[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 73118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29981]


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 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Andean Trade 
Preferences

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing information collection: 1651-0091.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
the Andean Trade Preferences. This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 28, 
2011, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC. 
20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments should address: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operations, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. The 
comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. In this document the 
CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
collection:
    Title: Andean Trade Preferences.
    OMB Number: 1651-0091.
    Form Number: CBP Form 449.
    Abstract: The information 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 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. Claims under ATPDEA are submitted using CBP Form 449. 
This form can be used only when claiming ATPDEA preferential treatment 
on the goods listed on the back of the form. CBP Form 449 can be found 
at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_449.pdf.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to information collected or to CBP Form 
449.
    Type of Review: Extension (without 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: 712.
    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: November 23, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-29981 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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