[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13397-13398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05756]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0100]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Remission
or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred
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:
Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties
Incurred (CBP Form 4609). This is a proposed extension of an
information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be extended with a change to the
burden hours, but no changes 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 April 13, 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 77019) on December
23, 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: Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and
Penalties Incurred.
OMB Number: 1651-0100.
Form Number: Form 4609.
Abstract: CBP Form 4609, Petition for Remission or Mitigation of
Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred, is completed and filed with the CBP
Port Director by individuals who have been found to be in violation of
one or more provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, or other laws
administered by CBP. Persons who violate the Tariff Act are entitled to
file a petition seeking mitigation of any statutory penalty imposed or
remission of a statutory forfeiture incurred. This petition is
submitted on CBP Form 4609. The information provided on this form is
used by CBP personnel as a basis for granting relief from forfeiture or
penalty. CBP Form 4609 is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1618 and provided for
by 19 CFR 171.1. It is accessible at: http:[sol][sol]www.cbp.gov/sites/
default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%204609.pdf
Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with a change to the burden hours resulting from
updated estimates of the number of responses. There are no changes to
the information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,610.
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Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,610.
Estimated Time per Response: 14 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 376.
Dated: March 4, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-05756 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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