[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60133-60134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24234]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Deferral of Duty on 
Large Yachts Imported for Sale

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.

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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 
Deferral of Duty on Large Yachts Imported for Sale. 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 December 3, 
2012, 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 cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (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: Deferral of Duty on Large Yachts Imported for Sale.
    OMB Number: 1651-0080.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: This collection of information is required to ensure 
compliance with 19 USC 1484b which provides that an otherwise dutiable 
yacht that exceeds 79 feet in length, is used primarily for recreation 
or pleasure, and had been previously sold by a manufacturer or dealer 
to a retail customer, may be imported without the payment of duty if 
the yacht is imported with the intention to offer for sale at a boat 
show in the United States. The statute provides for the deferral of 
payment of duty until the yacht is sold but specifies that the duty 
deferral period may not exceed 6 months. This collection of information 
is provided for by 19 CFR 4.94 which requires the submission of 
information to CBP such as the name and address of the owner of the 
yacht, the dates of cruising in the waters of the United States, 
information about the yacht, and the ports of arrival and departure.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with a change to the estimated burden hours 
based on recent data on the number of respondents submitting 
information under this provision. There are no changes to the 
information collected.

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    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses and Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.

    Dated: September 27, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-24234 Filed 10-1-12; 8:45 am]
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