[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69101-69102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27543]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration of the 
Ultimate Consignee That Articles Were Exported for Temporary Scientific 
or Educational Purposes

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: 1651-0036.

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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 
the Declaration of the Ultimate Consignee that Articles were Exported 
for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 17, 
2014 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, 90 K Street NE., 10th 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, 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; 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 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: Declaration of the Ultimate Consignee that Articles were 
Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes.
    OMB Number: 1651-0036.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The Declaration of the Ultimate Consignee that Articles 
were Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes is used 
to document duty free entry under conditions when articles are 
temporarily exported solely for scientific or educational purposes. 
This declaration, which is completed by the ultimate consignee and 
submitted to CBP by the importer or the agent of the importer, is used 
to assist CBP personnel in determining whether the imported articles 
should be free of duty. It is provided for under 19 U.S.C. 1202,

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HTSUS Subheading 9801.00.40, and 19 CFR 10.67(a)(3) which requires a 
declaration to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stating that the 
articles were sent from the United States solely for temporary 
scientific or educational use and describing the specific use to which 
they were put while abroad.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 165.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27.

    Dated: November 13, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
 Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-27543 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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