[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32173-32174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13713]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs Declaration
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:
Customs Declaration (CBP Form 6059B). 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 July 6, 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 (80 FR 16416) on March 27,
2015, 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
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matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting comments
concerning the following information collection:
Title: Customs Declaration.
OMB Number: 1651-0009.
Form Number: CBP Form 6059B.
Abstract: CBP Form 6059B, Customs Declaration, is used as a
standard report of the identity and residence of each person arriving
in the United States. This form is also used to declare imported
articles to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in accordance with
19 CFR 122.27, 148.12, 148.13, 148.110, 148.111; 31 CFR 5316 and
section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1498).
Section 148.13 of the CBP regulations prescribes the use of the CBP
Form 6059B when a written declaration is required of a traveler
entering the United States. Generally, written declarations are
required from travelers arriving by air or sea. Section 148.12 requires
verbal declarations from travelers entering the United States.
Generally, verbal declarations are required from travelers arriving by
land.
A sample of CBP Form 6059B can be found at: http://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/sample-declaration-form.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date of this information collection with no change to the
burden hours or to CBP Form 6059B.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Individuals.
CBP Form 6059B:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 104,506,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 104,506,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,001,902.
Verbal Declarations:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 233,000,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 233,000,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 seconds.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 669,000.
Dated: May 27, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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