[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8731-8732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03601]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration for Free
Entry of Returned American Products
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:
Declaration for Free Entry of Returned American Products (CBP Form
3311). 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 March 23, 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
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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 68327) on November
4, 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 matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting
comments concerning the following information collection:
Title: Declaration of Free Entry of Returned American Products.
OMB Number: 1651-0011.
Form Number: CBP Form 3311.
Abstract: CBP Form 3311, Declaration for Free Entry of Returned
American Products, is used by importers and their agents when duty-free
entry is claimed for a shipment of returned American products under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States. This form serves as a
declaration that the goods are American made and that they have not
been advanced in value or improved in condition while abroad; were not
previously entered under a temporary importation under bond provision;
and that drawback was never claimed and/or paid. CBP Form 3311 is
authorized by 19 CFR 10.1, 10.66, 10.67, 12.41, 123.4, and 143.23 and
is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=3311&=Apply.
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 Form 3311.
Type of Review: Extension (with no change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 35.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 420,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,000.
Dated: February 17, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-03601 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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