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###### Department of Homeland Security

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

          - [1651-0007]

# 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: Application for Allowance of Duties. 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:*                     Application for Allowance in Duties                

*OMB Number:*                     1651-0007                

*Form Number:*                     Form 4315                

*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. This form is accessible at:                     *http://www.cbp.gov/​sites/​default/​files/​documents/​CBP%20Form%204315_​0.pdf*

*Action:*                     CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to Form 4315.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension (without change)                

*Affected Public:*                     Importers                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     12,000                

*Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses:*                     12,000                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     8 minutes                

*Estimated Annual Burden Hours:*                     1,600                

 Dated: December 17, 2014.

Tracey Denning,

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

[FR Doc. 2014-29977 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]

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