[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3973-3974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01343]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0024]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Entry/Immediate 
Delivery Application and ACE Cargo Release

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

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

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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: 
Entry/Immediate Delivery Application (Forms 3461 and 3461 ALT) and ACE 
Cargo Release. 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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 27, 2015 
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, 90 K Street NE., 10th 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, 90 
K Street NE., 10th 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. 3507). 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 OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP 
is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Entry/Immediate Delivery Application and ACE Cargo Release.
    OMB Number: 1651-0024..
    Form Number: 3461 and 3461 ALT.
    Abstract: All items imported into the United States are subject to 
examination before entering the commerce of the United States. There 
are two procedures available to effect the release of imported 
merchandise, including ``entry'' pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1484, and 
``immediate delivery'' pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1448(b). Under both 
procedures, CBP Forms 3461, Entry/Immediate Delivery, and 3461 ALT are 
the source documents in the packages presented to Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP). The information collected on CBP Forms 3461 and 3461 
ALT allow CBP officers to verify that the information regarding the 
consignee and shipment is correct and that a bond is on file with CBP. 
CBP also uses these forms to close out the manifest and to establish 
the obligation to pay estimated duties in the time period prescribed by 
law or regulation. CBP Form 3461 is also a delivery authorization 
document and is given to the importing carrier to authorize the release 
of the merchandise.
    CBP Forms 3461 and 3461 ALT are provided for by 19 CFR 141 and 142. 
These forms and instructions for Form 3461 are accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms.
    ACE Cargo Release is a program for ACE entry summary filers in 
which importers or brokers may file Simplified Entry data in lieu of 
filing the CBP Form 3461. This data consists of 12 required elements: 
Importer of record; buyer name and address; buyer employer 
identification number (consignee number), seller name and address; 
manufacturer/supplier name and

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address; Harmonized Tariff Schedule 10-digit number; country of origin; 
bill of lading; house air waybill number; bill of lading issuer code; 
entry number; entry type; and estimated shipment value. Three optional 
data elements are the container stuffing location; consolidator name 
and address, and ship to party name and address. The data collected 
under the ACE Cargo Release program is intended to reduce transaction 
costs, expedite cargo release, and enhance cargo security. ACE Cargo 
Release filing minimizes the redundancy of data submitted by the filer 
to CBP through receiving carrier data from the carrier. This design 
allows the participants to file earlier in the transportation flow. 
Guidance on using ACE Cargo Release may be found at http://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change in the burden hours resulting from the 
transition from Form 3461 to ACE Cargo Release. There are no changes to 
the information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    CBP Form 3461:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,014.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1,410.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,249,740.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,062,435.
    CBP Form 3461 ALT:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,795.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1,390.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 9,444,069.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 472,203.
    ACE Cargo Release:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,015.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1,410.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,251,150.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 705,691.

    Dated: January 21, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-01343 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]
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