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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3232-3233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00521]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[OMB Control Number 1651-0051]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Foreign 
Trade Zones Annual Reconciliation and Recordkeeping Requirement

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) 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 of 
1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal 
Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than 
March 17, 2025) to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0051 
in the subject line and the agency name. Please submit written comments 
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to 
submit comments:
    Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA 
information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact 
Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, 
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, telephone number 202-325-0056 or via email 
[email protected]. Please note that the contact information provided 
here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking 
information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National 
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP 
website at https://www.cbp.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other

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Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.8. Written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies should address one or more of the following four 
points: (1) 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) 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) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) suggestions to 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 submission of 
responses. The comments that are submitted will be summarized and 
included in the request for approval. All comments will become a matter 
of public record.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Title: Foreign Trade Zones Annual Reconciliation and Recordkeeping 
Requirement.
    OMB Number: 1651-0051.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours, the 
information collection, or to the record keeping requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR 146.4(a), the operator shall 
supervise all admissions, transfers, removals, recordkeeping, 
manipulations, manufacturing, destruction, exhibition, physical and 
procedural security, and conditions of storage in the zone as required 
by law and regulations.
    Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operators must prepare a reconciliation 
report within 90 days after the end of the zone/subzone year unless an 
extension is authorized and must retain the annual reconciliation 
report for a spot check or audit by CBP. In addition, within 10 working 
days after the annual reconciliation report, FTZ operators must submit 
to the CBP port director a letter signed by the operator certifying 
that the annual reconciliation has been prepared, is available for CBP 
review, and is accurate. See 19 CFR 146.25. The Foreign Trade Zones Act 
of 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), authorizes these requirements.
    Type of Information Collection: Record Keeping Requirements (19 CFR 
146.4(d)).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 276.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 276.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 207.
    Type of Information Collection: Certification Letter (19 CFR 
146.25).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 276.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 276.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 92.

    Dated: January 7, 2025.
Seth D Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-00521 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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