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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### U.S. Customs and Border Protection

# 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: 1651-0027.

# 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 Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase (CBP Form 226). 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 March 21, 2011, to be assured of consideration.

# ADDRESSES:

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:*                     Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase.                

*OMB Number:*                     1651-0027.                

*Form Number:*                     CBP Form 226.                

*Abstract:*19 U.S.C. 1466(a) provides for a 50 percent                     *ad valorem*                     duty assessed on a vessel master or owner for any repairs, purchases, or expenses incurred in a foreign country by a commercial vessel registered in the United States. CBP Form 226, Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase, is used by the master or owner of a vessel to declare and file entry on equipment, repairs, parts, or materials purchased for the vessel in a foreign country. This information enables CBP to assess duties on these foreign repairs, parts or materials. CBP Form 226 is provided for by 19 CFR 4.7 and 4.14 and is accessible at                     *http://forms.cbp.gov/​pdf/​CBP_​Form_​226.pdf.*

*Current Actions:*                     CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours. There is no change to the information being collected.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension (with change).                

*Affected Public:*                     Businesses.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     100.                

*Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:*                     11.                

*Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses:*                     1,100.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     45 minutes.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     825.                

Dated: January 12, 2011.

Tracey Denning,

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

[FR Doc. 2011-947 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]

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