[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51459-51460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18503]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0027]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Record of Vessel
Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-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:
Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase (CBP Form 226).
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 October 3, 2016
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1651-0027 in the subject box, the agency name. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit
comments:
(1) Email. Submit comments to: [email protected], email should
include OMB Control number in Subject.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to CBP PRA Officer, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings,
Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 10th Floor, 90 K St NE., Washington,
DC 20229-1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA
information should be directed to Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or via
telephone (202) 325-0123, Please note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking
information about other CBP programs please contact the CBP National
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP
Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/ gov/. For additional help: https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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). 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 cost burden 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: Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase.
OMB Number: 1651-0027.
Form Number: CBP Form 226.
Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1466(a) provides for a 50 percent ad valorem
duty assessed on a vessel master or owner for any repairs, purchases,
or expenses incurred in a foreign country by a commercial vessel
registered in the United States. CBP Form 226, Record of Vessel Foreign
Repair or Equipment Purchase, is used by the master or owner of a
vessel to declare and file entry on equipment, repairs, parts, or
materials purchased for the vessel in a foreign country. This
information enables CBP to assess duties on these foreign repairs,
parts, or materials. CBP Form 226 is provided for by 19 CFR 4.7 and
4.14 and is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-226-record-vessel-foreign-repair-or-equipment-purchase.
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Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected on Form 226.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,100.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,200.
Dated: August 1, 2016.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-18503 Filed 8-3-16; 8:45 am]
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