19948 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 76 / Friday, April 20, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: African Growth and 

Opportunity Act (AGOA) Textile 

Certificate of Origin 

AGENCY: Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of 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 of 1995: 

African Growth and Opportunity Act 

Certificate of Origin. This is a proposed 

extension of an information collection 

that was previously approved. CBP is 

proposing that this information 

collection be extended with no 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 (72 FR 7770) on February 20, 

2007, 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 May 21, 2007. 

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 Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/ 

Customs and Border Protection, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau of 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 of 1995 (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 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Title: African Growth and 

Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin. 

OMB Number: 1651–0082. 

Form Number: None. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information is required to implement 

the duty preference provisions of the 

African Growth and Opportunity Act 

(AGOA) to provide extension of dutyfree treatment under the Generalized 

System of Preferences (GSP) to sensitive 

articles normally excluded from GSP 

duty treatment. It also provides for the 

entry of specific textile and apparel 

articles free of duty and free of any 

quantitative limits to the countries of 

sub-Saharan Africa. 

Current Actions: This submission is 

being submitted to extend the expiration 

date with no change to the burden 

hours. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses, 

Institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

440. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 23.6 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,400. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Tracey Denning, Bureau of 

Customs and Border Protection, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 3.2.C, 

Washington, DC 20229, at 202–344–

1429. 

Dated: April 16, 2007. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Information 

Services Branch. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: United States-Caribbean 

Basin Trade Partnership Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of 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 of 1995: 

United States-Caribbean Basin Trade 

Partnership Act. 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 (72 FR 7770) on February 20, 

2007, 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 May 21, 2007. 

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 Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/ 

Customs and Border Protection, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau of 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 of 1995 (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 


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