81_FR_86221 81 FR 85992 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Foreign Assembler's Declaration

81 FR 85992 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Foreign Assembler's Declaration

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)

Page Range85992-85992
FR Document2016-28697

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: Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by Importer). 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 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 85992]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28697]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0031]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Foreign Assembler's 
Declaration

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: 
Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by Importer). 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 December 29, 
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 62517) on September 
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: Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by 
Importer).
    OMB Number: 1651-0031.
    Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR 10.24, a Foreign Assembler's 
Declaration must be made in connection with the entry of assembled 
articles under subheading 9802.00.80, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). This declaration includes information such as 
the quantity, value and description of the imported merchandise. The 
declaration is made by the person who performed the assembly operations 
abroad and it includes an endorsement by the importer. The Foreign 
Assembler's Declaration is used by CBP to determine whether the 
operations performed are within the purview of subheading 9802.00.80, 
HTSUS and therefore eligible for preferential tariff treatment.
    19 CFR 10.24(c) and (d) require that the importer/assembler 
maintain records for 5 years from the date of the related entry and 
that they make these records readily available to CBP for audit, 
inspection, copying, and reproduction. Instructions for complying with 
this regulation are posted on the CBP.gov Web site at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/trade-community/outreach-programs/trade-agreements/nafta/repairs-alterations/subchpt-9802.
    Action: 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/Record-keepers: 2,730.
    Estimated Time per Response/Recordkeeping: 55 minutes.
    Estimated Number of Responses/Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 320,087.

    Dated: November 23, 2016.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
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85992 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2016 / Notices district and national permit held by an DATES: Written comments should be comments will become a matter of individual, partnership, association, or received on or before December 29, 2016 public record. In this document, CBP is corporation. CBP regulations provide to be assured of consideration. soliciting comments concerning the that this fee is payable for each calendar ADDRESSES: Interested persons are following information collection: year in each broker district where the invited to submit written comments on Title: Foreign Assembler’s Declaration broker was issued a permit to do this proposed information collection to (with Endorsement by Importer). business by the due date. See 19 CFR the Office of Information and Regulatory 24.22(h) and (i)(9). Broker districts are Affairs, Office of Management and OMB Number: 1651–0031. defined in the General Notice entitled, Budget. Comments should be addressed Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR ‘‘Geographic Boundaries of Customs to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs 10.24, a Foreign Assembler’s Brokerage, Cartage and Lighterage and Border Protection, Department of Declaration must be made in connection Districts,’’ published in the Federal Homeland Security, and sent via with the entry of assembled articles Register on March 15, 2000 (65 FR electronic mail to oira_submission@ under subheading 9802.00.80, 14011), and corrected, with minor omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the changes, on March 23, 2000 (65 FR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: United States (HTSUS). This declaration 15686) and on April 6, 2000 (65 FR Requests for additional information 18151). includes information such as the should be directed to Paperwork quantity, value and description of the As required by 19 CFR 111.96, CBP Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs must provide notice in the Federal imported merchandise. The declaration and Border Protection, Regulations and is made by the person who performed Register no later than 60 days before the Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street date that the payment is due for each the assembly operations abroad and it NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– broker permit. This document notifies 1177, or via email (CBP_PRA@ includes an endorsement by the customs brokers that for calendar year cbp.dhs.gov). Please note contact importer. The Foreign Assembler’s 2017, the due date for payment of the information provided here is solely for Declaration is used by CBP to determine user fee is February 3, 2017. It is questions regarding this notice. whether the operations performed are anticipated that for subsequent years, Individuals seeking information about within the purview of subheading the annual user fee for customs brokers other CBP programs please contact the 9802.00.80, HTSUS and therefore will be due on the last business day of CBP National Customer Service Center eligible for preferential tariff treatment. January of each year. at 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877– 19 CFR 10.24(c) and (d) require that Dated: November 23, 2016. 8339, or CBP Web site at https:// the importer/assembler maintain Brenda B. Smith, www.cbp.gov/. For additional help: records for 5 years from the date of the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/ related entry and that they make these Trade. 1. records readily available to CBP for [FR Doc. 2016–28692 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This audit, inspection, copying, and BILLING CODE 9111–14–P proposed information collection was reproduction. Instructions for previously published in the Federal complying with this regulation are Register (81 FR 62517) on September 9, posted on the CBP.gov Web site at: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 2016, allowing for a 60-day comment SECURITY http://www.cbp.gov/trade/trade- period. This notice allows for an community/outreach-programs/trade- additional 30 days for public comments. agreements/nafta/repairs-alterations/ U.S. Customs and Border Protection This process is conducted in accordance subchpt-9802. [1651–0031] with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other Federal Action: CBP proposes to extend the Agency Information Collection agencies to comment on proposed and/ expiration date of this information Activities: Foreign Assembler’s or continuing information collections collection with no change to the burden Declaration pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction hours or to the information collected. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). The Type of Review: Extension (without Protection, Department of Homeland comments should address: (a) Whether change). Security. the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of Affected Public: Businesses. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for the functions of the agency, including Estimated Number of Respondents/ comments; extension of an existing collection of information. whether the information shall have Record-keepers: 2,730. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Estimated Time per Response/ SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border agency’s estimates of the burden of the Recordkeeping: 55 minutes. Protection (CBP) of the Department of collection of information; (c) ways to Homeland Security will be submitting enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Estimated Number of Responses/ the following information collection of the information to be collected; (d) Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128. request to the Office of Management and ways to minimize the burden, including Estimated Total Annual Burden Budget (OMB) for review and approval the use of automated collection Hours: 320,087. in accordance with the Paperwork techniques or the use of other forms of asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: November 23, 2016. Reduction Act: Foreign Assembler’s information technology; and (e) the Seth Renkema, Declaration (with Endorsement by annual costs to respondents or record Importer). 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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 December 29, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ContactRequests 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.
FR Citation81 FR 85992 
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