[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34245-34246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14503]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Remission 
or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred

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: 1651-0100.

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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 Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties 
Incurred. 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 August 12, 
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, 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: Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and 
Penalties Incurred.
    OMB Number: 1651-0100.
    Form Number: CBP Form 4609.
    Abstract: CBP Form 4609, Petition for Remission of Forfeitures and 
Penalties Incurred, is completed and filed with the CBP Port Director 
by individuals who have been found to be in violation of one or more 
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, or other laws administered by the 
CBP. Persons who violate the Tariff Act are entitled to file a petition 
seeking mitigation of any statutory penalty imposed or remission of a 
statutory forfeiture incurred. This petition is submitted on CBP Form 
4609. The information provided on this form is used by CBP personnel as 
a basis for granting relief from forfeiture or penalty. CBP Form 4609 
is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1618 and provided for by 19 CFR 171.11. It 
is accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4609.pdf.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes 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, Travelers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 28,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 minutes.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,500.

    Dated: June 6, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-14503 Filed 6-10-11; 8:45 am]
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