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###### Department of Homeland Security

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

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of an existing information collection: 1651-0091.

# SUMMARY:

                        U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Andean Trade Preferences. 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**                         (74 FR 65543) on December 10, 2009, 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 March 12, 2010.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on  the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and  Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 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                          *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov*                         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:*                     Andean Trade Preferences.                

*OMB Number:*                     1651-0091.                

*Form Number:*                     449.                

*Abstract:*                     The information collected is to be used by CBP officers to document preferential tariff treatment under the provisions of the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), as codified in 19 U.S.C. 3201 through 3206.                

The ATPA Certificate of Origin format is found under the CBP regulations, 19 CFR part 10.201-10.207. The type of information collected includes the processing operations performed on articles, the material produced in a beneficiary country or in the U.S., and a description of those processing operations.

The ATPDEA regulations are found in 19 CFR 10.251-10.257. CBP Form 449, “Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)” has been established to collect information under ATPDEA. CBP will use this new form to collect information pertaining to the origin of goods that are claimed for preferential duty treatment. This form can only be used when claiming ATPDEA preferential treatment on the goods listed on the back of the form.

*Current Actions:*                     This submission is being made to extend the expiration date and to revise this information collection by adding Form 449, “Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)”. CBP is also proposing to increase the burden hours as a result of increasing the estimated time per                           ( print page 6680)                        response for ATPA from 6 minutes to 10 minutes.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension (with change)                

*Affected Public:*                     Businesses.                

*ATPA Certificate of Origin:*

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     2,133.                

*Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent:*                     2.                

*Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses:*                     4,266.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     10 minutes.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     711.                

*ATPDEA Certificate of Origin:*

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     233.                

*Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent:*                     7.                

*Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses:*                     1,631.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     30 minutes.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     815.                

Dated: February 4, 2010.

Tracey Denning,

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

[FR Doc. 2010-2938 Filed 2-9-10; 8:45 am]

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