[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35296-35297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12434]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5851]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-2031, Shrimp 
Exporter's/Importer's Declaration, OMB Control Number 1405-0095

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Shrimp Exporter's/
Importer's Declaration.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0095.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Marine Conservation 
(OES/OMC).
     Form Number: DS-2031.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 10,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 min.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,666.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) up 
to July 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the 
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who 
may be reached at

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202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must include the DS form 
number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the 
subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Clayton Stanger, 
Office of Marine Conservation, 2201 C Street, NW., Room 2758, 
Washington, DC who may be reached on 202-647-2335 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary to properly perform our functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond.
    Abstract of proposed collection: The Form DS-203 is necessary to 
document imports of shrimp pursuant to the State Department's 
implementation of Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, which prohibits 
the entry into the United States of shrimp harvested in ways which are 
harmful to sea turtles. Respondents are shrimp exporters and government 
officials in countries which export shrimp to the United States. The DS 
2031 Form is to be retained by the importer for a period of three years 
subsequent to entry, and during that time is to be made available to 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the Department of State upon 
request.
    Methodology: The DS-2031 form is completed by the exporter, the 
importer, and under certain conditions a government official of the 
exporting country. The DS-2031 Form accompanies shipment of shrimp and 
shrimp products to the United States and is to be made available to 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the time of entry.

    Dated: May 10, 2007.
David A. Balton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E7-12434 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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