[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 233 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78141-78142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26643]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Detention

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. Comments are 
encouraged and must be submitted (no later than January 4, 2021) to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bffcfdefe0efedfeffdcddcf91dbd7cc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e0d0c1e111e1c0f0e2d2c3e602a263d60292138">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 (85 FR 59542) on September 
22, 2020, 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: Notice of Detention.
    OMB Number: 1651-0073.
    Form Number: None.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or the 
information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Abstract: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may detain

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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 after the decision to detain the 
merchandise is made. The Notice must state that merchandise has been 
detained, the specific reason for the detention, the anticipated length 
of the detention, the nature of the tests or inquires to be conducted, 
and the nature of any information that could be supplied to CBP that 
may accelerate the disposition 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, 133.21, 133.25, and 133.43.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,350.
    Estimated Number of Annual 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: November 30, 2020.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020-26643 Filed 12-2-20; 8:45 am]
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