[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration of Ultimate 
Consignee That Articles Were Exported for Temporary Scientific or 
Educational Purposes

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing information collection: 1651-0036.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 
Homeland Security will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: 
Declaration of Ultimate Consignee That Articles Were Exported for 
Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes. This is a proposed 
extension of an information collection that was previously approved. 
CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no 
change to the information collected. 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 60133) on September 29, 2010, allowing for a 60-day comment 
period. No comments were received. 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 January 10, 
2011.

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 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 techniques or other 
forms of information.
    Title: Declaration of Ultimate Consignee That Articles Were 
Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes
    OMB Number: 1651-0036
    Form Number: None
    Abstract: The Declaration of Ultimate Consignee that Articles were 
Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes is used to 
document duty free entry under conditions when articles are temporarily 
exported solely for scientific or educational purposes. This 
declaration, which is completed by the ultimate consignee and submitted 
to CBP by the importer or the agent of the importer, is used to assist 
CBP personnel in determining whether the imported articles should be 
free of duty. It is provided for under 19 U.S.C. 1202, HTSUS Subheading 
9801.00.40, and 19 CFR 10.67(a)(3) which requires a declaration to 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stating that the articles were sent 
from the United States solely for temporary scientific or educational 
use and describing the specific use to which they were put while 
abroad.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 165.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27.
    If additional information is required contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

    Dated: December 6, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-30958 Filed 12-8-10; 8:45 am]
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