[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06186]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Foreign
Trade Zone and/or Status Designation, and Application for Foreign Trade
Zone Activity Permit
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an
existing collection of information: 1651-0029.
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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:
Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation,
and Application for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Permit (CBP Forms 214,
214A, 214B, 214C and 216). This is a proposed extension of an
information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be extended with no change to the
burden hours. This document is published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. This information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (78 FR 4155) on January
18, 2013, 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.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
this 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 U.S. 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, 90
K Street NE., 10th 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 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 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: Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status
Designation, and Application for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Permit.
OMB Number: 1651-0029.
Form Number: CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C and 216.
Abstract: Foreign trade zones (FTZs) are geographical enclaves
located within the geographical limits of the United States but for
tariff purposes are considered to be outside the United States.
Imported merchandise may be brought into FTZs for storage,
manipulation, manufacture or other processing and subsequent removal
for exportation, consumption in the United States, or destruction. A
company bringing goods into a zone has a choice of zone status
(privileged/non-privileged foreign, domestic, or zone-restricted) which
affects the way such goods are treated by Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) and for tariff purposes upon entry into the customs territory of
the United States.
CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C, Application for Foreign-Trade
Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by companies that
bring merchandise into a foreign trade zone to register the admission
of such merchandise into FTZs, and to apply for the appropriate zone
status. CBP Form CBP 216, Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit, is used
by companies to request approval to manipulate, manufacture, exhibit or
destroy merchandise in a foreign trade zone.
These FTZ forms are authorized by 19 U.S.C. 81 and provided for by
19 CFR 146.22, 146.32, 146.41, 146.44, 146.52, 146.53, and 146.66.
These forms are accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/forms/.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to CBP
Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C and 216.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form 214, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or
Status Designation.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,749.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 25.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 168,725.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,182.
Form 216, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 25,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,167.
Dated: March 13, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-06186 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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