83_FR_39925 83 FR 39770 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

83 FR 39770 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 155 (August 10, 2018)

Page Range39770-39771
FR Document2018-17173

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39770-39771]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17173]


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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: 30-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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted (no later than 
September 10, 2018) 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 
dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov.

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 
CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 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/ 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 proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (83 FR 18581) on April 27, 
2018, 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 1320.8. 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

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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.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 722,000.

    Dated: August 7, 2018.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
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39770 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 155 / Friday, August 10, 2018 / Notices any personal information you have following information collection request including the validity of the provided. For more about privacy and to the Office of Management and Budget methodology and assumptions used; (3) the docket, you may review a Privacy (OMB) for review and approval in suggestions to enhance the quality, Act notice regarding the Federal Docket accordance with the Paperwork utility, and clarity of the information to Management System in the March 24, Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The be collected; and (4) suggestions to 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 information collection is published in minimize the burden of the collection of FR 15086). the Federal Register to obtain comments information on those who are to from the public and affected agencies. respond, including through the use of Information Collection Request DATES: Comments are encouraged and appropriate automated, electronic, Title: Request for Designation and will be accepted (no later than mechanical, or other technological Exemption of Oceanographic Research September 10, 2018) to be assured of collection techniques or other forms of Vessels. consideration. information technology, e.g., permitting OMB Control Number: 1625–0014. electronic submission of responses. The Summary: This collection requires ADDRESSES: Interested persons are comments that are submitted will be submission of specific information invited to submit written comments on summarized and included in the request about a vessel in order for the vessel to this proposed information collection to for approval. All comments will become be designated as an Oceanographic the Office of Information and Regulatory a matter of public record. Research Vessel (ORV). Affairs, Office of Management and Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2113 authorizes Budget. Comments should be addressed Overview of This Information the Secretary of the Department of to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs Collection Homeland Security to exempt and Border Protection, Department of Title: Free Trade agreements. Oceanographic Research Vessels (ORV), Homeland Security, and sent via OMB Number: 1651–0117. by regulation, from provisions of electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@ Form Number: None. Subtitle II, of Title 46, Shipping, of the omb.eop.gov. Type of Review: Extension (without United States Code, concerning FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: change). maritime safety and seaman’s welfare Current Actions: CBP proposes to Requests for additional PRA information laws. This information is necessary to extend the expiration date of this should be directed to Seth Renkema, ensure a vessel qualifies for the information collection with no change Chief, Economic Impact Analysis designation of ORV under 46 CFR part to the burden hours or to the Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 3 and 46 CFR part 14, subpart D. information collected. Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations Forms: None. Affected Public: Businesses. and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Abstract: Free trade agreements are Respondents: Owners or operators of Washington, DC 20229–1177, established to reduce and eliminate certain vessels. Telephone number (202) 325–0056 or trade barriers, strengthen and develop Frequency: On occasion. via email CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Please economic relations, and to lay the Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated note that the contact information foundation for further cooperation to burden has increased from 25 hours to provided here is solely for questions expand and enhance benefits of the 36 hours a year due to an increase in the regarding this notice. Individuals agreement. These agreements establish estimated annual number of seeking information about other CBP free trade by reduced-duty treatment on respondents. programs should contact the CBP imported goods. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act National Customer Service Center at The U.S. has entered into the of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339, following Free Trade Agreements: Dated: July 31, 2018. or CBP website at https://www.cbp. United States-Chile Free Trade gov/. Agreement (US–CFTA) (Pub. L. 108–77); James D. Roppel, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP the Republic of Singapore (Pub. L. 108– U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of Information Management. invites the general public and other 78, 117 Stat. 948,19 U.S.C. 3805 note); [FR Doc. 2018–17136 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] Federal agencies to comment on the Australia (Pub. L. 108–286); Morocco proposed and/or continuing information (Pub. L. 108–302); Jordan (Pub. L. 107– BILLING CODE 9110–04–P collections pursuant to the Paperwork 43); Bahrain (Pub. L. 109–169); Oman Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 (Pub. L. 109–283); Peru (Pub. L. 110– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND et seq.). This proposed information 138, 121 Stat. 1455); Korea (Pub. L. 112– SECURITY collection was previously published in 41); Colombia (Pub. L. 112–42, 125 Stat. the Federal Register (83 FR 18581) on 462); Panama (Pub. L. 112–43); and U.S. Customs and Border Protection April 27, 2018, allowing for a 60-day Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El comment period. This notice allows for Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and [1651–0117] an additional 30 days for public Nicaragua (CAFTA–DR) (Pub. L. 109– comments. This process is conducted in 53, 119 Stat. 462). Agency Information Collection accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written These free trade agreements involve Activities: Free Trade Agreements comments and suggestions from the collection of data elements such as AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border public and affected agencies should information about the importer and Protection (CBP), Department of address one or more of the following exporter of the goods, a description of Homeland Security. four points: (1) Whether the proposed the goods, tariff classification number, daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for collection of information is necessary and the preference criterion in the Rules comments; extension of an existing for the proper performance of the of Origin. collection of information. functions of the agency, including Respondents can obtain information whether the information will have on how to make claims under these Free SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Trade Agreements by going to http:// Security, U.S. Customs and Border agency’s estimate of the burden of the www.cbp.gov/trade/free-trade- Protection will be submitting the proposed collection of information, agreements and use a standard fillable VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Aug 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 155 / Friday, August 10, 2018 / Notices 39771 format for the FTA submission by going submitting the following information (4) Minimize the burden of the to http://www.cbp.gov/document/ collection request for review and collection of information on those who guides/certification-origin-template. clearance in accordance with the are to respond, including through the Estimated Number of Respondents: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The use of appropriate automated, 359,400. information collection is published in electronic, mechanical, or other Estimated Number of Total Annual the Federal Register to obtain comments technological collection techniques or Responses: 361,000. from the public and affected agencies. other forms of information technology, Estimated Time per Response: 2 DATES: Comments are encouraged and e.g., permitting electronic submission of hours. will be accepted for sixty days until responses. Estimated Total Annual Burden October 9, 2018. Hours: 722,000. ADDRESSES: Written comments and Overview of This Information Dated: August 7, 2018. suggestions regarding items contained Collection Seth D. Renkema, in this notice and especially with regard (1) Type of Information Collection: Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis to the estimated public burden and associated response time should be Extension, without changes, of a Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. directed to the Office of Chief currently approved information [FR Doc. 2018–17173 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] Information Office, Forms Management collection. BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Office, U.S. Immigrations and Customs (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Enforcement, 801 I Street NW, Mailstop Allegation of Counterfeiting and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 5800, Washington, DC 20536–5800. Intellectual Piracy. SECURITY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written (3) Agency form number, if any, and comments and suggestions from the the applicable component of the U.S. Immigration and Customs public and affected agencies concerning Department of Homeland Security Enforcement the proposed collection of information sponsoring the collection: Form 73–048, should address one or more of the [OMB Control Number 1653–0053] U.S. Immigration and Customs following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Enforcement. Agency Information Collection Activities: Allegation of Counterfeiting collection of information is necessary (4) Affected public who will be asked and Intellectual Piracy; Extension for the proper performance of the or required to respond, as well as a brief Without Change, of a Currently functions of the agency, including abstract: Primary: Individuals or Approved Collection whether the information will have households. This electronic form/ practical utility; collection will be utilized by the public AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the and law enforcement partners as part of Enforcement, Department of Homeland agencies estimate of the burden of the an automated allegation and Security. proposed collection of information, deconfliction program. ACTION: 60-Day notice. including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (5) An estimate of the total number of SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and respondents and the amount of time Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs clarity of the information to be estimated for an average respondent to Enforcement (USICE), will be collected; and respond: Avg. burden Number of respondents Form name/Form No. per response (in hours) 12,000 ....................................................... Allegation of Counterfeiting and Intellectual Piracy ..................................................... .033 . (6) An estimate of the total public DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of six animal and five plant species. A burden (in hours) associated with the 5-year status review is based on the best collection: 2,890 annual burden hours. Fish and Wildlife Service scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we Dated: August 7, 2018. [FWS–R6–ES–2018–N180; are requesting submission of any new Scott Elmore, FXES11130600000–189–FF06E00000] information on these species that has Program Manager, PRA Clearance, Office of become available since the last review the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status of the species. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. Reviews of 11 Species in the Mountain- DATES: To ensure consideration in our [FR Doc. 2018–17165 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] Prairie Region reviews, we are requesting submission of new information no later than BILLING CODE 9111–28–P AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, October 9, 2018. However, we will Interior. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES continue to accept new information ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; about any listed species at any time. request for information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and information on a particular species, Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year contact the appropriate person or office status reviews under the Endangered listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), INFORMATION section. Individuals who VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Aug 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1


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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.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted (no later than September 10, 2018) to be assured of consideration.
ContactRequests 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 Citation83 FR 39770 
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