[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5100-5101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2038]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 Customs and Border Protection


 Agency Information Collection Activities: NAFTA Regulations and 
Certificate of Origin

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Revision of an existing 
collection of information: 1651-0098.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, U.S. Customs and Border (CBP) invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information 
collection requirement concerning the NAFTA Regulations and Certificate 
of Origin. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 2, 2010, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn.: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Office of Regulations and Rulings, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, 
Washington, DC. 20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Attn.: Tracey 
Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Regulations and 
Rulings, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 
202-325-0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The comments should address the 
accuracy of the burden estimates and ways to minimize the burden 
including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of 
other forms of information technology, as well as other relevant 
aspects of the information collection. The comments that are submitted 
will be summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter 
of public record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments 
concerning the following information collection:
    Title: NAFTA Regulations and Certificate of Origin.
    OMB Number: 1651-0098.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 434, 446, and 447.
    Abstract: The objectives of NAFTA are to eliminate barriers to 
trade in goods and services between the United States, Mexico, and 
Canada and to facilitate conditions of fair competition within the free 
trade area. CBP uses these forms to verify eligibility for preferential 
tariff treatment under NAFTA. CBP is adding the Form 447, North 
American Free Trade Agreement Motor Vehicle Averaging Election, to this 
collection of information. The CBP Form 447 is used to gather the 
information required by 19 CFR part 181, Section 11 (2), Information 
Required When Producer Chooses to Average for Motor Vehicles. The Form 
447 shall be completed for each category set out in the Regulation that 
is chosen by the producer of a motor vehicle referred to in 19 CFR part 
181, Section 13 (Special Regional Value Content Requirements) in filing 
an election pursuant to subsection 13 (4).
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise the burden 
hours as a result of adding Form 447.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Businesses.

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Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.

Form 446, NAFTA Questionnaire

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.

Form 447, NAFTA Motor Vehicle Averaging Election

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.28.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14.

    Dated: January 27, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-2038 Filed 1-29-10; 8:45 am]
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