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increase in the estimated annual 

number of responses. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: December 17, 2020. 

Kathleen Claffie, 

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28332 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2020–0621] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget; OMB Control Number 1625– 

0081 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

abstracted below, to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), requesting an extension of its 

approval for the following collection of 

information: 1625–0081, Alternate 

Compliance Program; without change. 

Our ICR describes the information we 

seek to collect from the public. Review 

and comments by OIRA ensure we only 

impose paperwork burdens 

commensurate with our performance of 

duties. 

DATES: You may submit comments to 

the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 

January 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast 

Guard should be submitted using the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for docket 

number [USCG–2020–0621. Written 

comments and recommendations to 

OIRA for the proposed information 

collection should be sent within 30 days 

of publication of this notice to https:// 

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. 

A copy of the ICR is available through 

the docket on the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov. Additionally, 

copies are available from: Commandant 

(CG–6P), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction 

Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 

Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, STOP 

7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.L. 

Craig, Office of Privacy Management, 

telephone 202–475–3528, or fax 202– 

372–8405, for questions on these 

documents. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

This notice relies on the authority of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 

44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An 

ICR is an application to OIRA seeking 

the approval, extension, or renewal of a 

Coast Guard collection of information 

(Collection). The ICR contains 

information describing the Collection’s 

purpose, the Collection’s likely burden 

on the affected public, an explanation of 

the necessity of the Collection, and 

other important information describing 

the Collection. There is one ICR for each 

Collection. 

The Coast Guard invites comments on 

whether this ICR should be granted 

based on the Collection being necessary 

for the proper performance of 

Departmental functions. In particular, 

the Coast Guard would appreciate 

comments addressing: (1) The practical 

utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden of the 

Collection; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of 

information subject to the Collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the Collection on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Consistent with 

the requirements of Executive Order 

13771, Reducing Regulation and 

Controlling Regulatory Costs, and 

Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the 

Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast 

Guard is also requesting comments on 

the extent to which this request for 

information could be modified to reduce 

the burden on respondents. These 

comments will help OIRA determine 

whether to approve the ICR referred to 

in this Notice. 

We encourage you to respond to this 

request by submitting comments and 

related materials. Comments to Coast 

Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB 

Control Number of the ICR. They must 

also contain the docket number of this 

request, [USCG–2020–0621], and must 

be received by January 22, 2021. 

Submitting Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. Documents 

mentioned in this notice, and all public 

comments, are in our online docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov and can be 

viewed by following that website’s 

instructions. Additionally, if you go to 

the online docket and sign up for email 

alerts, you will be notified when 

comments are posted. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments to the Coast Guard will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

submissions to the Coast Guard in 

response to this document, see DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For 

more about privacy and submissions to 

OIRA in response to this document, see 

the https://www.reginfo.gov, commentsubmission web page. OIRA posts its 

decisions on ICRs online at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

after the comment period for each ICR. 

An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR 

will become available via a hyperlink in 

the OMB Control Number: 1625–0081. 

Previous Request for Comments 

This request provides a 30-day 

comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard published the 60-day 

notice (85 FR 64509, October 13, 2020) 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That 

notice elicited no comments. 

Accordingly, no changes have been 

made to the Collection. 

Information Collection Request 

Title: Alternate Complance Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0081. 

Summary: This information is used by 

the Coast Guard to assess vessels 

participating in the voluntary Alternate 

Compliance Program (ACP) before 

issuance of a Certificate of Inspection. 

Need: Sections 3306 and 3316 of 46 

U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to 

establish vessel inspection regulations 

and inspection alternatives. Part 8 of 46 

CFR contains the Coast Guard 

regulations for recognizing classification 

societies and enrollment of U.S.-flag 

vessels in ACP. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of U.S.-flag inspected vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 174 hours to 

198 hours a year due to an increase in 


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the estimated annual number of 

respondents. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: December 17, 2020. 

Kathleen Claffie, 

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28333 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[CBP Dec. 20–19] 

Country of Origin Marking of Products 

from the West Bank and Gaza 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document notifies the 

public that, for country of origin 

marking purposes, imported goods 

produced in the West Bank, specifically 

in Area C under the Israeli-Palestinian 

Interim Agreement (the Oslo Accords), 

signed on September 28, 1995, and the 

area known as ‘‘H2’’ under the IsraeliPalestinian Protocol Concerning 

Redeployment in Hebron and Related 

Documents (the Hebron Protocol), 

signed January 17, 1997, must be 

marked to indicate their origin as 

‘‘Israel,’’ ‘‘Product of Israel,’’ or ‘‘Made 

in Israel.’’ Goods produced in the West 

Bank, specifically in Areas A and B 

under the Oslo Accords and the area 

known as ‘‘H1’’ under the 1997 Hebron 

Protocol, must be marked to indicate 

their origin as ‘‘West Bank,’’ ‘‘Product of 

West Bank,’’ or ‘‘Made in West Bank.’’ 

Goods produced in Gaza must be 

marked to indicate their origin as 

‘‘Gaza,’’ ‘‘Product of Gaza,’’ ‘‘Made in 

Gaza,’’ ‘‘Gaza Strip,’’ ‘‘Product of Gaza 

Strip,’’ or ‘‘Made in Gaza Strip.’’ 

Imported goods from any of these 

territorial areas must not include ‘‘West 

Bank/Gaza,’’ ‘‘West Bank/Gaza Strip,’’ 

‘‘West Bank and Gaza,’’ or words of 

similar meaning. 

