[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 28532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11290]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities: NAFTA Regulations and
Certificate of Origin
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an
existing collection of information.
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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. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours
or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 15, 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. 3507). 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 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 (PL.
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 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://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20434.pdf.
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://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20446.pdf.
CBP Form 447, North American Free Trade Agreement Motor Vehicle
Averaging Election, is used 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. CBP Form 447 is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20447.pdf
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date for CBP Forms 434, 446, and 447.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
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: May 12, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-11290 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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