81 FR 6528 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers or Holders

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 25 (February 8, 2016)

Page Range		6528-6528
FR Document		2016-02401

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: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers or Holders. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Country of Origin 
Marking Requirements for Containers or Holders

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: 
Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers or Holders. 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 March 9, 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 60396) on October 
6, 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 matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting 
comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers or 
Holders.
    OMB Number: 1651-0057.
    Abstract: Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1304, requires each imported article of foreign origin, or its 
container, to be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly 
and permanently as the nature of the article or container permits, with 
the English name of the country of origin. The marking informs the 
ultimate purchaser in the United States of the name country in which 
the article was manufactured or produced. The marking requirements for 
containers are provided for by 19 CFR 134.22(b).
    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).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 40.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 seconds.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 41.

    Dated: February 3, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND agencies to comment on proposed and/ DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY or continuing information collections SECURITY
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0057] 3507). The comments should address:
(a) Whether the collection of Approval of SGS North America, Inc.,
information is necessary for the proper as a Commercial Gauger
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Country of Origin Marking performance of the functions of the AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
Requirements for Containers or agency, including whether the Protection, Department of Homeland
Holders information shall have practical utility; Security.
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s ACTION: Notice of approval of SGS North
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border estimates of the burden of the collection
Protection, Department of Homeland America, Inc., as a commercial gauger.
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
Security. quality, utility, and clarity of the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for information to be collected; (d) ways to pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS
comments; Extension of an existing minimize the burden, including the use North America, Inc., has been approved
collection of information. of automated collection techniques or to gauge petroleum and certain
the use of other forms of information petroleum products for customs
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border technology; and (e) the annual costs to purposes for the next three years as of
Protection (CBP) of the Department of respondents or record keepers from the April 29, 2015.
Homeland Security will be submitting collection of information (total capital/ DATES: Effective dates: The approval of
the following information collection startup costs and operations and SGS North America, Inc., as a
request to the Office of Management and maintenance costs). The comments that commercial gauger became effective on
Budget (OMB) for review and approval are submitted will be summarized and April 29, 2015. The next triennial
in accordance with the Paperwork included in the CBP request for OMB inspection date will be scheduled for
Reduction Act: Country of Origin approval. All comments will become a April 2018.
Marking Requirements for Containers or matter of public record. In this
Holders. This is a proposed extension of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
document, CBP is soliciting comments
an information collection that was Approved Gauger and Accredited
concerning the following information
previously approved. CBP is proposing Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
collection:
that this information collection be Title: Country of Origin Marking Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
extended with no change to the burden Requirements for Containers or Holders. Customs and Border Protection, 1300
hours or to the information collected. OMB Number: 1651–0057. Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
This document is published to obtain Abstract: Section 304 of the Tariff Act 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
comments from the public and affected of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1304, 344–1060.
agencies. requires each imported article of foreign SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
DATES: Written comments should be origin, or its container, to be marked in hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13,
received on or before March 9, 2016 to a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly that SGS North America, Inc., 2800
be assured of consideration. and permanently as the nature of the Loop 197 South, Texas City, TX 77590,
article or container permits, with the has been approved to gauge petroleum
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
English name of the country of origin. and certain petroleum products for
invited to submit written comments on customs purposes, in accordance with
The marking informs the ultimate
this proposed information collection to the provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. SGS
purchaser in the United States of the
the Office of Information and Regulatory North America, Inc., is approved for the
name country in which the article was
Affairs, Office of Management and following gauging procedures for
manufactured or produced. The marking
Budget. Comments should be addressed petroleum and certain petroleum
requirements for containers are
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs products set forth by the American
provided for by 19 CFR 134.22(b).
and Border Protection, Department of Current Actions: CBP proposes to Petroleum Institute (API):
Homeland Security, and sent via extend the expiration date of this
electronic mail to oira_submission@ information collection with no change API
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. Title
to the burden hours or to the chapters
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information collected.
Requests for additional information 3 ............. Tank gauging.
Type of Review: Extension (without
7 ............. Temperature Determination.
should be directed to Tracey Denning, change). 8 ............. Sampling.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Affected Public: Businesses. 12 ........... Calculations.
Regulations and Rulings, Office of Estimated Number of Respondents: 17 ........... Maritime Measurements.
International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 250.
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– Estimated Number of Responses per Anyone wishing to employ this entity
1177, at 202–325–0265. Respondent: 40. to conduct gauger services should
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Estimated Time per Response: 15 request and receive written assurances
proposed information collection was seconds. from the entity that it is approved by the
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
previously published in the Federal U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
Hours: 41.
Register (80 FR 60396) on October 6, conduct the specific gauger service
2015, allowing for a 60-day comment Dated: February 3, 2016. requested. Alternatively, inquiries
period. This notice allows for an Tracey Denning, regarding the specific gauger service this
additional 30 days for public comments. Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and entity is approved to perform may be
This process is conducted in accordance Border Protection. directed to the U.S. Customs and Border
with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the [FR Doc. 2016–02401 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] Protection by calling (202) 344–1060.
general public and other Federal BILLING CODE 9111–14–P The inquiry may also be sent to

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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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 March 9, 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 International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
FR Citation		81 FR 6528

81 FR 6528 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers or Holders

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 25 (February 8, 2016)

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