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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 

# AGENCY:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security. 

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comments. 

# 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 the Declaration of a Person Abroad Who Receives and Is Returning Merchandise to the U.S. 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 December 5, 2005, to be assured of consideration. 

# ADDRESSES:

Direct all written comments to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Information Services Group, Room 3.2.C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229. 

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information should be directed to the Bureau of 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 the CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection: 

*Title:*                     Declaration of a Person Abroad Who Receives and Is Returning Merchandise to the U.S.                 

*OMB Number:*                     1651-0094.                 

*Form Number:*                     None.                 

*Abstract:*                     This declaration is used under conditions where articles are imported and then exported and then reimported free of duty due. The declaration is to insure CBP control over duty-free merchandise.                 

*Current Actions:*                     There are no changes to the information collection. This submission is being submitted to extend the expiration date.                 

*Type of Review:*                     Extension.                 

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals, business or other for-profit institutions.                 

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     1500.                 

*Estimated Time Per Respondent:*                     10 minutes.                 

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     250.                 

*Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public:*                     N/A.                 

Dated: September 28, 2005. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Information Services Branch. 

[FR Doc. 05-20124 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am] 

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