[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38068-38069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: United States-Caribbean 
Basin Trade Partnership Act

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: 1651-0083.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade 
Partnership Act (CBTPA). 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 (78 FR 23280) on April 18, 2013, 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 25, 2013 
to be assured of consideration.

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: 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, or 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 of 1995 (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: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act.
    OMB Number: 1651-0083.
    Form Number: CBP Form 450.
    Abstract: The provisions of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade 
Partnership Act (CBTPA) were adopted by the U.S. with the enactment of 
the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (PL. 106-200). The objective of 
the CBTPA is to expand trade benefits to countries in the Caribbean 
Basin. For preferential duty treatment under CBTPA, importers are 
required to have a CBTPA Certificate of Origin (CBP Form 450) in their 
possession at the time of the claim, and to provide it to

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CBP upon request. CBP Form 450 collects data such as contact 
information for the exporter, importer, and producer, as well as 
information about the goods being claimed.
    This collection of information is provided for by 19 CFR 10.224. 
CBP Form 450 is accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_450.pdf.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date and to revise the burden hours as a result of updated 
estimates of the number of Form 450's that are prepared and/or 
submitted to CBP. There are no changes to CBP Form 450 or to the data 
collected on this form.
    Type of Review: Extension with a change to the burden hours.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 286.13.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,292.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,073.

     Dated: June 19, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-15086 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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