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forms are DHS Form 0700–01, Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation Statement; DHS Form 0700–02, Contractor’s Assignment of Refund, Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts; DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s Release; and DHS Form 0700–04, Employee Claim for Wage Restitution. These four forms will be used by contractors and/or contract employees during contract administration.

The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other Federal agencies such as the General Services Administration and the Department of Labor. If this information is not collected, the DHS could inadvertently violate statutory or regulatory requirements and the DHS’s interest concerning inventions and contractor’s claims would not be protected.

There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this collection. An adjustment in annual burden is necessary at this time in the amount of 902 actions and hours. The initial annual burden was based on a lower number of contract actions which related to the fact that DHS was a new agency with consolidated acquisition procedures, processes, and policies. Although, there is an increase in the estimated burdened hours, there is no change in the information being collected.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments which:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 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 collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Analysis Agency: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, DHS.

Title: Various Contract Related Forms That Will Be Included in the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation.

OMB Number: 1600–0002. Frequency: On Occasion. Affected Public: Private Sector. Number of Respondents: 9537. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hours.

Total Burden Hours: 9537.
Dated: December 11, 2014. Carlene C. Ileto, Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–30084 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Regulation on Agency**  **Protests**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, DHS.

**ACTION :**  30-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without Change,
1600-0004.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 79 FR 60178 for a 60- day public comment period. One comment was received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30 days for public comments.

**DATES :**  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 22, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent via electronic mail to oira

_submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); 48 CFR Chapter 1 provides general procedures on handling protests submitted by contractors to federal agencies. This regulation provides detailed guidance for contractors doing business with acquisition offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the FAR. FAR Part 33.103, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals prescribe policies and procedures for filing protests and for processing contract disputes and appeals.

DHS will not be asking for anything outside of what is already required in the FAR. Should anything outside the FAR arise, DHS will submit a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. The prior information collect request for OMB No. 1600–004 was approved through May 31, 2014 by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.

The information being collected will be obtained from contractors as part of their submissions whenever they file a bid protest with the Department’s Components. The information will be used by DHS officials in deciding how the protest should be resolved. Failure to collect this information would result in delayed resolution of agency protests.

According to Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), the number of protest has increased each year over the past two years in annual respondent and burden hours. This increase in current protest activity is not the result of a deliberate program change, but from a new estimate of actions that are not controllable by the Federal government. Although, the number of protest has increased, there has not been any change in the information being collected.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments which:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 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 collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,


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e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Analysis

AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation

Office, DHS Title: Regulation on Agency Protests OMB Number: 1600–0004 Frequency: Annually Affected Public: Private Sector Number of Respondents: 95 Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours

Total Burden Hours: 190
Dated: December 11, 2014. Carlene C. Ileto, Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–30080 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**U.S. Customs and Border Protection**

**[1651–0007]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Allowance in**  **Duties**

**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.

**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: Application for Allowance of Duties. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

**DATES :**  Written comments should be received on or before February 23, 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: Application for Allowance in Duties

OMB Number: 1651–0007 Form Number: Form 4315 Abstract: CBP Form 4315, ‘‘Application for Allowance in Duties,’’ is submitted to CBP in instances of claims of damaged or defective imported merchandise on which an allowance in duty is made in the liquidation of the entry. The information on this form is used to substantiate an importer’s claim for such duty allowances. CBP Form 4315 is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1506 and provided for by 19 CFR 158. This form is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/ sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20 Form%204315

_0.pdf

Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to Form 4315.

Type of Review: Extension (without change)

Affected Public: Importers Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000

Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 12,000

Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,600

Dated: December 17, 2014. Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014–29977 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9111–14–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**U.S. Customs and Border Protection**

**[1651–0100]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Remission or**  **Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred** 

**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.

**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: Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred (CBP Form 4609). 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 February 23, 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