[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 162-163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-34045]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 21, 1999.
    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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 2, 
2000 to be assured of consideration.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

    OMB Number: 1515-0032.
    Form Number: Customs Form 5125.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Withdrawal of Bonded Stores for Fishing 
Vessels and Certification of Use.
    Description: The Customs Form 5125 is used for the withdrawal and 
lading of bonded merchandise (especially alcoholic beverages) for use 
on board fishing vessels and foreign or domestic vessels involved in 
international trade. The form also certifies the use: total consumption 
or partial consumption with secure storage for use on next voyage.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 42 hours.


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    OMB Number: 1515-0041.
    Form Number: Customs Form 6059B.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: U.S. Customs Declaration.
    Description: The U.S. Customs Declaration Customs Form 6059B, 
facilitates the clearance of persons and their goods arriving in the 
territory on the U.S. by requiring basic information necessary to 
determine Customs exception status and if any duties of taxes are due. 
The form is also used for the enforcement of Customs and other agencies 
laws and regulations.
    Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 3,000,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0050.
    Form Number: Customs Forms 3347 and 3347A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Declaration of owner of Merchandise Obtained (other than) in 
Pursuance of a Purchase or Agreement to Purchase and Declaration of 
Importer of Record When Entry is Made by an Agent.
    Description: Customs Forms 3347 and 3347A allow an agent to submit, 
subsequent to making the entry, the declaration of the importer of 
record which is required by statute. These forms also permit a nominal 
importer of record to file the declaration of the actual owner and to 
be relieved of statutory liability for the payment of increased duties.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,700.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 6 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 570 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0108.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Declaration of a Person Abroad Who Receives and is Returning 
Merchandise to the U.S.
    Description: The declaration is used under conditions where 
articles are imported and then exported and then reimported free of 
duty due to the declaration; it is used to insure Customs control over 
duty free merchandise.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 250 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0140.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Textile and Textile Products.
    Description: Information is needed for Customs to be able to 
identify the Country of Origin of Textiles. The requirement prevents 
circumvention of bilateral agreements and ensures the proper assessment 
of duties. The declaration will be executed by the foreign 
manufacturer, exporter, or U.S. importer to be filed with the entry.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,810.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent : 7 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 133,582 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0142.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Transfer of Cargo to a Container Station.
    Description: The container station operator may file an application 
for transfer of a container station which is moved from the place of 
unlading or from a bonded carrier after transportation in-bond before 
filing of the entry for the purpose of breaking bulk and redelivery.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 360.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 6 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 2,495 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0214.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Customs Modernization Act Recordkeeping Requirements.
    Description: Proposed Customs regulations Sec. 163.2 and Sec. 163.3 
provide for which records are to be maintained and which parties are 
required to keep those records. Proposed Customs Regulations 
Sec. 163.12 also contains provisions for a voluntary recordkeeping 
compliance program available to all parties who are required to 
maintain and produce entry records.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 9,114.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Recordkeeper: 127 hours.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 7,977,600 hours.
    Clearance Officer: J. Edgar Nichols, (202) 927-1426, U.S. Customs 
Service, Printing and Records Management Branch, Ronald Reagan 
Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 3.2.C, 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. 99-34045 Filed 12-30-99; 8:45 am]
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