81_FR_38843 81 FR 38729 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Information

81 FR 38729 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Information

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)

Page Range38729-38730
FR Document2016-14002

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: Request for Information (CBP Form 28). 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 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38729-38730]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14002]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Information

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: 
Request for Information (CBP Form 28). 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 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 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 (81 FR 18866) on April 1, 
2016, 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: Request for Information.
    OMB Number: 1651-0023.
    Form Number: CBP Form 28.
    Abstract: Under 19 U.S.C. 1500 and 1401a, Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) is responsible for appraising imported merchandise by 
ascertaining its value; classifying the merchandise under the tariff 
schedule; and assessing a rate and amount of duty to be paid. On 
occasions when the invoice or other documentation does not provide 
sufficient information for appraisement or classification, CBP may 
request additional information through the use of CBP Form 28, Request 
for Information. This form is sent by CBP personnel to importers, or 
their agents, requesting additional information. CBP Form 28 is 
provided for by 19 CFR 151.11. A copy of this form and instructions are 
available at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_28.pdf.
    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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.

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    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60,000.

    Dated: June 9, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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                                                Register (81 FR 9870) on February 26,                    Estimated Time per Response: 45                       Register (81 FR 18866) on April 1, 2016,
                                                2016, allowing for a 60-day comment                     minutes.                                               allowing for a 60-day comment period.
                                                period. This notice allows for an                        Estimated Total Annual Burden                         This notice allows for an additional 30
                                                additional 30 days for public comments.                 Hours: 112,500.                                        days for public comments. This process
                                                This process is conducted in accordance                   Dated: June 9, 2016.                                 is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
                                                with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the                     Tracey Denning,                                        1320.10. CBP invites the general public
                                                general public and other Federal                        Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and             and other Federal agencies to comment
                                                agencies to comment on proposed and/                    Border Protection.                                     on proposed and/or continuing
                                                or continuing information collections                   [FR Doc. 2016–14001 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                               information collections pursuant to the
                                                pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction                     BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
                                                                                                                                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
                                                Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.                                                                         L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The
                                                3507). The comments should address:                                                                            comments should address: (a) Whether
                                                (a) Whether the collection of                           DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                 the collection of information is
                                                information is necessary for the proper                 SECURITY                                               necessary for the proper performance of
                                                performance of the functions of the                                                                            the functions of the agency, including
                                                agency, including whether the                           U.S. Customs and Border Protection                     whether the information shall have
                                                information shall have practical utility;                                                                      practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                                                                        [1651–0023]
                                                (b) the accuracy of the agency’s                                                                               agency’s estimates of the burden of the
                                                estimates of the burden of the collection               Agency Information Collection                          collection of information; (c) ways to
                                                of information; (c) ways to enhance the                 Activities: Request for Information                    enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                                                                           of the information to be collected; (d)
                                                information to be collected; (d) ways to                AGENCY:  U.S. Customs and Border                       ways to minimize the burden, including
                                                minimize the burden, including the use                  Protection, Department of Homeland                     the use of automated collection
                                                of automated collection techniques or                   Security.                                              techniques or the use of other forms of
                                                the use of other forms of information                   ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for                  information technology; and (e) the
                                                technology; and (e) the annual costs to                 comments; Extension of an existing                     annual costs to respondents or record
                                                respondents or record keepers from the                  collection of information.                             keepers from the collection of
                                                collection of information (total capital/                                                                      information (total capital/startup costs
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   U.S. Customs and Border
                                                startup costs and operations and                                                                               and operations and maintenance costs).
                                                                                                        Protection (CBP) of the Department of
                                                maintenance costs). The comments that                                                                          The comments that are submitted will
                                                                                                        Homeland Security will be submitting
                                                are submitted will be summarized and                                                                           be summarized and included in the CBP
                                                                                                        the following information collection
