[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18334]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 7, 1997.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

    OMB Number: 1515-0020.
    Form Number: CF 7539.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Drawback Covering Rejected and Same Condition Merchandise.
    Description: This collection is used by an importer, filer, or any 
party at interest to establish the eligibility of Rejected and Same 
Condition Merchandise, substitution of Same Condition Merchandise or 
Destroyed Merchandise for return of duties paid. This collection is 
used by the claimant to provide the necessary information for Customs 
to approve the drawback claim.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 22,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0053.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles.
    Description: The Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied 
Articles, Customs Form 3299, is prepared by the individual or the 
broker acting as agent for the individual, or in some cases, the 
Customs Officer. It serves as a declaration for duty-free entry of 
merchandise under one of the applicable provisions of the tariff 
schedule.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 25,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0101.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Serially Numbered Substantial Holders or Containers Which 
Enter the United States Duty Free.
    Description: The marking is used to provide for duty free entry of 
holders or containers which were manufactured in the United States and 
exported and returned without having been advanced in value or improved 
in condition by any process or manufacture. The regulations provide for 
duty-free entry of holders or containers of foreign manufacture in duty 
has been paid before.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 4 hours, 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 90 hours.
    OMB Number: 1515-0183.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Centralized Examination Station.
    Description: A port director decides when their port needs one or 
more Centralized Examination Station (CES). They announce this need and 
solicits applications to operate a CES. The information contained in 
the application will be used to determine the suitability of the 
applicant's facility, the fairness of his fee structure, his knowledge 
of cargo handling operations and his knowledge of Customs procedures.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 100 hours.
    Clearance Officer: J. Edgar Nichols (202) 927-1426, U.S. Customs 
Service, Printing and Records Management Branch, Room 6216, 1301 
Constitution Avenue, NW,. Washington, DC 20229.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-18334 Filed 7-11-97; 8:45 am]
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