[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3912]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Detention

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: 1651-0073.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
the Notice of Detention. This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 25, 2011, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESS: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th 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, 799 
9th Street, NW., 5th 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 costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Notice of Detention.
    OMB Number: 1651-0073.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may detain 
merchandise when it has reasonable suspicion that the subject 
merchandise may be inadmissible but requires more information to make a 
positive determination. If CBP decides to detain merchandise, a Notice 
of Detention is sent to the importer or to the importer's broker/agent 
no later than 5 business days from the date of examination stating that 
merchandise has been detained, the reason for the detention, and the 
anticipated length of the detention. The recipient of this notice may 
respond by providing information to CBP in order to facilitate the 
determination for admissibility or may ask for an extension of time to 
bring the merchandise into compliance. Notice of Detention is 
authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1499, and provided for in 19 CFR 151.16.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours. There is no 
change to the information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,350.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,350.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,700.

    Dated: February 16, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-3912 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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