DATES: The position set forth in this 

document is applicable as of December 

23, 2020. A transition period will be 

granted for importers to implement 

marking consistent with this notice. 

Products from the West Bank or Gaza, 

when entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption into the 

United States after March 23, 2021, 

must be marked in accordance with the 

position set forth in this notice, for 

purposes of 19 U.S.C. 1304. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

legal matters, contact Yuliya A. Gulis, 

Chief, Food, Textiles and Marking 

Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office 

of Trade, (202) 325–0042 or 

yuliya.a.gulis@cbp.dhs.gov. For policy 

matters, contact Margaret Gray, Chief, 

Trade Agreements Branch, Office of 

Trade, (202) 253–0927 or FTA@

cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background on Guidance from the 

Department of State 

Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304), provides 

that, unless excepted, every article of 

foreign origin (or its container) imported 

into the United States shall be marked 

in a conspicuous place as legibly, 

indelibly, and permanently as the 

nature of the article (or its container) 

will permit, in such a manner as to 

indicate to the ultimate purchaser in the 

United States the English name of the 

country of origin of the article. Failure 

to mark an article in accordance with 

the requirements of 19 U.S.C. 1304 shall 

result in the levy of a duty of ten 

percent ad valorem. Part 134 of title 19 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 

CFR part 134), implements the country 

of origin marking requirements and 

exceptions of 19 U.S.C. 1304. 

In Treasury Decision (T.D.) 95–25, 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 6, 1995 (60 FR 17607), the U.S. 

Customs Service (U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection’s predecessor agency) 

discussed the proper country of origin 

marking for imported goods produced in 

the West Bank or Gaza Strip. Prior to the 

issuance of T.D. 95–25, the U.S. 

Customs Service had taken the position 

that, in order for the country of origin 

marking of a good which was produced 

in the West Bank or Gaza Strip to be 

considered acceptable, the word 

‘‘Israel’’ must appear in the marking 

designation. However, by letter dated 

October 24, 1994, the Department of 

State advised the Department of the 

Treasury that, in view of certain 

developments, principally the IsraeliPalestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 

Declaration of Principles on Interim 

Self-Government Arrangements (the 

DOP), signed on September 13, 1993, 

the primary purpose of 19 U.S.C. 1304 

would be best served if goods produced 

in the West Bank or Gaza Strip were 

permitted to be marked ‘‘West Bank’’ or 

‘‘Gaza Strip.’’ Accordingly, the U.S. 

Customs Service notified the public in 

T.D. 95–25 that, unless excepted from 

marking, goods produced in the West 

Bank or Gaza Strip shall be marked as 

‘‘West Bank,’’ ‘‘Gaza,’’ or ‘‘Gaza Strip’’ 

in accordance with the requirements of 

19 U.S.C. 1304 and 19 CFR part 134, 

and shall not contain the words 

‘‘Israel,’’ ‘‘Made in Israel,’’ ‘‘Occupied 

Territories-Israel,’’ or words of similar 

meaning. 

Subsequently, by letter dated January 

13, 1997, the Department of State 

advised the Department of the Treasury 

that the Palestinian Authority asked that 

the United States accept the country of 

origin marking ‘‘West Bank/Gaza’’ so as 

to reaffirm the territorial unity of the 

two areas. The Department of State 

further advised that it considers the 

West Bank and Gaza Strip to be one area 

for political, economic, legal and other 

purposes. Accordingly, the Department 

of State requested that the U.S. Customs 

Service accept the country of origin 

markings ‘‘West Bank/Gaza’’ and ‘‘West 

Bank and Gaza’’ for products from those 

areas, and that the U.S. Customs Service 

continue to accept the markings ‘‘West 

Bank,’’ ‘‘Gaza,’’ and ‘‘Gaza Strip.’’ Based 

upon this advice, the U.S. Customs 

Service notified the public in T.D. 97– 

16, published in the Federal Register on 

March 14, 1997 (62 FR 12269), that 

acceptable country of origin markings 

for imported goods produced in the 

West Bank or Gaza Strip included the 

following: ‘‘West Bank/Gaza,’’ ‘‘West 

Bank/Gaza Strip,’’ ‘‘West Bank and 

Gaza,’’ ‘‘West Bank and Gaza Strip,’’ 

‘‘West Bank,’’ ‘‘Gaza,’’ and ‘‘Gaza Strip.’’ 

By letter dated December 1, 2020, the 

Department of State has now advised 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) that there has been no further 

transfer of relevant authorities from 

Israel to the Palestinian Authority since 

issuance of the earlier guidance and 

Israel continues to exercise relevant 

authorities in areas of the West Bank. 

The Department of State further advised 

that it recognizes that Israel has 

disengaged from Gaza and that Gaza and 

the West Bank are politically and 

administratively separate and should be 

treated accordingly. In light of these 

developments, and consistent with the 

purposes of 19 U.S.C. 1304 of providing 

important information to U.S. 

purchasers, the Department of State 

recommends that the country of origin 

marking requirements for goods 

produced in the West Bank or Gaza be 

updated as set forth below in Section C 

of this notice. 

B. Reliance upon Guidance From the 

Department of State 

In the past, CBP (formerly the U.S. 

Customs Service) has relied upon 

guidance received from the Department 

of State in making determinations 


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