Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 107 / Monday, June 7, 2021 / Notices 30325 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[1651–0007] 

Application for Allowance in Duties 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection 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 August 

6, 2021) 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 1651–0007 in 

the subject line and the agency name. 

Please use the following method to 

submit comments: 

Email. Submit comments to: CBP_

PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 

Due to COVID–19-related restrictions, 

CBP has temporarily suspended its 

ability to receive public comments by 

mail. 

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 CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 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 

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: Application for Allowance in 

Duties. 

OMB Number: 1651–0007. 

Form Number: CBP Form 4315. 

Current Actions: Extension. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

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 158.11, 158.13, 

and 158.23. This form is accessible at: 

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ 

assets/documents/2020-Mar/CBP%20

Form%204315.pdf. 

This collection of information applies 

to the importing and trade community 

who are familiar with import 

procedures and with the CBP 

regulations. 

19 CFR 158.11—Merchandise 

completely worthless at time of 

importation. The allowance in duties 

may be made to nonperishable 

merchandise if found without 

commercial value at the time the 

importation by reason of damage or 

deterioration. For perishable 

merchandise an allowance in duties 

may be made if an application, on 

Customs Form 4315, or its electronic 

equivalent, is filed within 96 hours after 

the unlading of the merchandise and 

before any of the shipment involved has 

been removed from the pier, and only 

on such of the merchandise as is found 

by the port director to be entirely 

without commercial value by reason of 

damage or deterioration. If an 

application is withdrawn, the 

merchandise involved shall thereafter 

be released upon presentation of an 

appropriate permit. 

19 CFR 158.13—Allowance for 

moisture and impurities. An application 

for an allowance in duties is made by 

the importer on Customs Form 4315, or 

its electronic equivalent, for all 

detectable moisture and impurities 

present in or upon imported petroleum 

or petroleum products. For products, 

other than petroleum or petroleum 

products, with excessive moisture or 

other impurities not usually found in or 

upon such or similar merchandise an 

application for an allowance in duties 

shall be made by the importer on 

Customs Form 4315, or its electronic 

equivalent. If the port director is 

satisfied after any necessary 

investigation that the merchandise 

contains moisture or impurities, the 

Center director will make allowance for 

the amount thereof in the liquidation of 

the entry. 

19 CFR 158.23—Filing of application 

and evidence by importer. Within 30 

days from the date of his discovery of 

the loss, theft, injury, or destruction, the 

importer shall file an application on 

Customs Form 4315, or its electronic 

equivalent and within 90 days from the 

date of discovery shall file any evidence 

required by § 158.26 or § 158.27. 

Type of Information Collection: CBP 

Form 4315. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 12,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.1333 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,600. 

Dated: June 1, 2021. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11799 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] 

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