                                                included in the CBP request for OMB                                                                            request for OMB approval. All
                                                                                                        request to the Office of Management and
                                                approval. All comments will become a                                                                           comments will become a matter of
                                                                                                        Budget (OMB) for review and approval
                                                matter of public record. In this                                                                               public record. In this document, CBP is
                                                                                                        in accordance with the Paperwork
                                                document, CBP is soliciting comments                                                                           soliciting comments concerning the
                                                                                                        Reduction Act: Request for Information
                                                concerning the following information                                                                           following information collection:
                                                                                                        (CBP Form 28). CBP is proposing that
                                                collection:                                                                                                       Title: Request for Information.
                                                                                                        this information collection be extended
                                                   Title: Declaration for Free Entry of                                                                           OMB Number: 1651–0023.
                                                                                                        with no change to the burden hours or
                                                Unaccompanied Articles.                                                                                           Form Number: CBP Form 28.
                                                                                                        to the information collected. This
                                                   OMB Number: 1651–0014.                                                                                         Abstract: Under 19 U.S.C. 1500 and
                                                                                                        document is published to obtain
                                                   Form Number: Form 3299.                              comments from the public and affected                  1401a, Customs and Border Protection
                                                   Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1498 provides that               agencies.                                              (CBP) is responsible for appraising
                                                when personal and household effects                                                                            imported merchandise by ascertaining
                                                                                                        DATES: Written comments should be
                                                enter the United States but do not                                                                             its value; classifying the merchandise
                                                                                                        received on or before July 14, 2016 to be
                                                accompany the owner or importer on                                                                             under the tariff schedule; and assessing
                                                                                                        assured of consideration.
                                                his/her arrival in the country, a                                                                              a rate and amount of duty to be paid. On
                                                declaration is made on CBP Form 3299,                   ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                      occasions when the invoice or other
                                                Declaration for Free Entry of                           invited to submit written comments on                  documentation does not provide
                                                Unaccompanied Articles. The                             this proposed information collection to                sufficient information for appraisement
                                                information on this form is needed to                   the Office of Information and Regulatory               or classification, CBP may request
                                                support a claim for duty-free entry for                 Affairs, Office of Management and                      additional information through the use
                                                these effects. This form is provided for                Budget. Comments should be addressed                   of CBP Form 28, Request for
                                                by 19 CFR 148.6, 148.52, 148.53 and                     to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs                    Information. This form is sent by CBP
                                                148.77. CBP Form 3299 is accessible at:                 and Border Protection, Department of                   personnel to importers, or their agents,
                                                http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/                 Homeland Security, and sent via                        requesting additional information. CBP
                                                documents/CBP%20Form%203299.pdf.                        electronic mail to oira_submission@                    Form 28 is provided for by 19 CFR
                                                   Current Actions: This submission is                  omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.                151.11. A copy of this form and
                                                being made to extend the expiration                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       instructions are available at http://
                                                date with no changes to the burden                      Requests for additional information                    forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_28.pdf.
                                                hours or to CBP Form 3299.                              should be directed to Tracey Denning,                     Current Actions: This submission is
                                                   Type of Review: Extension (without                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection,                    being made to extend the expiration
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                                                change).                                                Regulations and Rulings, Office of                     date with no change to the burden hours
                                                   Affected Public: Businesses and                      Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor,                    or to the information collected.
                                                Individuals.                                            Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202–                        Type of Review: Extension (without
                                                   Estimated Number of Respondents:                     325–0265.                                              change).
                                                150,000.                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                           Affected Public: Businesses.
                                                   Estimated Number of Total Annual                     proposed information collection was                       Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                Responses: 150,000.                                     previously published in the Federal                    60,000.


