81 FR 63781 - 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 180 (September 16, 2016)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 180 (September 16, 2016)
| Page Range | 63781-63781 | |
| FR Document | 2016-22364 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 63781] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22364] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a change to the burden hours. There is 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 October 17, 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 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 email ([email protected]). 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: This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (81 FR 28096) on May 9, 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 (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: 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 (PL.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 (with change to burden hours). Affected Public: Businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 12. Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 2. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 24. Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8.16. Dated: September 13, 2016. Seth Renkema, Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 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Anyone wishing to employ this entity the Office of Information and Regulatory OMB Number: 1651–0082.
to conduct laboratory analyses and Affairs, Office of Management and Form Number: None.
gauger services should request and Budget. Comments should be addressed
receive written assurances from the to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs Abstract: The African Growth and
entity that it is accredited or approved and Border Protection, Department of Opportunity Act (AGOA) was adopted
by the U.S. Customs and Border Homeland Security, and sent via by the United States with the enactment
Protection to conduct the specific test or electronic mail to oira_submission@ of the Trade and Development Act of
gauger service requested. Alternatively, omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. 2000 (PL.106–200). The objectives of
inquiries regarding the specific test or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGOA are (1) to provide for extension
gauger service this entity is accredited Requests for additional information of duty-free treatment under the
or approved to perform may be directed should be directed to Paperwork Generalized System of Preferences
to the U.S. Customs and Border Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs (GSP) to import sensitive articles
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. and Border Protection, Regulations and normally excluded from GSP duty
The inquiry may also be sent to Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street, treatment, and (2) to provide for the
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– entry of specific textile and apparel
reference the Web site listed below for 1177, or via email (CBP_PRA@ articles free of duty and free of any
a complete listing of CBP approved cbp.dhs.gov). Please note contact quantitative limits from the countries of
gaugers and accredited laboratories. information provided here is solely for sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- questions regarding this notice.
For preferential treatment under
scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- Individuals seeking information about
other CBP programs please contact the AGOA, the exporter is required to
laboratories.
CBP National Customer Service Center prepare a certificate of origin and
Dated: September 12, 2016. provide it to the importer. The
Ira S. Reese,
at 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–
8339, or CBP Web site at https:// certificate of origin includes information
Executive Director, Laboratories and such as contact information for the
Scientific Services Directorate.
www.cbp.gov/. For additional help:
https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/ importer, exporter and producer; the
[FR Doc. 2016–22311 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] basis for which preferential treatment is
1.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
imported merchandise. The importers
proposed information collection was
are required to have the certificate in
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND previously published in the Federal
their possession at the time of the claim,
SECURITY Register (81 FR 28096) on May 9, 2016,
allowing for a 60-day comment period. and to provide it to Customs and Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection This notice allows for an additional 30 Protection (CBP) upon request. The
days for public comments. This process collection of this information is
[1651–0082] provided for in 19 CFR 10.214, 10.215,
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10. CBP invites the general public and 10.216.
Agency Information Collection
Activities: African Growth and and other Federal agencies to comment Instructions for complying with this
Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin on proposed and/or continuing regulation are posted on CBP.gov Web
information collections pursuant to the site at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 priority-issues.
Protection, Department of Homeland U.S.C. 3507). The comments should
Security. Action: CBP proposes to extend the
address: (a) Whether the collection of expiration date of this information
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for information is necessary for the proper
comments; Extension of an existing collection without change to the
performance of the functions of the
collection of information. estimated burden hours or the
agency, including whether the
information collected.
information shall have practical utility;
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border (b) the accuracy of the agency’s Type of Review: Extension (with
Protection (CBP) of the Department of estimates of the burden of the collection change to burden hours).
Homeland Security will be submitting of information; (c) ways to enhance the
the following information collection Affected Public: Businesses.
quality, utility, and clarity of the
request to the Office of Management and Estimated Number of Respondents:
information to be collected; (d) ways to
Budget (OMB) for review and approval minimize the burden, including the use 12.
in accordance with the Paperwork of automated collection techniques or Estimated Number of Annual
Reduction Act: African Growth and the use of other forms of information Responses per Respondent: 2.
Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin technology; and (e) the annual costs to
(AGOA). CBP is proposing that this Estimated Number of Total Annual
respondents or record keepers from the Responses: 24.
information collection be extended with collection of information (total capital/
a change to the burden hours. There is startup costs and operations and Estimated Time per Response: 20
no change to the information collected. maintenance costs). The comments that minutes.
This document is published to obtain are submitted will be summarized and Estimated Total Annual Burden
comments from the public and affected included in the CBP request for OMB Hours: 8.16.
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agencies. approval. All comments will become a Dated: September 13, 2016.
DATES: Written comments should be matter of public record. In this
received on or before October 17, 2016 Seth Renkema,
document, CBP is soliciting comments
to be assured of consideration. concerning the following information Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are collection: Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
invited to submit written comments on Title: African Growth and [FR Doc. 2016–22364 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am]
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information. | |
| Dates | Written comments should be received on or before October 17, 2016 to be assured of consideration. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional 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 email ([email protected]). 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. | |
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