report, and
CBP Form 350, Harbor Maintenance Fee
Amended Quarterly Summary Report
are completed by domestic shippers,
foreign trade zone applicants, and
passenger vessel operators and
submitted with payment to CBP.
CBP uses the information collected on
CBP Forms 349 and 350 to verify that
the fee collected is timely and
accurately submitted. These forms are
authorized by the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
4461, et seq.) and provided for by 19
CFR 24.24, which also includes the list
of designated ports. CBP Forms 349 and
350 are accessible at https://
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/
forms or they may be completed and
filed electronically at www.pay.gov.
Affected Public: Businesses.
CBP Form 349
Estimated Number of Respondents:
560.
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Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 2,240.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,120.
CBP Form 350
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 60.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30.
Recordkeeping
Estimated Number of Respondents:
575.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 575.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 96.
Dated: November 20, 2017.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Customs Brokers User Fee Payment
for 2018
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document provides
notice to customs brokers that the
annual user fee that is assessed for each
permit held by a broker, whether it may
be an individual, partnership,
association, or corporation, is due by
January 26, 2018. Pursuant to fee
adjustments required by the Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act) and CBP regulations, the
annual user fee for calendar year 2018
will be $141.70.
DATES: Payment of the 2018 Customs
Broker User Fee is due by January 26,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Peterson, Broker Management Branch,
Office of Trade, (202) 863–6601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to section 111.96 of title 19
of the Code of Federal Regulations (19
CFR 111.96(c)), U.S. Customs and
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Border Protection (CBP) assesses an
annual user fee for each customs broker
district and national permit held by an
individual, partnership, association, or
corporation. CBP regulations provide
that this fee is payable for each calendar
year in each broker district where the
broker was issued a permit to do
business by the due date. See 19 CFR
24.22(h) and (i)(9). Broker districts are
defined in the General Notice entitled,
‘‘Geographic Boundaries of Customs
Brokerage, Cartage and Lighterage
Districts,’’ published in the Federal
Register on March 15, 2000 (65 FR
14011), and corrected, with minor
changes, on March 23, 2000 (65 FR
15686) and on April 6, 2000 (65 FR
18151).
On December 4, 2015, the Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act, Pub. L. 114–94) was signed
into law. Section 32201 of the FAST Act
amended section 13031 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain customs
COBRA user fees and corresponding
limitations to be adjusted by the
Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to
reflect certain increases in inflation.
On November 1, 2017, CBP published
a final rule, CBP Dec. 17–16 (82 FR
50523), which amended sections 24.22
and 24.23 of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and
24.23) to implement the requirements of
the FAST Act. Specifically, CBP created
a new paragraph (k) in section 24.22 (19
CFR 24.22(k)) that sets forth the
methodology to determine the change in
inflation as well as the factor by which
the fees and limitations will be adjusted,
if necessary. The customs broker user
fee is set forth in Appendix A of part 24.
(19 CFR 24.22 Appendix A). On
November 1, 2017, CBP also published
a Federal Register notice, CBP Dec. 17–
17, which among other things,
announced that the annual broker
permit user fee will increase to $141.70
for calendar year 2018. See 82 FR 50659.
As required by 19 CFR 111.96, CBP
must provide notice in the Federal
Register no later than 60 days before the
date that the payment is due for each
broker permit. This document notifies
customs brokers that for calendar year
2018, the due date for payment of the
user fee is January 26, 2018.
Dated: November 20, 2017.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2018
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice to customs brokers that the
annual user fee that is assessed for each permit held by a broker,
whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or
corporation, is due by January 26, 2018. Pursuant to fee adjustments
required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
and CBP regulations, the annual user fee for calendar year 2018 will be
$141.70.
DATES: Payment of the 2018 Customs Broker User Fee is due by January
26, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Peterson, Broker Management
Branch, Office of Trade, (202) 863-6601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to section 111.96 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR 111.96(c)), U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) assesses an annual user fee for each customs broker district and
national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or
corporation. CBP regulations provide that this fee is payable for each
calendar year in each broker district where the broker was issued a
permit to do business by the due date. See 19 CFR 24.22(h) and (i)(9).
Broker districts are defined in the General Notice entitled,
``Geographic Boundaries of Customs Brokerage, Cartage and Lighterage
Districts,'' published in the Federal Register on March 15, 2000 (65 FR
14011), and corrected, with minor changes, on March 23, 2000 (65 FR
15686) and on April 6, 2000 (65 FR 18151).
On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Act (FAST Act, Pub. L. 114-94) was signed into law. Section 32201 of
the FAST Act amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain
customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations to be adjusted by
the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to reflect certain increases
in inflation.
On November 1, 2017, CBP published a final rule, CBP Dec. 17-16 (82
FR 50523), which amended sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and 24.23) to implement the
requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, CBP created a new paragraph
(k) in section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) that sets forth the methodology
to determine the change in inflation as well as the factor by which the
fees and limitations will be adjusted, if necessary. The customs broker
user fee is set forth in Appendix A of part 24. (19 CFR 24.22 Appendix
A). On November 1, 2017, CBP also published a Federal Register notice,
CBP Dec. 17-17, which among other things, announced that the annual
broker permit user fee will increase to $141.70 for calendar year 2018.
See 82 FR 50659.
As required by 19 CFR 111.96, CBP must provide notice in the
Federal Register no later than 60 days before the date that the payment
is due for each broker permit. This document notifies customs brokers
that for calendar year 2018, the due date for payment of the user fee
is January 26, 2018.
Dated: November 20, 2017.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2017-25435 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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