[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68459-68460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27082]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Harbor Maintenance Fee
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:
Harbor Maintenance Fee. 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 January 16,
2015 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 cost burden 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: Harbor Maintenance Fee.
OMB Number: 1651-0055.
Form Number: Forms 349 and 350.
Abstract: The Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) and Trust Fund is used
for the operation and maintenance of certain U.S. channels and harbors
by the Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) is required to collect the HMF from importers, domestic shippers,
and passenger vessel operators using federal navigation projects.
Commercial cargo loaded on or unloaded from a commercial vessel is
subject to a port use fee of 0.125 percent of its value if the loading
or unloading occurs at a port that has been designated by the Army
Corps of Engineers. The HMF also applies to the total ticket value of
embarking and disembarking passengers and on cargo admissions into a
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).
CBP Form 349, Harbor Maintenance Fee Quarterly Summary Report, and
CBP Form 350, Harbor Maintenance Fee Amended Quarterly Summary Report
are completed by domestic shippers, foreign trade zone applicants, and
passenger vessel operators and submitted with payment to CBP. CBP
proposes to amend Form 349 to add the respondent's email address and
fax number.
CBP uses the information collected on CBP Forms 349 and 350 to
verify that the fee collected is timely and accurately submitted. These
forms are authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 4461, et seq.) and provided for by 19 CFR 24.24, which also
includes the list of designated ports. CBP Forms 349 and 350 are
accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms or they
may be completed and filed electronically at www.pay.gov.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to Forms
349 and 350.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
CBP Form 349
Estimated Number of Respondents: 560.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 2,240.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,120.
CBP Form 350
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 60.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30.
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Recordkeeping
Estimated Number of Respondents: 575.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 575.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 96.
Dated: November 10, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-27082 Filed 11-14-14; 8:45 am]
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