[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62086-62087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25934]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Entry and Manifest of 
Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier's Certificate and Release

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0013.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent

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burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Entry 
and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier's Certificate and 
Release (CBP Form 7523). This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 5, 
2011, 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, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th 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, 799 
9th Street, NW., 5th 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). 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 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 Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier's 
Certificate of Release.
    OMB Number: 1651-0013.
    Form Number: CBP Form 7523.
    Abstract: CBP Form 7523, Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of 
Duty, Carrier's Certificate of Release, is used by carriers and 
importers as a manifest for the entry of merchandise free of duty under 
certain conditions. CBP Form 7523 is also used by carriers to show that 
articles being imported are to be released to the importer or 
consignee, and as an inward foreign manifest for vehicles of less than 
5 tons arriving from Canada or Mexico with merchandise conditionally 
free of duty. CBP uses this form to authorize the entry of such 
merchandise. CBP Form 7523 is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1484 and provided 
for by 19 CFR 123.4 and 19 CFR 143.23. This form is accessible at 
http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_7523.pdf.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,950.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 99,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,247.

    Dated: October 3, 2011.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-25934 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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