[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9423-9424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4287]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: African Growth and
Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an
existing collection of information: 1651-0082.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent
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burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
comment on an information collection requirement concerning the African
Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin (AGOA). 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 May 3, 2010, to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Office of Regulations and Rulings,
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, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 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 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: African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin.
OMB Number: 1651-0082.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: The information collected is used to verify eligibility
for duty preferences under the provisions of AGOA. It is provided for
under 19 CFR 10.214, 10.215, and 10.216. Specifically, this program
provides duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) to sensitive articles normally excluded from GSP duty
treatment. It also provides for the entry of specific textile and
apparel articles free of duty and free of any quantitative limits from
the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with a change to the burden hours.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 375.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,925.
Dated: February 25, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-4287 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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