81 FR 7363 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Regulations Relating to Recordation and Enforcement of Trademarks and Copyrights

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

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: Regulations Relating to Recordation and Enforcement of Trademarks and Copyrights (Part 133 of the CBP Regulations). 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, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7363-7364]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02823]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0123]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Regulations Relating to 
Recordation and Enforcement of Trademarks and Copyrights

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: 
Regulations Relating to Recordation and Enforcement of Trademarks and 
Copyrights (Part 133 of the CBP Regulations). 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 April 11, 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 
International 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 International 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).

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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: Regulations Relating to Recordation and Enforcement of 
Trademark and Copyrights (Part 133 of the CBP Regulations)
    OMB Number: 1651-0123.
    Abstract: Title 19 of the United States Code section 1526(e) 
prohibits the importation of articles that bear a counterfeit mark of a 
trademark that is registered with the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO) and recorded with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP). Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1124, the importation of 
articles that copy or simulate the trade name of a manufacturer or 
trader, or copy or simulate a trademark registered with the USPTO and 
recorded with CBP is prohibited. Likewise, under 17 U.S.C. 602 and 17 
U.S.C. 603, the importation of articles that constitute an infringement 
of copyright in protected copyrighted works is prohibited. Both 15 
U.S.C. 1124 and 17 U.S.C. 602, authorize the Secretary of the Treasury 
to prescribe by regulation for the recordation of trademarks, trade 
names and copyrights with CBP. Additional rulemaking authority in this 
regard is conferred by CBP's general rulemaking authority as found in 
19 U.S.C. 1624.
    CBP officers enforce these intellectual property rights at the 
border. The information that respondents must submit in order to seek 
the assistance of CBP to protect against infringing imports is 
specified for trademarks under 19 CFR 133.2 and 133.3, and the 
information to be submitted for copyrights is specified under 19 CFR 
133.32 and 133.33. Trademark, trade name, and copyright owners seeking 
border enforcement of their intellectual property rights provide 
information through the recordation process in order to assist CBP 
officers in identifying violating articles at the border. Respondents 
may submit this information through the IPR e-Recordation Web site at 
https://iprr.cbp.gov/.
    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 and Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-02823 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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