9954 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs And Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Declaration of Owner and 

Declaration of Consignee When Entry 

Is Made by an Agent 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

information collection. 

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: Declaration of Owner 

and Declaration of Consignee When 

Entry is made by an Agent (CBP Forms 

3347 and 3347A). 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 (76 FR 75893) on December 5, 

2011, 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 March 22, 2012. 

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: Declaration of Owner and 

Declaration of Consignee When Entry is 

made by an Agent. 

OMB Number: 1651–0093. 

Form Number: CBP Forms 3347 and 

3347A. 

Abstract: CBP Form 3347, Declaration 

of Owner, is a declaration from the 

owner of imported merchandise stating 

that he/she agrees to pay additional or 

increased duties, therefore releasing the 

importer of record from paying such 

duties. This form must be filed within 

90 days from the date of entry. CBP 

Form 3347 is provided for by 19 CFR 

24.11 and 141.20. 

When entry is made in a consignee’s 

name by an agent who has knowledge 

of the facts and who is authorized under 

a proper power of attorney by that 

consignee, a declaration from the 

consignee on CBP Form 3347A, 

Declaration of Consignee When Entry is 

Made by an Agent, shall be filed with 

the entry summary. If this declaration is 

filed, then no bond to produce a 

declaration of the consignee is required. 

CBP Form 3347 is provided for by 19 

CFR 141.19(b)(2). 

CBP Forms 3347 and 3347A are 

authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1485(d) and are 

accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/ 

cgov/toolbox/forms/. 

Current Actions: CBP proposes to 

extend the expiration date of this 

information collection with no change 

to the burden hours or to the 

information collected. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

CBP Form 3347 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

900. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 6. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

5,400. 

Estimated Time per Response: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 540. 

CBP Form 3347A 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 6. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 30. 

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: February 13, 2012. 

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 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: NAFTA Regulations and 

Certificate of Origin 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

collection of information: 1651–0098. 

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: NAFTA Regulations and 

Certificate of Origin. This is a proposed 

revision and extension of an 

information collection that was 

previously approved. CBP is proposing 

that this information collection be 

revised 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 (77 

FR 76983) on December 9, 2011, 

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. 

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DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 22, 2012. 

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. 

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) the 

annual costs burden to respondents or 

recordkeepers from the collection of 

information (a total capital/startup costs 

and operations and maintenance costs). 

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: NAFTA Regulations and 

Certificate of Origin. 

OMB Number: 1651–0098. 

Form Number: CBP Forms 434, 446, 

and 447. 

Abstract: On December 17, 1992, the 

U.S., Mexico and Canada entered into 

an agreement, ‘‘The North American 

Free Trade Agreement’’ (NAFTA). The 

provisions of NAFTA were adopted by 

the U.S. with the enactment of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

Implementation Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 

103–182). 

CBP Form 434, North American Free 

Trade Certificate of Origin, is used to 

certify that a good being exported either 

from the United States into Canada or 

Mexico or from Canada or Mexico into 

the United States qualifies as an 

originating good for purposes of 

preferential tariff treatment under the 

NAFTA. This form is completed by 

exporters and/or producers and 

furnished to CBP upon request. CBP 

Form 434 is provided for by 19 CFR 

181.11 and is accessible at: http:// 

forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_434.pdf. 

The CBP Form 446, NAFTA 

Verification of Origin Questionnaire, is 

a questionnaire that CBP personnel use 

to gather sufficient information from 

exporters and/or producers to determine 

whether goods imported into the United 

States qualify as originating goods for 

the purposes of preferential tariff 

treatment under NAFTA. CBP Form 446 

is provided for by 19 CFR 181.72 and is 

accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/ 

CBP_Form_446.pdf. 

CBP is also seeking approval of Form 

447, North American Free Trade 

Agreement Motor Vehicle Averaging 

Election, in order to gather information 

required by 19 CFR 181 Appendix, 

Section 11, (2) ‘‘Information Required 

When Producer Chooses to Average for 

Motor Vehicles.’’ This form is provided 

to CBP when a manufacturer chooses to 

average motor vehicles for the purpose 

of obtaining NAFTA preference. 

Current Actions: This submission is 

being made to extend the expiration 

date for CBP Forms 434 and 446, and to 

add Form 447. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 30,000. 

Form 446, NAFTA Questionnaire 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

Form 447, NAFTA Motor Vehicle 

Averaging Election 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.28. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5500–FA–33] 

Announcement of Funding Awards for 

the Community Challenge Planning 

Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2011 

AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing 

and Communities, HUD. 

ACTION: Announcement of funding 

awards. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989, this announcement 

notifies the public of funding decisions 

made by the Department in a 

competition for funding under the 

Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 

Community Challenge Planning Grant 

Program (Challenge Grants). This 

announcement contains the 

consolidated names and addresses of 

this year’s award recipients. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dwayne S. Marsh, Office of Sustainable 

Housing and Communities, U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410–4500, telephone 

(202) 402–6316. Hearing or speechimpaired individuals may access this 

number via TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Information Service at (800) 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Community Challenge Planning Grant 

Program fosters reform and reduces 

barriers to achieving affordable, 

economically vital, and sustainable 

communities. Such efforts may include 

amending or replacing local master 

plans, zoning codes, and building codes, 

either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in 

a specific neighborhood, district, 

corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use 

development, affordable housing, the 

reuse of older buildings and structures 

for new purposes, and similar activities 

with the goal of promoting 

sustainability at the local or 

neighborhood level. This Program also 

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