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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. 

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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. 

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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 

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