80_FR_75916 80 FR 75684 - Agency Information Collection Activities: User Fees

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)

Page Range75684-75685
FR Document2015-30612

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 Issue 232 (Thursday, December 3, 2015) 
[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.
[FR Doc. 2015-30612 Filed 12-2-15; 8:45 am]
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75684 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 232 / Thursday, December 3, 2015 / Notices agency’s estimates of the burden of the Current Action: CBP proposes to International Trade, 90 K Street NE., collection of information; (c) ways to extend the expiration date of this 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– enhance the quality, utility, and clarity information collection with no change 1177, at 202–325–0265. of the information to be collected; (d) to the burden hours or to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP ways to minimize the burden including information collected. invites the general public and other the use of automated collection Type of Review: Extension (with no Federal agencies to comment on techniques or the use of other forms of change). proposed and/or continuing information information technology; and (e) the Affected Public: Businesses. collections pursuant to the Paperwork annual cost burden to respondents or Estimated Number of Respondents: Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). record keepers from the collection of 3,750. The comments should address: (a) information (total capital/startup costs Estimated Number of Total Annual Whether the collection of information is and operations and maintenance costs). Responses: 45,000. necessary for the proper performance of The comments that are submitted will Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. the functions of the agency, including be summarized and included in the CBP Estimated Total Annual Burden whether the information shall have request for OMB approval. All Hours: 45,000. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the comments will become a matter of Dated: November 30, 2015. agency’s estimates of the burden of the public record. In this document, CBP is Tracey Denning, collection of information; (c) ways to soliciting comments concerning the Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and enhance the quality, utility, and clarity following information collection: Border Protection. of the information to be collected; (d) Title: Protest. [FR Doc. 2015–30614 Filed 12–2–15; 8:45 am] ways to minimize the burden including OMB Number: 1651–0017. BILLING CODE 9111–14–P the use of automated collection Form Number: Form 19. techniques or the use of other forms of Abstract: CBP Form 19, Protest, is information technology; and (e) the filed to seek the review of a CBP officer. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND annual cost burden to respondents or This review may be conducted by a CBP SECURITY record keepers from the collection of officer who participated directly in the information (total capital/startup costs underlying decision. This form is also U.S. Customs and Border Protection and operations and maintenance costs). used to request ‘‘Further Review’’ which [1651–0052] The comments that are submitted will means a request for review of the protest be summarized and included in the CBP to be performed by a CBP officer who Agency Information Collection request for OMB approval. All did not participate directly in the Activities: User Fees comments will become a matter of protested decision, or by the public record. In this document, CBP is Commissioner, or his designee as AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border soliciting comments concerning the provided in the CBP Regulations. Protection, Department of Homeland following information collection: The matters that may be protested Security. Title: User Fees. include: The appraised value of ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for OMB Number: 1651–0052. merchandise; the classification and rate comments; extension of an existing Form Number: CBP Forms 339A, and amount of duties chargeable; all collection of information. 339C and 339V. charges within the jurisdiction of the SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Abstract: The Consolidated Omnibus U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Protection (CBP) of the Department of Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 exclusion of merchandise from entry or Homeland Security will be submitting (COBRA—Pub. L. 99–272; 19 U.S.C. delivery, or demand for redelivery; the the following information collection 58c) authorizes the collection of user liquidation or reliquidation of an entry; request to the Office of Management and fees by Customs and Border Protection and the refusal to pay a claim for Budget (OMB) for review and approval (CBP). The collection of these fees drawback. in accordance with the Paperwork requires submission of information from The parties who may file a protest or Reduction Act: User Fees. CBP is the party remitting the fees to CBP. This application for further review include: proposing that this information information is submitted on three forms the importer or consignee shown on the collection be extended with no change including the CBP Form 339A for entry papers, or their sureties; any to the burden hours or to the aircraft at: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/ person paying any charge or exaction; information collected. This document is default/files/documents/ any person seeking entry or delivery, or published to obtain comments from the CBP%20Form%20339A.pdf, CBP Form upon whom a demand for redelivery has public and affected agencies. 339C for commercial vehicles at: been made; any person filing a claim for http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ DATES: Written comments should be drawback; or any authorized agent of documents/CBP%20Form%20339C.pdf, received on or before February 1, 2016 any of the persons described above. and CBP Form 339V for vessels at: to be assured of consideration. CBP Form 19 collects information http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ such as the name and address of the ADDRESSES: Written comments may be documents/CBP%20Form%20339V.pdf. protesting party, information about the mailed to U.S. Customs and Border The information on these forms may entry being protested, detailed reasons Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, also be filed electronically at: https:// for the protest, justification for applying Regulations and Rulings, Office of dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/. This collection of for further review. International Trade, 90 K Street NE., information is provided for by 19 CFR 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The information collected on CBP 24.22. Form 19 is authorized by Sections 514 1177. In addition, CBP requires express and 514(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: consignment courier facilities (ECCFs) provided for by 19 CFR part 174. This Requests for additional information to file lists of couriers using the facility form is accessible at http:// should be directed to Tracey Denning, in accordance with 