[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76063-76064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration for Free 
Entry of Unaccompanied Articles

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 
the Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles (Form 3299). 
This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 25, 
2013, 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: Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles
    OMB Number: 1651-0014
    Form Number: Form 3299
    Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1498 provides that when personal and household 
effects enter the

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    United States but do not accompany the owner or importer on his/her 
arrival in the country, a declaration is made on CBP Form 3299, 
Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles. The information 
on this form is needed to support a claim for duty-free entry for these 
effects. This form is provided for by 19 CFR 148.6, 148.52, 148.53 and 
148.77. CBP Form 3299 is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3299.pdf.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to CBP 
Form 3299.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses and Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 150,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,500.

     Dated: December 20, 2012.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-31071 Filed 12-21-12; 4:15 pm]
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