80 FR 75684 - Agency Information Collection Activities: User Fees

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 232 (December 3, 2015)

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: User Fees. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 232 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75684-75685]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30612]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0052]


Agency Information Collection Activities: User Fees

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: 
User Fees. 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 February 1, 
2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th 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, 90 
K Street NE., 10th 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). 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: User Fees.
    OMB Number: 1651-0052.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 339A, 339C and 339V.
    Abstract: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1985 (COBRA--Pub. L. 99-272; 19 U.S.C. 58c) authorizes the collection 
of user fees by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The collection of 
these fees requires submission of information from the party remitting 
the fees to CBP. This information is submitted on three forms including 
the CBP Form 339A for aircraft at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20339A.pdf, CBP Form 339C for commercial 
vehicles at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20339C.pdf, and CBP Form 339V for vessels at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20339V.pdf. The 
information on these forms may also be filed electronically at: https://dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/. This collection of information is provided for by 
19 CFR 24.22.
    In addition, CBP requires express consignment courier facilities 
(ECCFs) to file lists of couriers using the facility in accordance with 
19 CFR 128.11. In cases of overpayments, carriers using the courier 
facilities may send a request

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to CBP for a refund in accordance with 19 CFR 24.23(b). This request 
must specify the grounds for the refund. ECCFs are also required to 
file a quarterly report in accordance with 19 CFR 24.23(b)(4).
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 339A--Aircraft

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 15,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 16 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,005.

CBP Form 339C--Vehicles

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,500.

CBP Form 339V--Vessels

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 16 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,670.

ECCF Quarterly Report

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 72.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 144.

ECCF Application and List of Couriers

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6.

    Dated: November 30, 2015.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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