[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40128-40129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16185]
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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: 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:
NAFTA Regulations and Certificate of Origin. 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 11, 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 28532) on May 16,
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: 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
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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: July 7, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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