[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54352-54353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22163]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements
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: 1651-0117.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement
concerning: Free Trade Agreements. This request for comment is being
made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13;
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 8,
2010, to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC
20229-1177.
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, 799
9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
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; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). 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 burden to respondents or record keepers from the
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the CBP
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request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. In this document CBP is
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
Title: Free Trade Agreements.
OMB Number: 1651-0117.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: Free trade agreements are established to reduce and
eliminate barriers, strengthen and develop economic relations, and to
lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance
benefits of the agreement. Free trade agreements establish free trade
by reduced-duty treatment on imported goods. The United States has
numerous free trade agreements with various countries, eight of which
are included in this information collection: Chile, Singapore,
Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Peru. These agreements
involve collection of data elements such as information about the
importer and exporter of the goods, a description of the goods, tariff
classification number, and the preference criterion in the Rules of
Origin.
Respondents can obtain information on how to make claims under
these free trade agreements by going to http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/international_agreements/free_trade/.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with a change to the burden hours based on the addition
of free trade agreements with Oman and Peru.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 116,100.
Total Number of Estimated Annual Responses: 116,100.
Estimated time per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,220.
Dated: August 31, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-22163 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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