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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 

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: 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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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs And Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Importation Bond Structure 

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– 

0050. 

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: Importation Bond 

Structure. This is a proposed extension 

and revision of an information 

collection that was previously 

approved. CBP is proposing that this 

information collection be extended with 

a change to the burden hours and to 

CBP Form 301. This document is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 50772) on August 17, 

2010, allowing for a 60-day comment 

period. One comment was received. 

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 

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: Importation Bond Structure. 

OMB Number: 1651–0050. 

Form Numbers: 301 and 5297. 

Abstract: Bonds are used to assure 

that duties, taxes, charges, penalties, 

and reimbursable expenses owed to the 

Government are paid; to facilitate the 

movement of cargo and conveyances 

through CBP processing; and to provide 

legal recourse for the Government for 

noncompliance with laws and 

regulations. Any person who is required 

to post a bond to secure a customs 

transaction usually submits the bond on 

CBP Form 301, Customs Bond, to CBP. 

CBP proposes to revise CBP Form 301 

in order to accurately reflect the changes 

that have occurred with regard to CBP 

bonds. Specifically, the revised Form 

301 will capture the new types of bonds 

which have been authorized by law and 

regulation, as well as better harmonize 

this form with current and future 

automation system requirements. 


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Section II of the CBP Form 301 will be 

revised to specifically cover continuous 

activity code bonds for Importer 

Security Filing, Marine Terminal 

Operator, and Intellectual Property 

Rights Samples. 

In accordance with public comments 

received, CBP also proposes to make the 

following changes to Form 301: 

(1) Remove the phrase from Section II 

of the form ‘‘1a may be checked 

independently or with 1, and’’ because 

these activity codes should not be 

combined. 

(2) In Section II of Form 301, replace 

the term ‘‘Single Entry Bond’’ with the 

term ‘‘Single Transaction Bond’’, in each 

place it appears, in order to 

accommodate transactions that are not 

entries. 

(3) In Section III of Form 301, replace 

the term ‘‘Importer Name’’, in each place 

it appears, with the term ‘‘Name’’ to 

accommodate parties other than 

importers that use Form 301. 

(4) In Section III of Form 301, replace 

the term ‘‘Importer Number’’, in each 

place it appears, with the term 

‘‘Identification Number’’ in order to 

include all the types of filing numbers 

listed in 19 CFR 24.5. 

(5) Delete the term ‘‘Form 5297’’ in 

both Footnote 8 and Footnote 9 of Form 

301 so that it does not exclude 

electronic filing of the information. 

(1) Create a continuation sheet for 

Form 301. 

Bonds are usually executed by an 

agent of the surety. The surety company 

grants authority to the agent via CBP 

Form 5297, Corporate Surety Power of 

Attorney. Once this form is filed with 

CBP, the validity of the authority of the 

agent executing the bond and the name 

of the surety can be verified to the 

surety’s grant. The trade community 

now has the ability to submit the 

information on CBP Form 5297 via the 

Internet by using the Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) portal. 

ACE surety portal account access allows 

sureties to add, revoke, and change their 

surety agent powers of attorney 

electronically. The ACE account is 

available to any surety who applies for 

the functionality at http://www.cbp.gov. 

CBP Forms 301 and 5297 are accessible 

at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/ 

forms/. 

Current Actions: This submission is 

being made to extend the expiration 

date with a change to the burden hours 

based on revised estimates by CBP. CBP 

also proposes to revise CBP Form 301 as 

specified in the ‘‘Abstract Section’’ of 

this notice. 

Type of Review: Extension (with 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form 301, Customs Bond 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800,000. 

Total Number of Estimated Annual 

Responses: 800,000. 

Estimated time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200,000. 

Form 5297, Corporate Surety Power of 

Attorney 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Total Number of Estimated Annual 

Responses: 500. 

Estimated time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 125. 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Notice of Intent To Prepare One 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Northern Border 

Between the United States and Canada 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) informs the public that 

it intends to prepare one Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 

for the Northern Border between the 

United States and Canada. Previously, 

CBP had published a notice in the 

Federal Register stating that CBP 

intended to prepare four such 

documents, each covering a different 

region of the Northern Border. However, 

after conducting a public scoping 

process, CBP has determined that it 

would be preferable to produce one 

document covering the entire Northern 

Border to ensure that CBP effectively 

analyzes and conveys impacts that 

occur across the region of the Northern 

Border. The overall anticipated area of 

study, extending approximately 100 

miles south of the Northern Border, will 

remain the same. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hass, CBP, Office of 

Administration, telephone (202) 344– 

1929. You may also visit the Northern 

Border PEIS Web site at: http:// 

www.NorthernBorderPEIS.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 6, 2010, CBP published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 38822) a 

document entitled Notice of Intent to 

Prepare Four Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statements for 

the Northern Border Between the United 

States and Canada and To Conduct 

Public Scoping Meetings. The notice 

announced that CBP intended to 

prepare four Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statements 

(PEISs) to analyze the environmental 

effects of current and potential future 

CBP border security activities along the 

Northern Border between the United 

States and Canada. Each PEIS was to 

cover one region of the Northern Border: 

the New England region, the Great Lakes 

region, the region east of the Rocky 

Mountains, and the region west of the 

Rocky Mountains. 

The notice also announced and 

initiated the public scoping process to 

gather information from the public in 

preparation for drafting the PEISs. In 

this scoping process, CBP solicited 

written comments from the public and 

held 11 public scoping meetings in 

locations near the Northern Border. CBP 

conducted this public scoping process 

in order to obtain input concerning the 

range of environmental considerations 

for inclusion within the PEISs. As 

indicated in the prior notice, the 

scoping period concluded on August 5, 

2010. 

As a result of input received during 

the scoping process, CBP has decided to 

refocus its approach and develop one 

PEIS covering the entire Northern 

Border, rather than four separate, 

regional PEISs. Through this refocused 

approach, CBP will further clarify the 

proposed action, alternatives, and 

potential impacts across the four 

previously identified regions. CBP’s 

principal reasons for preparing a single 

PEIS with sections for each region are: 

(1) CBP’s need to identify a single 

unified proposal and alternatives for 

maintaining or enhancing security along 

the Northern Border, and 

(2) Certain resources of concern for 

this PEIS extend or move across the 

PEIS regions previously identified (e.g. 

habitat of various wildlife). Thus, to 

ensure that CBP effectively analyzes and 

conveys impacts that occur across 

regions of the Northern Border, a 


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