[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18847-18848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7413]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of 
Registration

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 Certificate of Registration. 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 29, 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,

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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: Certificate of Registration.
    OMB Number: 1651-0010.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Abstract: Travelers who do not have proof of prior possession in 
the United States of foreign made articles and who do not want to be 
assessed duty on these items can register them prior to departing on 
travel. In order to register these articles, the traveler completes CBP 
Form 4457, Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken 
Abroad, and presents it at the port at the time of export. This form 
must be signed in the presence of a CBP official after verification of 
the description of the articles is completed. CBP Form 4457 is 
accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4457.pdf.
    CBP Form 4455, Certificate of Registration, is used primarily for 
the registration, examination, and supervised lading of commercial 
shipments of articles exported for repair, alteration, or processing, 
which will subsequently be returned to the United States either duty 
free or at a reduced duty rate. CBP Form 4455 is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4455.pdf.
    CBP Forms 4457 and 4455 are used to provide a convenient means of 
showing proof of prior possession of a foreign made item taken on a 
trip abroad and later returned to the United States. This registration 
is restricted to articles with serial numbers or unique markings. These 
forms are provided for by 19 CFR 148.1.
    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 to complete CBP Form 4455 from 3 minutes to 10 
minutes. There are no changes to the information collected or to CBP 
Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 4455

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,960.

CBP Form 4457

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,000.

    Dated: March 22, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-7413 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]
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