[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11254-11255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4476]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration of 
Unaccompanied Articles

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0030.

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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 
the Declaration of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP Form 255). This request 
for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 2, 2011, 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., 5th 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,

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NW., 5th 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). 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 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: Declaration of Unaccompanied Articles.
    OMB Number: 1651-0030.
    Form Number: CBP Form 255.
    Abstract: CBP Form 255 is completed by travelers arriving in the 
United States with a parcel or container which is to be sent from an 
insular possession at a later date. It is the only means whereby the 
CBP officer, when the person arrives, can apply the exemptions or 5 
percent flat rate of duty to all of the traveler's purchases.
    A person purchasing articles in American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of 
the United States receives a sales slip, invoice, or other evidence of 
purchase which is presented to the CBP officer along with the CBP Form 
255, which is prepared in triplicate. The CBP officer verifies the 
information, indicates on the form whether the article or articles were 
free of duty, or dutiable at the flat rate and validates the form. Two 
copies of the form are returned to the traveler, who sends one form to 
the vendor. Upon receipt of the form the vendor places it in an 
envelope, affixed to the outside of the package, and clearly marks the 
package ``Unaccompanied Tourist Shipment,'' and sends the package to 
the traveler, generally via mail, although it could be sent by other 
means. If sent through the mail, the package would be examined by CBP 
and forwarded to the Postal Service for delivery. Any duties due would 
be collected by the mail carrier. If the shipment arrives by means 
other than through the mail, the traveler would be notified by the 
carrier when the article arrives. Entry would be made by the carrier or 
the traveler at the customhouse. Any duties due would be collected at 
that time.
    CBP Form 255 is authorized by Sections 202 & 203 of Public Law 95-
410 and provided for 19 CFR 148.110, 148.113, 148.114, 148.115 and 
148.116. A sample of this form may be viewed at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_255.pdf.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date of this information collection with no change to the 
burden hours or to the information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.

     Dated: February 24, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-4476 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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