[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9954-9955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3825]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: NAFTA Regulations and
Certificate of Origin
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: 1651-0098.
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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:
NAFTA Regulations and Certificate of Origin. This is a proposed
revision and extension of an information collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be revised
with a change to the burden hours. This document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
(77 FR 76983) on December 9, 2011, 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.
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DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 22, 2012.
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 [email protected] 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 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; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). 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 recordkeepers 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: NAFTA Regulations and Certificate of Origin.
OMB Number: 1651-0098.
Form Number: CBP Forms 434, 446, and 447.
Abstract: On December 17, 1992, the U.S., Mexico and Canada entered
into an agreement, ``The North American Free Trade Agreement'' (NAFTA).
The provisions of NAFTA were adopted by the U.S. with the enactment of
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1993
(Pub. L. 103-182).
CBP Form 434, North American Free Trade Certificate of Origin, is
used to certify that a good being exported either from the United
States into Canada or Mexico or from Canada or Mexico into the United
States qualifies as an originating good for purposes of preferential
tariff treatment under the NAFTA. This form is completed by exporters
and/or producers and furnished to CBP upon request. CBP Form 434 is
provided for by 19 CFR 181.11 and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_434.pdf.
The CBP Form 446, NAFTA Verification of Origin Questionnaire, is a
questionnaire that CBP personnel use to gather sufficient information
from exporters and/or producers to determine whether goods imported
into the United States qualify as originating goods for the purposes of
preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA. CBP Form 446 is provided for
by 19 CFR 181.72 and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_446.pdf.
CBP is also seeking approval of Form 447, North American Free Trade
Agreement Motor Vehicle Averaging Election, in order to gather
information required by 19 CFR 181 Appendix, Section 11, (2)
``Information Required When Producer Chooses to Average for Motor
Vehicles.'' This form is provided to CBP when a manufacturer chooses to
average motor vehicles for the purpose of obtaining NAFTA preference.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date for CBP Forms 434 and 446, and to add Form 447.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.
Form 446, NAFTA Questionnaire
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
Form 447, NAFTA Motor Vehicle Averaging Election
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.28.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14.
Dated: February 13, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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