[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38728-38729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14001]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0014]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration for Free
Entry of Unaccompanied Articles
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 Unaccompanied Articles (Form 3299). 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 14, 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 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
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Register (81 FR 9870) on February 26, 2016, 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 for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles.
OMB Number: 1651-0014.
Form Number: Form 3299.
Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1498 provides that when personal and household
effects enter the United States but do not accompany the owner or
importer on his/her arrival in the country, a declaration is made on
CBP Form 3299, Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles.
The information on this form is needed to support a claim for duty-free
entry for these effects. This form is provided for by 19 CFR 148.6,
148.52, 148.53 and 148.77. CBP Form 3299 is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%203299.pdf.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with no changes to the burden hours or to CBP Form
3299.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses and Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 150,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,500.
Dated: June 9, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-14001 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
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