[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11430]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs Modernization 
Act Recordkeeping Requirements

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.

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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: 
Customs Modernization Act Record Keeping Requirements. This is a 
proposed extension of an information collection that was previously 
approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended 
with a change to the burden hours. This document is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. This information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register (77 FR 
13617) on March 7, 2012, 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 June 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this 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 U.S. 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 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: Customs Modernization Act Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0076.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act, Title VI, known as the Customs Modernization Act (Mod Act) amended 
title 19 U.S.C. 1508, 1509 and 1510 by revising Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) laws related to record keeping, examination of books 
and witnesses, regulatory audit procedures and judicial enforcement. 
Specifically, the Mod Act expanded the list of parties subject to CBP 
recordkeeping requirements, distinguished between records which pertain 
to the entry of merchandise and financial records needed to 
substantiate the correctness of information contained in entry 
documentation, and identified a list of records which must be 
maintained and produced upon request by CBP. The information and 
records are used by CBP to verify the accuracy of the claims made on 
the entry documents regarding the tariff status of imported 
merchandise, admissibility, classification/nomenclature, value and rate 
of duty applicable to the entered goods. The Mod Act recordkeeping 
requirements are provided for by 19 CFR part 163.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with a change to the burden hours as a result of 
a revised estimate of the number of respondents currently complying 
with these recordkeeping provisions. There are no changes to these 
recordkeeping requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,459.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 5,459.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1,040 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,677,360.

    Dated: May 8, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-11430 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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