[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4299-4300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01488]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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: 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:
Harbor Maintenance Fee. 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 February 26,
2015 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 68459) on November
17, 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
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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: 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.
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: January 21, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-01488 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
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