[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8766-8767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3395]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Andean Trade Preference 
Act

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Revision of an existing 
information collection: 1651-0091.

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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: Andean Trade 
Preference Act. 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 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 73118) on November 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 March 17, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the 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,

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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: Andean Trade Preference Act.
    OMB Number: 1651-0091.
    Form Number: 449.
    Abstract: The information collected is to be used by CBP officers 
to document preferential tariff treatment under the provisions of the 
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and 
Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), as codified in 19 U.S.C. 3201 through 
3206. The ATPA Certificate of Origin format is found under the CBP 
regulations, 19 CFR 10.201-10.207. The type of information collected 
includes the processing operations performed on articles, the material 
produced in a beneficiary country or in the U.S., and a description of 
those processing operations. CBP has also developed a new form, CBP 
Form 17, Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) Declaration, which may be 
used when claiming preferential treatment under ATPA.
    The ATPDEA regulations are found in 19 CFR 10.251-10.257. CBP Form 
449, Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) 
Certificate of Origin is used to claim preferential duty treatment 
under ATPDEA. This form can only be used when claiming ATPDEA 
preferential treatment on the goods listed on the back of the form.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date and to revise this information collection by adding CBP 
Form 17, Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) Declaration. There is no 
change to the information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    ATPA Certificate of Origin:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,133.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,266.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 711.
    ATPDEA Certificate of Origin:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 233.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 7.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,631.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 815.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-3395 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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