[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1636-1637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00495]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of
Registration
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:
Certificate of Registration. 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 12,
2016 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 61221) on October
9, 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: Certificate of Registration.
OMB Number: 1651-0010.
Form Number: CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
Abstract: Travelers who do not have proof of prior possession in
the United States of foreign made articles and who do not want to be
assessed duty on these items can register them prior to departing on
travel. In order to register these articles, the traveler completes CBP
Form 4457, Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken
Abroad, and presents it at the port at the time of export. This form
must be signed in the presence of a CBP official after verification of
the description of the articles is completed. CBP Form 4457 is
accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=4457&=Apply.
CBP Form 4455, Certificate of Registration, is used primarily for
the registration, examination, and supervised lading of commercial
shipments of articles exported for repair, alteration, or processing,
which will subsequently be returned to the United States either duty
free or at a reduced duty rate. CBP Form 4455 is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=4455&=Apply.
CBP Forms 4455 and 4457 are provided for by 19 CFR 10.8, 10.9,
10.68, 148.1, 148.8, 148.32 and 148.37.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected on CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
Type of Review: Extension (with no change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
CBP Form 4455
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,960.
CBP Form 4457
Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,000.
Dated: January 7, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-00495 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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