Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 3, 2000 / Notices 25793

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Information

Services Branch, Room 3.2.C, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: J. Edgar Nichols, Room

3.2.C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

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 Customs request for

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record. In this

document Customs is soliciting

comments concerning the following

information collection:

Title: Application for Allowance in

Duties.

OMB Number: 1515–0022.

Form Number: Customs Form 4315.

Abstract: This collection is required

by the Customs Service in instances of

claims of damaged or defective

merchandise on which an allowance in

duty is made in the liquidation of the

entry. The information is used to

substantiate importers claims for such

duty allowances.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to the information collection. This

submission is to extend the expiration

date.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Affected Public: Businesses,

Individuals, Institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,600.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost on

the Public: N/A.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

J. Edgar Nichols,

Agency Clearance Officer, Information

Services Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–10939 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Proposed Collection; Comments

Request; Serially Numbered

Substantial Holders or Containers

AGENCY: United States Customs Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on an information collection

requirement concerning the Serially

Numbered Substantial Holders or

Containers. 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 July 3, 2000, to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Information

Services Group, Room 3.2.C, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: J. Edgar Nichols, Room

3.2.C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C. 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

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 Customs request for

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record. In this

document Customs is soliciting

comments concerning the following

information collection:

Title: Serially Numbered Substantial

Holders or Containers.

OMB Number: 1515–0101.

Form Number: N/A.

Abstract: The marking is used to

provide for duty free entry of holders or

containers which were manufactured in

the United States and exported and

returned without having been advanced

in value or improved in condition by

ant process or manufacture. The

regulations provide for duty free entry

of holders or containers of foreign

manufacture if duty has been paid

before.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to the information collection. This

submission is being submitted to extend

the expiration date.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Affected Public: Businesses,

Institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 4.5

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 90.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost on

the Public: N/A.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

J. Edgar Nichols,

Agency Clearance Officer, Information

Services Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–10940 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy

Panel, South Florida District

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the South

Florida Citizen Advocacy Panel will be

held in Key Largo, Florida.