[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55645-55646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24342]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Foreign 
Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Transaction, Application for Foreign 
Trade Zone Activity Report

AGENCY: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the 
Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995: Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission, Status Designation, 
and Activity Permit. This is a proposed extension of an information 
collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this 
information collection be extended with a change to the burden hours. 
This document is published to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register (68 FR 19554) on April 21, 2003, 
allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 27, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items 
contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Homeland Security Desk Officer, Washington, DC 
20503. Additionally comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
(202) 395-6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) encourages the general

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public and affected Federal agencies to submit written comments and 
suggestions on proposed and/or continuing information collection 
requests pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
13). Your comments should address one of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Title: Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status 
Transaction, Application for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 1651-0029.
    Form Number: Customs Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C, and 216.
    Abstract: Customs Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C, Application for 
Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by 
business firms which bring merchandise into a foreign trade zone to 
register the admission of such merchandise to zones and to apply for 
the appropriate zone status.
    Current Actions: This submission is being submitted to extend the 
expiration date without a change to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses, Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 7.9 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 79,500.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public: $2,000,000.
    If additional information is required contact: Tracey Denning, 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection,1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Room 3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202-927-1429.

    Dated: September 12, 2003.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Information Services Branch.
[FR Doc. 03-24342 Filed 9-25-03; 8:45 am]
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