[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 13617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5458]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


 Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs Modernization 
Act Recordkeeping Requirements

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

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

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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 Customs Modernization Act Recordkeeping Requirements. This request 
for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 7, 2012, 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). 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 cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (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: Customs Modernization Act Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0076.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act, Title VI, known as the Customs Modernization Act (Mod Act) amended 
title 19 U.S.C. 1508, 1509 and 1510 by revising Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) laws related to recordkeeping, examination of books 
and witnesses, regulatory audit procedures and judicial enforcement. 
Specifically, the Mod Act expanded the list of parties subject to CBP 
recordkeeping requirements, distinguished between records which pertain 
to the entry of merchandise and financial records needed to 
substantiate the correctness of information contained in entry 
documentation, and identified a list of records which must be 
maintained and produced upon request by CBP. The information and 
records are used by CBP to verify the accuracy of the claims made on 
the entry documents regarding the tariff status of imported 
merchandise, admissibility, classification/nomenclature, value and rate 
of duty applicable to the entered goods. The Mod Act record keeping 
requirements are provided for by 19 CFR part 163.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with a change to the burden hours as a result of 
a revised estimate of the number of respondents currently complying 
with these recordkeeping provisions.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,459.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 5,459.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1,040 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,677,360.

    Dated: March 1, 2012.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-5458 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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