81 FR 62519 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application and Approval To Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

Page Range		62519-62520
FR Document		2016-21678

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: Application and Approval to Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods (Form 3499). 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 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62519-62520]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-21678]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0006]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Application and
Approval To Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods

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:
Application and Approval to Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer
Goods (Form 3499). 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 November 8,
2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1651-0006 in the subject box, the agency name. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit
comments:
(1) Email. Submit comments to: CBP_PRA@CBP.DHS.GOV, email should
include OMB Control number in Subject.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to CBP PRA Officer, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings,
Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 10th Floor, 90 K St. NE., Washington,
DC 20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA
information should be directed to Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or via
telephone (202) 325-0123. Please note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking
information about other CBP programs please contact the CBP National
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP
Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/. For additional help: https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1.

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; 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 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: Application and Approval to Manipulate, Examine, Sample or
Transfer Goods.
OMB Number: 1651-0006.
Form Number: Form 3499.
Abstract: CBP Form 3499, ``Application and Approval to Manipulate,
Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods,'' is used as an application to
perform various operations on merchandise located at a CBP approved
bonded facility. This form is filed by importers, consignees,
transferees, or owners of merchandise, and is subject to approval by
the port director. The data requested on this form identifies the
merchandise for which action is being sought and specifies what
operation is to be performed. This form may also be approved as a
blanket application to manipulate goods for a period of up to one year
for a continuous or repetitive manipulation. CBP Form 3499 is provided
for by 19 CFR 19.8 and is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3499.pdf.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).

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Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Responses: 151,140.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,114.

Dated: September 2, 2016.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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Affected Public: Businesses. the applicability of certain requirements undergraduate and graduate students, as
Estimated Number of Responses: governing on-campus and off-campus well as elementary school, middle
151,140. employment for F–1 nonimmigrant school, and high school students. The
Estimated Time per Response: 6 students whose country of citizenship is notice, however, applies differently to
minutes. Syria and who are experiencing severe elementary school, middle school, and
Estimated Total Annual Burden economic hardship as a direct result of high school students (see the discussion
Hours: 15,114. the civil unrest in Syria since March published at 77 FR 20040, available at
Dated: September 2, 2016. 2011. See 77 FR 20038 (April 3, 2012). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-
This notice also suspends these same 04-03/pdf/2012-7960.pdf, in the
Seth Renkema,
regulatory requirements for students question, ‘‘Does this notice apply to
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis elementary school, middle school, and
whose country of citizenship is Syria
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
and who lawfully obtained F–1 high school students in F–1 status?’’).
[FR Doc. 2016–21678 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] F–1 students covered by this notice
nonimmigrant student status between
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P the date of the original notice and who transfer to other academic
September 9, 2016. The original notice institutions that are SEVP-certified for
was effective from April 3, 2012 until enrollment of F–1 students remain
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND October 3, 2013. A subsequent notice eligible for the relief provided by means
SECURITY provided for an 18-month extension of this notice.
[DHS Docket No. ICEB- 2013–0001] from October 3, 2013, through March Why is DHS taking this action?
31, 2015. See 78 FR 36211 (June 17,
RIN 1653–ZA10 The Department of Homeland
2013). A third notice provided another
18-month extension from March 31, Security (DHS) took action to provide
Extension of and Addition to temporary relief to F–1 nonimmigrant
Employment Authorization for Syrian 2015, through September 30, 2016. See
80 FR 232 (January 5, 2015). Effective students whose country of citizenship is
F–1 Nonimmigrant Students Syria and who experienced severe
Experiencing Severe Economic with this publication, suspension of the
employment limitations is extended for economic hardship because of the civil
Hardship as a Direct Result of Civil unrest in Syria since March 2011. See
Unrest in Syria Since March 2011 18 months from September 30, 2016,
until March 31, 2018. This publication 77 FR 20038 (April 3, 2012). It enabled
AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs also suspends the applicability of the these F–1 students to obtain
Enforcement (ICE), DHS. same regulatory requirements in 8 CFR employment authorization, work an
214.2(f)(9) for students who meet the increased number of hours while school
ACTION: Notice.
requirements contained in the notice was in session, and reduce their course
SUMMARY: This notice informs the public below as of September 9, 2016. load, while continuing to maintain their
of the extension of and addition to an F–1 nonimmigrant students granted F–1 student status. In June 2013 and
earlier notice, which suspended certain employment authorization through the again in January 2015, DHS
requirements for F–1 nonimmigrant notice will continue to be deemed to be acknowledged that the the civil unrest
students whose country of citizenship is engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for in Syria continued to affect Syria’s
Syria and who are experiencing severe the duration of their employment citizens, with many people still
economic hardship as a direct result of authorization, provided they satisfy the displaced as a result. DHS extended the
the civil unrest in Syria since March minimum course load requirement application of the original April 3, 2012,
2011. This notice extends the effective described in 77 FR 20038. See 8 CFR notice through September 30, 2016, to
date of that notice and expands the 214.2(f)(6)(i)(F). continue to provide temporary relief to
application of such suspension to Syrian F–1 students who experienced
Who is covered under this action? severe economic hardship as a result of
students whose country of citizenship is
Syria and who lawfully obtained F–1 This notice applies exclusively to F– the conflict. Despite DHS’s
nonimmigrant student status between 1 nonimmigrant students whose country determination that the civil conflict in
the date of the original notice and of citizenship is Syria and who were Syria continued well beyond the
September 9, 2016. lawfully present in the United States in October 3, 2013 expiration date of the
F–1 nonimmigrant status on or after original notice, previous extensions of
DATES: This notice is effective
April 3, 2012, through September 9, the original notice did not make
September 9, 2016 and will remain in temporary relief available to Syrian F–
effect until March 31, 2018. 2016 under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act 1 students who became lawfully present
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in the United States in F–1
(INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i); and
Louis Farrell, Director, Student and are— nonimmigrant status after April 3, 2012.
Exchange Visitor Program, MS 5600, (1) Enrolled in an institution that is The conflict in Syria continues to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Student and Exchange Visitor Program affect the physical and economic
Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW., (SEVP)-certified for enrollment of F–1 security of its citizens. Syria is
Washington, DC 20536–5600; email: students, experiencing ongoing civil unrest,
sevp@ice.dhs.gov, telephone: (703) 603– (2) Currently maintaining F–1 status, resulting in the continuing
3400. This is not a toll-free number. and displacement of massive numbers of its
Program information can be found at (3) Experiencing severe economic citizens. As of October 2015, a United
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http://www.ice.gov/sevis/. hardship as a direct result of the Nations report indicated that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ongoing civil unrest in Syria since approximately 6.5 million Syrians were
March 2011. internally displaced. A number of
What action is DHS taking under this ICE records show that as of August violent extremist groups have factored
notice? 2016, there are approximately 700 prominently in the conflict and pose a
The Secretary of Homeland Security Syrian F–1 Visa holders in active status danger to civilians. Various radical
is exercising his authority under 8 CFR who would be covered by this notice. Islamist organizations have been
214.2(f)(9) to extend the suspension of This notice applies to both actively engaged in armed resistance in

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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 November 8, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Requests for additional PRA information should be directed to Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or via telephone (202) 325-0123. Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking information about other CBP programs please contact the CBP National Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/. For additional help: https:// help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1.
FR Citation		81 FR 62519

81 FR 62519 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application and Approval To Manipulate, Examine, Sample or Transfer Goods

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

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