[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 60133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24359]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration of Ultimate 
Consignee That Articles Were Exported for Temporary Scientific or 
Educational Purposes

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: 1651-0036.

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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 
the Declaration of Ultimate Consignee That Articles Were Exported for 
Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes. 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 November 29, 
2010, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177.

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, 799 
9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

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 record keepers 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: Declaration of Ultimate Consignee That Articles Were 
Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes.
    OMB Number: 1651-0036.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The Declaration of Ultimate Consignee that Articles were 
Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes is used to 
document duty free entry under conditions when articles are temporarily 
exported solely for scientific or educational purposes. This 
declaration, which is completed by the ultimate consignee and submitted 
to CBP by the importer or the agent of the importer, is used to assist 
CBP personnel in determining whether the imported articles should be 
free of duty. It is provided for under 19 U.S.C. 1202, HTSUS Subheading 
9801.00.40, and 19 CFR 10.67(a)(3) which requires a declaration to CBP 
stating that the articles were sent from the United States solely for 
temporary scientific or educational use and describing the specific use 
to which they were put while abroad.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 165.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27.

    Dated: September 23, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-24359 Filed 9-28-10; 8:45 am]
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