[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54352-54353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Free Trade Agreements

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0117.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement 
concerning: Free Trade Agreements. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 8, 
2010, to be assured of consideration.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 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. 3505(c)(2)). The comments should address: (a) Whether 
the 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 estimates of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP

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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: Free Trade Agreements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0117.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Free trade agreements are established to reduce and 
eliminate barriers, strengthen and develop economic relations, and to 
lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance 
benefits of the agreement. Free trade agreements establish free trade 
by reduced-duty treatment on imported goods. The United States has 
numerous free trade agreements with various countries, eight of which 
are included in this information collection: Chile, Singapore, 
Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Peru. These agreements 
involve collection of data elements such as information about the 
importer and exporter of the goods, a description of the goods, tariff 
classification number, and the preference criterion in the Rules of 
Origin.
    Respondents can obtain information on how to make claims under 
these free trade agreements by going to http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/international_agreements/free_trade/.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours based on the addition 
of free trade agreements with Oman and Peru.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 116,100.
    Total Number of Estimated Annual Responses: 116,100.
    Estimated time per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,220.

    Dated: August 31, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-22163 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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