83 FR 18581 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)

Page Range		18581-18582
FR Document		2018-08878

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted (no later than June 26, 2018) to be assured of consideration.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08878]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0117]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an 
existing collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection 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 of 1995 (PRA). 
The information collection is published in the Federal Register to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted (no later than June 26, 2018) to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0117 
in the subject line and the agency name. To avoid duplicate 
submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit 
comments:
    (1) Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to CBP Paperwork Reduction Act 
Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, 
Regulations and Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K Street 
NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA 
information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact 
Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, 
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, Telephone number (202) 325-0056 or via email 
[email protected]. Please note that the contact information provided 
here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking 
information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National 
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP 
website at https://www.cbp.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.8. Written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies should address one or more of the following four 
points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) suggestions to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses. The comments that are submitted will be summarized and 
included in the request for approval. All comments will become a matter 
of public record.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Title: Free Trade agreements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0117.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    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.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Abstract: Free trade agreements are established to reduce and 
eliminate trade barriers, strengthen and develop economic relations, 
and to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance 
benefits of the agreement. These agreements establish free trade by 
reduced-duty treatment on imported goods.
    The U.S. has entered into the following Free Trade Agreements: 
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA) (Pub. L. 108-77); 
the Republic of Singapore (Pub. L. 108-78, 117 Stat. 948, 19 U.S.C. 
3805 note); Australia (Pub. L. 108-286); Morocco (Pub. L. 108-302); 
Jordan (Pub. L. 107-43); Bahrain (Pub. L. 109-169); Oman (Pub. L. 109-
283); Peru (Pub. L. 110-138, 121 Stat. 1455); Korea (Pub. L. 112-41); 
Colombia (Pub. L. 112-42, 125 Stat. 462); Panama (Pub. L. 112-43); and 
Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, 
and Nicaragua (CAFTA-DR) (Pub. L. 109-53, 119 Stat. 462).
    These free trade agreements involve collection of data elements 
such as information about the importer and exporter of the goods, a 
description of the goods, tariff classification number, and the 
preference criterion in the Rules of Origin.
    Respondents can obtain information on how to make claims under 
these Free Trade Agreements by going to http://www.cbp.gov/trade/free-trade-agreements and use a standard fillable format for the FTA 
submission by going to http://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/certification-origin-template.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 359,400.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 361,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 722,000.

    Dated: April 24, 2018.
Seth D Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden provided here is solely for questions authorized by General Note 3(a)(iv) of
Hours: 722,000. regarding this notice. Individuals the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
Dated: April 24, 2018. seeking information about other CBP United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) and is
Seth D Renkema,
programs should contact the CBP provided for by 19 CFR part 7.3. CBP
National Customer Service Center at Form 3229 is accessible at http://
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339, forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3229.pdf.
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/ Affected Public: Businesses.
[FR Doc. 2018–08878 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am] Estimated Number of Respondents:
.
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 113.
invites the general public and other Estimated Number of Annual
Federal agencies to comment on the Responses per Respondent: 20.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Estimated Number of Total Annual
SECURITY proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Responses: 2,260.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
minutes.
et seq.). This process is conducted in Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 746.
[1651–0016] accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written
comments and suggestions from the Dated: April 24, 2018.
Agency Information Collection Seth D. Renkema,
public and affected agencies should
Activities: Certificate of Origin Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
address one or more of the following
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border four points: (1) Whether the proposed Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Protection (CBP), Department of collection of information is necessary [FR Doc. 2018–08879 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am]
Homeland Security. for the proper performance of the BILLING CODE 9111–14–P

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for functions of the agency, including
comments; extension of an existing whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
collection of information.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the SECURITY
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland proposed collection of information,
Security, U.S. Customs and Border including the validity of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Protection will be submitting the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Services
following information collection request suggestions to enhance the quality, [OMB Control Number 1615–0010]
to the Office of Management and Budget utility, and clarity of the information to
(OMB) for review and approval in be collected; and (4) suggestions to Agency Information Collection
accordance with the Paperwork minimize the burden of the collection of Activities; Revision of a Currently
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information on those who are to Approved Collection: Nonimmigrant
information collection is published in respond, including through the use of Petition Based on Blanket L Petition
the Federal Register to obtain comments appropriate automated, electronic, AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
from the public and affected agencies. mechanical, or other technological Immigration Services, Department of
Comments are encouraged and will be collection techniques or other forms of Homeland Security.
accepted (no later than June 26, 2018) to information technology, e.g., permitting
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
be assured of consideration. electronic submission of responses. The
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or comments that are submitted will be SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
suggestions regarding the item(s) summarized and included in the request Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
contained in this notice must include for approval. All comments will become Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
the OMB Control Number 1651–0016 in a matter of public record. submitting the following information
the subject line and the agency name. Overview of This Information collection request to the Office of
To avoid duplicate submissions, please Collection Management and Budget (OMB) for
use only one of the following methods review and clearance in accordance
Title: Certificate of Origin. with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
to submit comments: OMB Number: 1651–0016.
(1) Email. Submit comments to: CBP_ 1995. The purpose of this notice is to
Form Number: CBP Form 3229.
PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Action: CBP proposes to extend the allow an additional 30 days for public
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to expiration date of this information comments.
CBP Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, collection with no change to the burden DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, hours or to the information collected. allow an additional 30 days for public
Office of Trade, Regulations and Type of Review: Extension (without comments. Comments are encouraged
Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis change). and will be accepted until May 29,
Branch, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Abstract: CBP Form 3229, Certificate 2018. This process is conducted in
Washington, DC 20229–1177. of Origin, is used by shippers and accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: importers to declare that goods being ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
Requests for additional PRA information imported into the United States are suggestions regarding the item(s)
should be directed to Seth Renkema, produced or manufactured in a U.S. contained in this notice, especially
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis insular possession from materials regarding the estimated public burden
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Branch, U.S. Customs and Border grown, produced or manufactured in and associated response time, must be
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations such possession. This form includes a directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, list of the foreign materials included in via email at dhsdeskofficer@
Washington, DC 20229–1177, the goods, and their description and omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
Telephone number (202) 325–0056 or value. CBP Form 3229 is used as must include the agency name and the
via email CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Please documentation for goods entitled to OMB Control Number 1615–0010 in the
note that the contact information enter the U.S. free of duty. This form is subject line.

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Section		Notices
Action		60-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an existing collection of information.
Contact		Requests for additional PRA information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, Telephone number (202) 325-0056 or via email [email protected] Please note that the contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/.
FR Citation		83 FR 18581

83 FR 18581 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)

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