[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39343-39344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14350]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Watch Duty-Exemption and 7113 Jewelry Duty-Refund Program Forms

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
continuing information collections, as

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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of 
Commerce, Room 6608, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230 or via the Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Faye Robinson, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 
4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; Phone number 
(202) 482-3526, and fax number (202) 482-0949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Public Law 97-446, as amended by Public Law 103-465, requires the 
Department of Commerce and the Interior to administer the distribution 
of duty-exemptions and duty-refunds to watch producers in the U.S. 
insular possessions and the Northern Mariana Islands. Public Law 106-
36, enacted in 1999, extended the duty-refund benefit for any jewelry 
within heading 7113 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States which is the product of the U.S. Territories and the Northern 
Mariana Islands in accordance with the provisions of the note in 
chapter 71 and additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 91. The primary 
consideration in collecting information is the enforcement of the law 
and the information gathered is limited to that necessary to prevent 
abuse of the program and to permit a fair and equitable distribution of 
its benefits. Form ITA-340P provides the data to assist in verification 
of duty-free shipments of watches into the United States and make 
certain the allocations are not exceeded. Forms ITA-360P and ITA-361P 
are necessary to implement the duty-refund program for the watch and 
jewelry producers. Because the duty-refund benefit has been changed 
from an annual benefit to a biannual benefit, Forms ITA-360P and ITA-
361P will now also be used for the distribution of an interim duty-
refund benefit.

II. Method of Collection

    The Department of Commerce issues Form ITA-360P to each watch and 
jewelry producer biannually. No information is requested unless the 
recipient wishes to transfer the certificate. Form ITA-361P is obtained 
from the Department of Commerce and must be completed each time a 
certificate holder wishes to obtain a portion, or all, of the duty-
refund authorized by the certificate. The form is then sent to the 
Department of Commerce for validation and returned to the producer. 
Form ITA-340P may be obtained from the territorial government or may be 
produced by the company in an approved computerized format or any other 
medium or format approved by the Department of Commerce and the 
Interior. The form is completed for each duty-free shipment of watches 
and watch movements into the U.S. and a copy is transmitted to the 
territorial government. Only if entry procedures are not transmitted 
electronically through Customs' automated broker interface, do the 
regulations require a copy of the permit be sent to Customs along with 
other entry paperwork.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0625-0134.
    Form Number: ITA-340P, 360P, 361P.
    Type of Review: Revision-regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4 (Form ITA-340); 7 (Forms ITA-
360P & 361P).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes (Forms ITA-340P & 361P); 0 
(ITA-360P).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 65 hours and 40 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this 
collection is $10,788 ($788 for respondents and $10,000 for federal 
government (included are some administration costs of program).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 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 estimate of the burden 
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 3, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-14350 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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