[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 59206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23600]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Agency Information Collection Activities: Foreign Assembler's 
Declaration

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.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by Importer). 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 November 26, 
2012, 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 cost burden to respondents or recordkeepers 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 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: Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by 
Importer).
    OMB Number: 1651-0031.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR 10.24, a Foreign Assembler's 
Declaration must be made in connection with the entry of assembled 
articles under subheading 9802.00.80, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). This declaration includes information such as 
the quantity, value and description of the imported merchandise. The 
declaration is made by the person who performed the assembly operations 
abroad and it includes an endorsement by the importer. The Foreign 
Assembler's Declaration is used by CBP to determine whether the 
operations performed are within the purview of subheading 9802.00.80, 
HTSUS and therefore eligible for preferential tariff treatment.
    19 CFR 10.24(c) and (d) require that the importer/assembler 
maintain records for 5 years from the date of the related entry and 
that they make these records readily available to CBP for audit, 
inspection, copying, and reproduction.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with a change to the estimated burden hours 
based the number of Foreign Assembly Declarations completed in 2011. 
There is no change to the information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,730.
    Estimated Time per Response/Recordkeeping: 55 minutes.
    Estimated Number of Responses/Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 320,251.

    Dated: September 20, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-23600 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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