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###### Department of Homeland Security

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

          - [1651-0031]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

60-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: Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by Importer). CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

# DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before February 23, 2015 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, 90 K Street NE., 10th 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, 90 K Street NE., 10th 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. 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 cost burden 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:*                     Foreign Assembler's Declaration (with Endorsement by Importer).                

*OMB Number:*                     1651-0031.                

*Abstract:*                     In accordance with 19 CFR 10.24, a Foreign Assembler's Declaration must be made in connection with the entry of assembled articles under subheading 9802.00.80, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). This declaration includes information such as the quantity, value and description of the imported merchandise. The declaration is made by the person who performed the assembly operations abroad and it includes an endorsement by the importer. The Foreign Assembler's Declaration is used by CBP to determine whether the operations performed are within the purview of subheading 9802.00.80, HTSUS and therefore eligible for preferential tariff treatment.                

19 CFR 10.24(c) and (d) require that the importer/assembler maintain records for 5 years from the date of the related entry and that they make these records readily available to CBP for audit, inspection, copying, and reproduction. Instructions for complying with this regulation are posted on the CBP.gov Web site at:                     *http://www.cbp.gov/​trade/​trade-community/​outreach-programs/​trade-agreements/​nafta/​repairs-alterations/​subchpt-9802.*

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

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

*Affected Public:*                     Businesses.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers:*                     2,730.                

*Estimated Time per Response/Recordkeeping:*                     55 minutes.                

*Estimated Number of Responses/Recordkeeping per Respondent:*                     128.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     320,087.                

Dated: December 17, 2014,

Tracey Denning,

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

[FR Doc. 2014-29974 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]

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