[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32959-32960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13935]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: United States-Caribbean 
Basin Trade Partnership Act

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

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ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing information collection: 1651-0083.

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SUMMARY: U.S. 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: United States-
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). 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 
(75 FR 15446) on March 29, 2010, 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 July 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
encourages the general 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 
(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 agency's/component's 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 techniques or other 
forms of information.
    Title: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
    OMB Number: 1651-0083.
    Form Number: 450.
    Abstract: This collection of information is required to implement 
the duty preference provisions of the United States-Caribbean Basin 
Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). The provisions of CBTPA were adopted by 
the U.S. with the enactment of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 
(Pub. L. 106-200). The objective of the CBTPA is to expand trade 
benefits to countries in the Caribbean Basin. For preferential 
treatment under CBTPA, importers are required to have CBTPA 
Certification of Origin (Form 450) in their possession at the time of 
the claim, and to provide it to CBP upon request. CBP uses the 
information provided on Form 450 to determine if an importer is 
entitled to preferential duty treatment under the provisions of the 
CBTPA. The CBTPA is provided for in 19 CFR 10.224 and the Form 450 can 
be found at http://www.cbp.gov.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours. CBP proposes to 
reduce the burden hours by revising our estimate of the number of 
claims made under CBTPA on a yearly basis. These revised estimates are 
based on the number of CBTPA claims that CBP received in 2009.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 84.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 57.2.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,804.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,201.
    If additional information is required contact: 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.

    Dated: June 7, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-13935 Filed 6-9-10; 8:45 am]
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