[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68808-68809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; Extension and revision 
of an existing information collection: 1651-0117.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 
Homeland Security 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: 
Free Trade Agreements. This is a proposed extension of an information 
collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this 
information collection be extended with a change to the burden hours. 
This document is published to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on September 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Page 
54352), 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 1320.10.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 9, 
2010.

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

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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f19e988390ae8284939c988282989e9fb19e9c93df949e81df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92fdfbe0f3cde1e7f0fffbe1e1fbfdfcd2fdfff0bcf7fde2bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> or faxed to 
(202) 395-5806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
encourages the general public and affected Federal agencies to submit 
written comments and suggestions on proposed and/or continuing 
information collection requests pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(Pub. L.104-13). Your comments should address one of the following four 
points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other 
forms of information.
    Title: Free Trade Agreements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0117.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Free trade agreements are established to reduce and 
eliminate barriers, strengthen and develop economic relations, and to 
lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance 
benefits of the agreement. Free trade agreements establish free trade 
by reduced-duty treatment on imported goods. The United States has 
numerous free trade agreements with various countries, eight of which 
are included in this information collection: Chile, Singapore, 
Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Peru. These 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/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/international_agreements/free_trade/.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours based on the addition 
of free trade agreements with Oman and Peru.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change)
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 116,100.
    Total Number of Estimated Annual Responses: 116,100.
    Estimated time per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,220.
    If additional information is required contact: 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.

    Dated: November 3, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-28214 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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