[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34055-34056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of 
Registration

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: 
Certificate of Registration. 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 18847) on March 28, 
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 July 9, 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: Certificate of Registration.
    OMB Number: 1651-0010.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Abstract: Travelers who do not have proof of prior possession in 
the United States of foreign-made articles and who do not want to be 
assessed duty on these items can register them prior to departing on 
travel. In order to register these articles, the traveler completes CBP 
Form 4457, Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken 
Abroad, and presents it at the port at the time of export. This form 
must be signed in the presence of a CBP official after verification of 
the description of the articles is completed. CBP Form 4457 is 
accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4457.pdf.
    CBP Form 4455, Certificate of Registration, is used primarily for 
the registration, examination, and supervised lading of commercial 
shipments of articles exported for repair, alteration, or processing, 
which will subsequently be returned to the United States either duty 
free or at a reduced duty rate. CBP Form 4455 is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4455.pdf.
    CBP Forms 4457 and 4455 are used to provide a convenient means of 
showing

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proof of prior possession of a foreign-made item taken on a trip abroad 
and later returned to the United States. This registration is 
restricted to articles with serial numbers or unique markings. These 
forms are provided for by 19 CFR 148.1.
    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 to complete CBP Form 4455 from 3 minutes to 10 
minutes. There are no changes to the information collected or to CBP 
Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 4455

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,960.

CBP Form 4457

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,000.

    Dated: June 4, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-13913 Filed 6-7-12; 8:45 am]
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