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                                                38730                          Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / Notices

                                                  Estimated Time per Respondent: 2                      awarded to states, local governments,                  be used for NSP uses. In attempting to
                                                hours.                                                  nonprofits and a consortium of                         implement this requirement, HUD has
                                                  Estimated Total Annual Burden                         nonprofit entities, but on a competitive               become aware that it is, in many
                                                Hours: 60,000.                                          basis. The Recovery Act also authorized                instances, administratively unworkable
                                                  Dated: June 9, 2016.                                  funding for national and local technical               for NSP grantees and difficult for HUD
                                                                                                        assistance providers to support NSP                    to oversee effectively. For NSP grantees
                                                Tracey Denning,
                                                                                                        grantees. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street                   that are generating a substantial amount
                                                Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
                                                                                                        Reform and Consumer Protection Act                     of program income, the requirement to
                                                Border Protection.
                                                                                                        (Dodd- Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111–203,                    use this program income prior to
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–14002 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        approved July 21, 2010) authorized a                   drawing additional funds from the
                                                BILLING CODE 9111–14–P                                  third round of Neighborhood                            grant’s line of credit is also impeding
                                                                                                        Stabilization grants to all states and                 their ability to completely expend their
                                                                                                        select local governments on a formula                  NSP grant funds. Further, some grantees
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               basis.                                                 no longer have an adequate pool of NSP-
                                                URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                         The purpose of the funds awarded                     eligible foreclosed or abandoned
                                                                                                        under the three rounds of NSP is to                    properties in their target areas although
                                                [Docket No. FR–5933–N–01]                               target the stabilization of neighborhoods              they do have other needs that CDBG
                                                Notice of Neighborhood Stabilization                    negatively affected by properties that                 funding could be used to address. On
                                                Program; Changes to Closeout                            have been foreclosed upon and                          HUD’s part, with dwindling
                                                Requirements Related to Program                         abandoned. The notice, Notice of                       administrative resources remaining from
                                                Income                                                  Formula Allocations and Program                        those provided for the NSP program, the
                                                                                                        Requirements for Neighborhood                          inability to achieve the criteria for grant
                                                AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        Stabilization Program Formula Grants,                  closeout for these grantees creates a
                                                Secretary for Community Planning and                    published October 19, 2010 (75 FR                      looming oversight issue.
                                                Development, HUD.                                       64322) (‘‘Unified NSP Notice’’),                          Several NSP grantees have asked that
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         provides further background for these                  HUD reconsider the NSP program
                                                                                                        programs, the program principles, and                  income requirements and allow the
                                                SUMMARY:    This notice describes changes               the objectives and outcomes of the NSP                 same flexibility for the NSP program
                                                to closeout requirements applied to and                 program. The Notice of Neighborhood                    income as is currently allowed for the
                                                additional regulations waived for                       Stabilization Program; Closeout                        CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR)
                                                grantees receiving grants under the three               Requirements and Recapture (Closeout                   grants under Public Law 113–2. These
                                                rounds of funding under the                             Notice), published November 27, 2012                   requirements allow a grantee to transfer
                                                Neighborhood Stabilization Program                      (77 FR 70799), amended the Unified                     CDBG–DR program income received
                                                who are also grantees under the                         Notice by adding grant closeout and                    prior to grant closeout to the recipient’s
                                                Community Development Block Grant                       related provisions. In addition, the                   CDBG program. HUD agrees that this
                                                (CDBG) program.                                         Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) for                 solution addresses the issues identified
                                                DATES: Effective Date: June 14, 2016.                   the Neighborhood Stabilization Program                 above and so this notice will provide
                                                                                                        2 under the American Recovery and                      the same flexibility to any NSP grantee
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        Reinvestment Act, 2009, 74 FR 21377                    that is also a CDBG grantee (entitlement
                                                Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of                     (May 7, 2009), as amended by                           or state) with an open formula
                                                Block Grant Assistance, Office of                       subsequent notices (‘‘NSP2 NOFA’’),                    entitlement grant or a unit of general
                                                Community Planning and Development,                     includes requirements specific to the                  local government (UGLG) recipient of a
                                                Department of Housing and Urban                         competitive round of funding under the                 CDBG grant from a state. HUD will not
                                                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,                    Recovery Act.                                          allow transfer of NSP program income
                                                Room 7286, Washington, DC 20410;                                                                               to the CDBG program if the transfer will
                                                telephone number 202–708–3587 (this                     II. This Notice
                                                                                                                                                               result in the NSP grantee failing to meet
                                                is not a toll-free number). Persons with                   The primary purpose of this notice is               the statutory NSP 25 percent set-aside
                                                hearing or speech impairments may                       to revise requirements set forth in the                requirement for low-income housing. To
                                                access this number via TTY by calling                   amended Unified NSP Notice and the                     prevent such a failure, the grantee must
                                                the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–                 Closeout Notice to revise the treatment                obtain HUD approval by notifying HUD
                                                8339.                                                   of program income for all three rounds                 in writing prior to a transfer of program
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              of NSP by allowing NSP program                         income from NSP to CDBG to permit
                                                                                                        income received by a CDBG recipient to                 HUD’s review of compliance with the
                                                I. Background
                                                                                                        be transferred by the recipient from the               NSP 25 percent requirement. HUD will
                                                   The Neighborhood Stabilization                       NSP program to the CDBG program.                       notify the grantee of any possible issues.
                                                Program (NSP) was established by                        After the transfer is carried out, any                 Based on the data available, HUD
                                                Division B, Title III of the Housing and                transferred program income will be                     anticipates that issues of this sort will
                                                Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA)                    subject to the CDBG program income                     be uncommon.
                                                (Pub. L. 110–289, approved July 30,                     regulations. Following publication of                     Since this notice applies to grantees
                                                2008), for the purpose of stabilizing                   this notice, HUD will update the issued                receiving grants under any of the three
                                                communities that have suffered from                     NSP closeout instructions (Notice CPD                  rounds of NSP funding, the terms NSP1,
                                                foreclosures and abandonment. As                        14–02) to conform the instructions for                 NSP2 or NSP3 are used to describe each
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                                                established by HERA, NSP provided                       consideration of program income during                 of the three funding rounds. When
                                                grants to all states and selected local                 and after closeout of NSP grants.                      referring to the grants, grantees, assisted
                                                governments on a formula basis. The                        The Closeout Notice generally                       activities, and implementation rules
                                                American Recovery and Reinvestment                      required that with the exception of de                 under HERA, this notice will use the
                                                Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111–                minimis amounts received after grant                   term ‘‘NSP1.’’ When referring to the
                                                5, approved February 17, 2009)                          closeout, program income generated by                  grants, grantees, assisted activities, and
                                                authorized additional NSP grants to be                  NSP-assisted activities must continue to               implementation rules under the


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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
Action30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information.
DatesWritten comments should be received on or before July 14, 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 Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
FR Citation81 FR 38729 

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