[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71057-71058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29625]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Crew's Effects 
Declaration

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0020.

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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: 
Crew's Effects Declaration (CBP Form 1304). 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 
(76 FR 56213) on September 12, 2011, allowing for a 60-day comment 
period. One comment was 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 December 16, 
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.

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; 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 cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total of 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: Crew's Effects Declaration.
    OMB Number: 1651-0020.
    Form Number: CBP Form 1304.
    Abstract: CBP Form 1304, Crew's Effects Declaration, was developed 
through an agreement by the United Nations Intergovernmental Maritime 
Consultative Organization (IMCO) in conjunction with the United States 
and various other countries. This form is used as part of the entrance 
and clearance of vessels pursuant to the provisions of 19 CFR 4.7, 19 
U.S.C. 1431 and 19 U.S.C. 1434. CBP Form 1304 is completed by the 
master of the arriving carrier to record and list the crew's effects 
that are onboard the vessel. This form is accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_1304.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 collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 22.9.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 206,100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 206,100.


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    Dated: November 10, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-29625 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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