81 FR 13813 - Agency Information Collection Activities: User Fees

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

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. This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with a change to the burden hours but no change to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13813-13814]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05829]


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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: 30-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. This is a proposed extension of an information collection 
that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information 
collection be extended with a change to the burden hours but no change 
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 April 14, 2016 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

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: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (80 FR 75684) on December 
3, 2015, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for 
an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 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. 3507). 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 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

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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 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 a change to the burden hours as a result of a new 
pilot that CBP is planning that will allow for a new payment option for 
commercial truck single-crossing user fees. This new pilot program will 
allow commercial truck carriers who opt for the single-crossing user 
fee to prepay the single-crossing user fee online via the DTOPS Web 
site prior to arrival at a port of entry. As a result, the estimated 
number of users for the DTOPS Web site (Form 339C--Vehicles) was 
increased from 50,000 to 90,000.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Carriers.

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: 90,000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 90,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,700.

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: March 10, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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