[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 12877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6552]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: User Fees

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: 1651-0052.

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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 
User Fees. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 26, 2009, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Room 3.2.C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Attn.: 
Tracey Denning, Room 3.2.C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20229, Tel. (202) 344-1429.

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. 3505(c)(2)). 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 costs burden to respondents or recordkeepers from the 
collection of information (a 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: User Fees.
    OMB Number: 1651-0052.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 339A, 339C and 339V.
    Abstract: The information collected on the User Fee Forms 339A, 
339C and 339V is necessary in order for CBP to collect the proper 
amount of fees from private and commercial vessels, private aircraft, 
operators of commercial trucks, and passenger and freight railroad cars 
entering the United States. This collection of information also applies 
to reports filed by user fee express consignment operators.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours to allow for 
revisions to Form 339C for commercial vehicles.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,030.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 75,110.
    Estimated Time per Response: 18.5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,562.

    Dated: March 18, 2009.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and Border Protection.
 [FR Doc. E9-6552 Filed 3-24-09; 8:45 am]
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