81 FR 28096 - Agency Information Collection Activities: African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 89 (May 9, 2016)

Page Range		28096-28096
FR Document		2016-10809

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: African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin (AGOA). 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 Issue 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0082]


Agency Information Collection Activities: African Growth and 
Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin

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: 
African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin (AGOA). 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 July 8, 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 
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 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: African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin.
    OMB Number: 1651-0082.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was adopted 
by the United States with the enactment of the Trade and Development 
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-200). The objectives of AGOA are (1) to 
provide for extension of duty-free treatment under the Generalized 
System of Preferences (GSP) to import sensitive articles normally 
excluded from GSP duty treatment, and (2) to provide 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.
    For preferential treatment under AGOA, the exporter is required to 
prepare a certificate of origin and provide it to the importer. The 
certificate of origin includes information such as contact information 
for the importer, exporter and producer; the basis for which 
preferential treatment is claimed; and a description of the imported 
merchandise. The importers are required to have the certificate in 
their possession at the time of the claim, and to provide it to Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) upon request. The collection of this 
information is provided for in 19 CFR 10.214, 10.215, and 10.216.
    Instructions for complying with this regulation are posted on 
CBP.gov Web site at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/priority-issues.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection without change to the estimated burden hours or 
the information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 210.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 107.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 22,470.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,640.

     Dated: May 4, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
 Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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of the facts and who is authorized under SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Abstract: The African Growth and
a proper power of attorney by that Protection (CBP) of the Department of Opportunity Act (AGOA) was adopted
consignee, a declaration from the Homeland Security will be submitting by the United States with the enactment
consignee on CBP Form 3347A, the following information collection of the Trade and Development Act of
Declaration of Consignee When Entry is request to the Office of Management and 2000 (Pub. L. 106–200). The objectives
Made by an Agent, shall be filed with Budget (OMB) for review and approval of AGOA are (1) to provide for extension
the entry summary. If this declaration is in accordance with the Paperwork of duty-free treatment under the
filed, then no bond to produce a Reduction Act: African Growth and Generalized System of Preferences
declaration of the consignee is required. Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin (GSP) to import sensitive articles
CBP Form 3347A is provided for by 19 (AGOA). CBP is proposing that this normally excluded from GSP duty
CFR 141.19(b)(2). information collection be extended with treatment, and (2) to provide for the
CBP Forms 3347 and 3347A are no change to the burden hours or to the entry of specific textile and apparel
authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1485 and are information collected. This document is
accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/ articles free of duty and free of any
published to obtain comments from the
cgov/toolbox/forms/. quantitative limits from the countries of
public and affected agencies.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the sub-Saharan Africa.
DATES: Written comments should be
expiration date of this information received on or before July 8, 2016 to be For preferential treatment under
collection with no change to the assured of consideration. AGOA, the exporter is required to
estimated burden hours or to the prepare a certificate of origin and
information collected. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
provide it to the importer. The
Type of Review: Extension (without mailed to U.S. Customs and Border
certificate of origin includes information
change). Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of such as contact information for the
Affected Public: Businesses. importer, exporter and producer; the
CBP Form 3347: Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor,
Estimated Number of Respondents: Washington, DC 20229–1177. basis for which preferential treatment is
900. claimed; and a description of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Estimated Number of Responses per imported merchandise. The importers
Requests for additional information
Respondent: 6. are required to have the certificate in
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
Estimated Total Annual Responses: their possession at the time of the claim,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
5,400. Regulations and Rulings, Office of and to provide it to Customs and Border
Estimated Time per Response: 6 Protection (CBP) upon request. The
Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor,
minutes. collection of this information is
Estimated Total Annual Burden Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202–
325–0265. provided for in 19 CFR 10.214, 10.215,
Hours: 540. and 10.216.
CBP Form 3347A: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
Estimated Number of Respondents: invites the general public and other Instructions for complying with this
50. Federal agencies to comment on regulation are posted on CBP.gov Web
Estimated Number of Responses per proposed and/or continuing information site at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/
Respondent: 6. collections pursuant to the Paperwork priority-issues.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). Action: CBP proposes to extend the
300. The comments should address: (a) expiration date of this information
Estimated Time per Response: 6 Whether the collection of information is
minutes. collection without change to the
necessary for the proper performance of estimated burden hours or the
Estimated Total Annual Burden the functions of the agency, including
Hours: 30. information collected.
whether the information shall have
Dated: May 4, 2016. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Type of Review: Extension (without
Tracey Denning, agency’s estimates of the burden of the change).
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and collection of information; (c) ways to Affected Public: Businesses.
Border Protection. enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Estimated Number of Respondents:
[FR Doc. 2016–10810 Filed 5–6–16; 8:45 am] of the information to be collected; (d)
210.
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection Estimated Number of Annual
techniques or the use of other forms of Responses per Respondent: 107.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information technology; and (e) the Estimated Number of Total Annual
SECURITY annual cost burden to respondents or Responses: 22,470.
record keepers from the collection of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Estimated Time per Response: 20
information (total capital/startup costs
minutes.
[1651–0082] and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will Estimated Total Annual Burden
Agency Information Collection be summarized and included in the CBP Hours: 7,640.
Activities: African Growth and request for OMB approval. All Dated: May 4, 2016.
Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin comments will become a matter of
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Tracey Denning,
public record. In this document, CBP is
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
soliciting comments concerning the
Protection, Department of Homeland Border Protection.
following information collection:
Security. [FR Doc. 2016–10809 Filed 5–6–16; 8:45 am]
Title: African Growth and
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin. BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
comments; extension of an existing
OMB Number: 1651–0082.
collection of information.
Form Number: None.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an existing collection of information.
Dates		Written comments should be received on or before July 8, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Requests for additional information should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
FR Citation		81 FR 28096

81 FR 28096 - Agency Information Collection Activities: African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 89 (May 9, 2016)

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