[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 40 (Thursday, March 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9346-9347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3557]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Land Border Carrier 
Initiative Program

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an 
information collection requirement concerning the Land Border Carrier 
Initiative Program (LBCIP). 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 April 30, 2007, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection, Information Services Group, Attn.: Tracey Denning, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 3.2C, Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Attn.: 
Tracey Denning, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 3.2.C, Washington, 
DC 20229, Tel. (202) 344-1429.

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

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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 CBP request for Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Land Border Carrier Initiative Program.
    OMB Number: 1651-0077.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Abstract: LBCIP is a Program in which applicants are pre-screened 
in order to receive expedited processing at CBP land ports-of-entry. 
The Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Program 
supersedes LBCIP and expands it to include other entities, including 
air and sea. Its purpose is also to provide participants expedited 
processing at ports-of-entry. CBP requests that the name of this 
information collection be changed from Land Border Carrier Initiative 
Program (LBCIP) to Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-
TPAT).
    Current Actions: This submission is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date and to revise this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals, Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,500.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public: N/A.

    Dated: February 22, 2007.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Information Services Branch.
 [FR Doc. E7-3557 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am]
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