[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68328-68329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28062]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0076]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs and Border
Protection Recordkeeping Requirements
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 and Border Protection (CBP) Recordkeeping Requirements. This is
a proposed extension of recordkeeping requirements that were previously
approved. CBP is proposing these requirements be extended with no
change to the burden hours or to the recordkeeping required. This
document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 4,
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
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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 46995) on August 6,
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 recordkeepers 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: CBP Recordkeeping Requirements.
OMB Number: 1651-0076.
Abstract: The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act, Title VI, known as the Customs Modernization Act (Mod Act) amended
title 19 U.S.C. 1508, 1509 and 1510 by revising Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) laws related to recordkeeping, examination of books
and witnesses, regulatory audit procedures and judicial enforcement.
Specifically, the Mod Act expanded the list of parties subject to CBP
recordkeeping requirements; distinguished between records which pertain
to the entry of merchandise and financial records needed to
substantiate the correctness of information contained in entry
documentation; and identified a list of records which must be
maintained and produced upon request by CBP. The information and
records are used by CBP to verify the accuracy of the claims made on
the entry documents regarding the tariff status of imported
merchandise, admissibility, classification/nomenclature, value and rate
of duty applicable to the entered goods. The CBP recordkeeping
requirements are provided for by 19 CFR 163 and instructions are
available at: http://www.cbp.gov/document/publications/recordkeeping.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the
recordkeeping requirements. In order to more accurately reflect these
requirements, CBP proposes to change the name of this information
collection from Customs Modernization Act Recordkeeping Requirements to
CBP Recordkeeping Requirements.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 5,459.
Estimated Annual Time per Recordkeeper: 1,040 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,677,360.
Dated: October 29, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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