19 CFR 128.11. In www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ U.S. Customs and Border Protection, cases of overpayments, carriers using documents/CBP_Form_19.pdf. Regulations and Rulings, Office of the courier facilities may send a request VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:11 Dec 02, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 232 / Thursday, December 3, 2015 / Notices 75685 to CBP for a refund in accordance with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR customary and traditional use of 19 CFR 24.23(b). This request must migratory birds and their eggs for specify the grounds for the refund. Fish and Wildlife Service subsistence use by indigenous ECCFs are also required to file a [FWS–R7–SM–2015–N225; FF09M21200– inhabitants of Alaska. The Amendment quarterly report in accordance with 19 156–FXMB1231099BPP0] states that its intent is not to cause CFR 24.23(b)(4). significant increases in the take of Current Actions: This submission is Proposed Information Collection; species of migratory birds relative to being made to extend the expiration Alaska Migratory Bird Subsistence their continental population sizes. A date with no change to the burden hours Harvest Household Survey submittal letter from the Department of or to the information collected. State to the White House (May 20, 1996) Type of Review: Extension (without AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, accompanied the Amendment and change). Interior. specified the need for harvest Affected Public: Businesses. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. monitoring. The submittal letter stated that the Service, the Alaska Department CBP Form 339A—Aircraft SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife of Fish and Game (ADFG), and Alaska Service) will ask the Office of Native organizations would collect Estimated Number of Respondents: Management and Budget (OMB) to harvest information cooperatively 15,000. approve the information collection (IC) within the subsistence eligible areas. Estimated Number of Annual described below. As required by the Harvest survey data help to ensure that Responses: 15,000. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and customary and traditional subsistence Estimated Time per Response: 16 as part of our continuing efforts to uses of migratory birds and their eggs by minutes. reduce paperwork and respondent indigenous inhabitants of Alaska do not Estimated Total Annual Burden burden, we invite the general public and significantly increase the take of species Hours: 4,005. other Federal agencies to take this of migratory birds relative to their CBP Form 339C—Vehicles opportunity to comment on this IC. This continental population sizes. Estimated Number of Respondents: IC is scheduled to expire on June 30, Between 1989 and 2004, we 50,000. 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor monitored subsistence harvest of Estimated Number of Annual and a person is not required to respond migratory birds using annual household Responses: 50,000. to a collection of information unless it surveys in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Estimated Time per Response: 20 displays a currently valid OMB control which is the region of highest minutes. number. subsistence bird harvest in the State of Estimated Total Annual Burden DATES: To ensure that we are able to Alaska. In 2004, we began monitoring Hours: 16,500. consider your comments on this IC, we subsistence harvest of migratory birds in must receive them by February 1, 2016. subsistence eligible areas Statewide. CBP Form 339V—Vessels ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the The Statewide harvest assessment Estimated Number of Respondents: IC to the Information Collection program helps to track trends and 10,000. Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and changes in levels of harvest. The harvest Estimated Number of Annual Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 assessment program relies on Responses: 10,000. Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– collaboration among the Service, the Estimated Time per Response: 16 3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov ADFG, and a number of Alaska Native minutes. (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0124’’ in organizations. Estimated Total Annual Burden the subject line of your comments. We gather information on the annual Hours: 2,670. subsistence harvest of about 60 bird FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To species/species categories (ducks, geese, ECCF Quarterly Report request additional information about swans, cranes, upland game birds, this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_ seabirds, shorebirds, and grebes and Estimated Number of Respondents: grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482 18. loons) in the subsistence eligible areas (telephone). of Alaska. The survey covers 11 regions Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 72. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of Alaska, which are further divided Estimated Time per Response: 2 into 29 subregions. We survey the I. Abstract hours. regions and villages in a rotation The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 schedule to accommodate budget Estimated Total Annual Burden (16 U.S.C. 703–712) and the Fish and constraints and to minimize respondent Hours: 144. Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d) burden. The survey covers spring, ECCF Application and List of Couriers designate the Department of the Interior summer, and fall harvest in most Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. as the key agency responsible for regions. Estimated Number of Annual managing migratory bird populations In collaboration with Alaska Native Responses: 12. that frequent the United States and for organizations, we hire local resident Estimated Time per Response: 30 setting harvest regulations that allow for surveyors to collect the harvest minutes. the conservation of those populations. information. The surveyors list all Estimated Total Annual Burden These responsibilities include gathering households in the villages to be Hours: 6. accurate geographical and temporal data surveyed and provide survey Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES on various characteristics of migratory information and harvest report forms to Dated: November 30, 2015. bird harvest. We use harvest data to randomly selected households that have Tracey Denning, review regulation proposals and to issue agreed to participate in the survey. To Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and harvest regulations. ensure anonymity of harvest Border Protection. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act information, we identify households by [FR Doc. 2015–30612 Filed 12–2–15; 8:45 am] Protocol Amendment (1995) a numeric code. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action60-Day Notice and request for comments; extension of an existing collection of information.
DatesWritten comments should be received on or before February 1, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ContactRequests 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.
FR Citation80 FR 75684 
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