[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 49 (Monday, March 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13414-13415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6021]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 6, 2000.
    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 April 12, 2000 
to be assured of consideration.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

    OMB Number: 1515-0046.
    Form Number: Customs Form 3485.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Lien Notice.
    Description: The Lien Notice enables the carriers, cartmen, and 
similar businesses to notify Customs that a lien exists against an 
individual/business for non-payment of freight charges, etc., so that 
Customs will not permit delivery of the merchandise from public stores 
or a bonded warehouse until the lien is satisfied or discharged.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 8,497 hours.
    OMB Number: 1515-0091.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Importers of Merchandise Subject to Actual Use Provisions.
    Description: The Importers or Merchandise Subject to Actual Use 
Provision is part of the regulation which provides that certain items 
may be admitted duty-free such as farming implements, seed, potatoes, 
etc., providing the importer can prove these items were actually used 
as contemplated by law. The importer must maintain detailed records and 
furnish a statement of use.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 12,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Recordkeeping Burden: 13,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0093.
    Form Number: Customs Form 300.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Bonded Warehouse Proprietor's Submission.
    Description: Customs Form 300 is prepared by Bonded Warehouse 
Proprietor's submitted to the Customs Service annually. The document 
reflects all bonded merchandise entered, released, and manipulated, and 
includes beginning and ending inventories.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 132 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 36,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0109.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Proof of Use Rates of Duty Dependent on Actual Use.
    Description: The Proof of Use Rates of Duty Dependent on Actual Use 
declaration is needed to ensure Customs control over merchandise which 
is duty free. The declaration shows proof of use and must be submitted 
within 3 years of the date of entry or withdrawal for consumption.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,500.

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    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 3,500 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0135.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Required Records for Smelting and Refining Warehouses.
    Description: Each manufacturer engaged in smelting or refining must 
file an annual statement showing any material change in the character 
of the metal-bearing materials used or changes in the method of 
smelting or refining. Also, the records must show the receipt and 
disposition of each shipment.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 85 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 156 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0137.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Declaration of Persons Who Perform Repairs or Alterations.
    Description: The Declaration of Persons Who Perform Repairs or 
Alterations.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,236.

    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 10,236 hours.
    OMB Number: 1515-0154.
    Form Number: Customs Form 339.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: User Fees.
    Description: The user Fees, Customs Form 339, information is 
necessary for Customs to effectively collect fees from private and 
commercial vessels, private aircraft, operators of commercial trucks, 
and passenger and freight railroad cars entering the United States and 
recipients of certain dutiable mail entries for certain official 
services.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 16 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 16,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0163.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers or 
Holders.
    Description: Containers or Holders imported into the United States 
destined for an ultimate purchaser must be marked with the English name 
of the country of origin at the time of importation into Customs 
territory.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 15 seconds.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 41 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. 00-6021 Filed 3-10-00; 8:45 am]
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