[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16417-16418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07006]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0029]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for
Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, and Application
for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit
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:
Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation
(CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C) and Application for
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Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit (CBP Form 216). 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 May 26, 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: Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status
Designation, and Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit.
OMB Number: 1651-0029.
Form Numbers: 214, 214A, 214B, 214C, and 216.
Abstract: Foreign trade zones (FTZs) are geographical enclaves
located within the geographical limits of the United States but for
tariff purposes are considered to be outside the United States.
Imported merchandise may be brought into FTZs for storage,
manipulation, manufacture or other processing and subsequent removal
for exportation, consumption in the United States, or destruction. A
company bringing goods into an FTZ has a choice of zone status
(privileged/non-privileged foreign, domestic, or zone-restricted),
which affects the way such goods are treated by Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and treated for tariff purposes upon entry into the
customs territory of the U.S.
CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C, which make up the Application
for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by
companies that bring merchandise into an FTZ to register the admission
of such merchandise into FTZs and to apply for the appropriate zone
status. CBP Form 216, Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit, is used by
companies to request approval to manipulate, manufacture, exhibit, or
destroy merchandise in an FTZ.
These FTZ forms are authorized by 19 U.S.C. 81 and provided for by
19 CFR 146.22, 146.32, 146.41, 146.44, 146.52, 146.53, and 146.66.
These forms are accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to CBP
Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C, and 216.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form 214, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status
Designation
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,749.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 25.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 168,725.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,181.
Form 216, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 25,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,167.
Dated: March 23, 2015,
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-07006 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am]
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