[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 7766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02155]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12317]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Shrimp 
Exporter's/Importer's Declaration

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested 
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 
30 days for public comment.

DATES: Submit comments up to March 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    <bullet> Title of Information Collection: Shrimp Exporter's/
Importer's Declaration.
    <bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0095.
    <bullet> Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    <bullet> Originating Office: Bureau of Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Marine Conservation 
(OES/OMC).
    <bullet> Form Number: DS-2031.
    <bullet> Respondents: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    <bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    <bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 10,000.
    <bullet> Average Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    <bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 1,666 hours.
    <bullet> Frequency: On occasion.
    <bullet> Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
    <bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
    <bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost 
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    <bullet> Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are 
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you 
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your 
personal information, will be available for public review.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The DS-2031 form is necessary to document imports of shrimp and 
products from shrimp pursuant to the State Department's implementation 
of Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, which prohibits the entry into 
the United States of shrimp harvested in ways which are harmful to sea 
turtles. Respondents are exporters of shrimp and products from shrimp 
and government officials in countries that export shrimp and products 
from shrimp to the United States. The importer is required to present 
the DS-2031 form at the port of entry into the United States, to retain 
the DS-2031 form for a period of three years subsequent to entry, and 
during that time to make the DS-2031 form available to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection or the Department of State upon request.

Methodology

    The DS-2031 form is completed by the exporter, the importer, and 
under certain conditions a government official of the harvesting 
country. The DS-2031 form accompanies shipments of shrimp and shrimp 
product to the United States and is to be made available to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection at the time of entry and for three years 
after entry.

David F. Hogan,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries, and Polar 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-02155 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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