[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42340-42341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17075]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0067]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Documentation 
Requirements for Articles Entered Under Various Special Tariff 
Treatment Provisions

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: 
Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered Under Various Special 
Tariff Treatment Provisions. 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 20, 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 26771) on May 9, 
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: Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered Under 
Various Special Tariff Treatment Provisions.
    OMB Number: 1651-0067.
    Abstract: CBP is responsible for determining whether imported 
articles that are classified under Harmonized

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Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 9801.00.10, 
9802.00.20, 9802.00.25, 9802.00.40, 9802.00.50, 9802.00.60 and 
9817.00.40 are entitled to duty-free or reduced duty treatment. In 
order to file under these HTSUS provisions, importers, or their agents, 
must have the declarations that are provided for in 19 CFR 10.1(a), 
10.8(a), 10.9(a) and 10.121 in their possession at the time of entry 
and submit them to CBP upon request. These declarations enable CBP to 
ascertain whether the requirements of these HTSUS provisions have been 
satisfied.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no changes to the burden hours or to the 
information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,445.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 58,335.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 933.

    Dated: July 16, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-17075 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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