[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38325-38326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15738]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0048]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration of Persons
Who Performed Repairs or Alterations
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.
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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:
Declaration of Persons Who Performed Repairs or Alterations. 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 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 August 6, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
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, 90
K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 22519) on April 22,
2014, 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. 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 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 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 Persons Who Performed Repairs or Alterations.
OMB Number: 1651-0048.
Abstract: The ``Declaration of Persons Who Performed Repairs or
Alterations,'' as required by 19 CFR 10.8, is used in connection with
the entry of articles entered under subheadings 9802.00.40 and
9802.00.50, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Articles entered under these HTSUS provisions are articles that were in
the U.S. and were exported temporarily for repairs or alterations. Upon
their return, duty is only assessed on the value of the repairs or
alterations performed abroad and not on the full value of the article.
The declaration under 19 CFR 10.8 includes information such as a
description of the article and the repairs
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or alterations; the value of the article and the repairs or
alterations; and a declaration by the owner, importer, consignee, or
agent having knowledge of the pertinent facts. The information in this
declaration is used by CBP to determine the value of the repairs or
alterations, and to assess duty only on the value of those repairs or
alterations.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,236.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 20,472.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,236.
Dated: June 30, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-15738 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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