81 FR 1636 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of Registration

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 8 (January 13, 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: Certificate of Registration. This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. 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 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1636-1637]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of 
Registration

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: 
Certificate of Registration. This is a proposed extension of an 
information collection that was previously approved. 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 12, 
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 61221) on October 
9, 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

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matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting comments 
concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Certificate of Registration.
    OMB Number: 1651-0010.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Abstract: Travelers who do not have proof of prior possession in 
the United States of foreign made articles and who do not want to be 
assessed duty on these items can register them prior to departing on 
travel. In order to register these articles, the traveler completes CBP 
Form 4457, Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken 
Abroad, and presents it at the port at the time of export. This form 
must be signed in the presence of a CBP official after verification of 
the description of the articles is completed. CBP Form 4457 is 
accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=4457&=Apply.
    CBP Form 4455, Certificate of Registration, is used primarily for 
the registration, examination, and supervised lading of commercial 
shipments of articles exported for repair, alteration, or processing, 
which will subsequently be returned to the United States either duty 
free or at a reduced duty rate. CBP Form 4455 is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=4455&=Apply.
    CBP Forms 4455 and 4457 are provided for by 19 CFR 10.8, 10.9, 
10.68, 148.1, 148.8, 148.32 and 148.37.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information collected on CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Type of Review: Extension (with no change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 4455

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,960.

CBP Form 4457

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,000.

    Dated: January 7, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-00495 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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