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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### U.S. Customs and Border Protection

          - [1651-0004]

# AGENCY:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

# ACTION:

30-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 Exportation of Articles under Special Bond (CBP Form 3495). This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is                               ( print page 6526)                            published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.                    

# DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before March 9, 2016 to be assured of consideration.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to                         *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov*                         or faxed to (202) 395-5806.                    

# 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:

                    This proposed information collection was previously published in the                     **Federal Register**                     (80 FR 62085) on October 15, 2015, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 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 costs 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 Exportation of Articles under Special Bond.                

*OMB Number:*                     1651-0004.                

*Form Number:*                     CBP Form 3495.                

*Abstract:*                     CBP Form 3495,                     *Application for Exportation of Articles Under Special Bond,*                     is an application for exportation of articles entered under temporary bond pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1202, Chapter 98, subchapter XIII, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, and 19 CFR 10.38. CBP Form 3495 is used by importers to notify CBP that the importer intends to export goods that were subject to a duty exemption based on a temporary stay in this country. It also serves as a permit to export in order to satisfy the importer's obligation to export the same goods and thereby get a duty exemption. This form is accessible at:                     *http://www.cbp.gov/​newsroom/​publications/​forms?​title=​3495&​=​Apply.*

*Current Actions:*                     CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the information being collected.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension (without change).                

*Affected Public:*                     Businesses.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     500.                

*Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:*                     30.                

*Estimated Total Annual Responses:*                     15,000.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     8 minutes.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     2,000.                

Dated: February 1, 2016.

Tracey Denning,

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

[FR Doc. 2016-02398 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]

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