[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6128-6129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Accreditation of 
Commercial Testing Laboratories and Approval of Commercial Gaugers

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 Accreditation of Commercial Testing Laboratories and Approval of 
Commercial Gaugers. 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 April 1, 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, 90 K Street NE., 10th 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, 90 
K Street NE., 10th 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

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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: Accreditation of Commercial Testing Laboratories and 
Approval of Commercial Gaugers
    OMB Number: 1651-0053
    Form Number: None
    Abstract: Commercial laboratories seeking accreditation or approval 
must provide the information specified in 19 CFR 151.12 to Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP), and Commercial Gaugers seeking CBP approval 
must provide the information specified under 19 CFR 151.13. After the 
initial accreditation, a private company may ``extend'' its 
accreditation to add facilities by submitting a formal written request 
to CBP. This application process is authorized by Section 613 of Public 
Law 103-182 (NAFTA Implementation Act), codified at 19 U.S.C. 1499, 
which directs CBP to establish a procedure to accredit privately owned 
testing laboratories. The information collected is used by CBP in 
deciding whether to approve individuals or businesses desiring to 
measure bulk products or to analyze importations. Instructions for 
completing these applications are accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_gaugers/app_info/app_instructions.ctt/app_instructions.pdf.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with a change to the burden hours as a result of 
revised estimates by CBP. There are no changes to the information 
collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Reporting:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Responses: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 75 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 125.
    Record Keeping:
    Estimated Number of Record Keepers: 100.
    Estimated Time per Record Keeper: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 100.

    Dated: January 24, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-01886 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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