[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55280-55281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22002]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Distribution of 
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected Domestic Producers

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0086.

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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: 
Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected 
Domestic Producers (ADPs). 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 36560) on June 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 October 10, 
2013.

ADDRESS:  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: 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). 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: Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to 
Affected Domestic Producers.
    OMB Number: 1651-0086.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: This collection of information is used by CBP to make 
distributions of funds pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy 
Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA). 19 U.S.C. 1675c (repealed by the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-171, Sec.  7601 (Feb. 8, 2006)). 
This Act prescribes the administrative procedures under which 
antidumping and countervailing duties assessed on imported products are 
distributed to affected domestic producers (ADPs) that petitioned for 
or supported the issuance of the order under which the duties were 
assessed. The amount of any distribution afforded to these domestic 
producers is based upon certain qualifying expenditures that they incur 
after the issuance of the order or finding up to the effective date of 
the CDSOA's repeal, October 1, 2007. This distribution is known as the

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continued dumping and subsidy offset. The claims process for the CDSOA 
program is provided for in 19 CFR 159.61 and 159.63.
    A notice is published in the Federal Register in June of each year 
in order to inform claimants that they can make claims under the CDSOA. 
In order to make a claim under the CDSOA, CBP Form 7401 may be used. 
This form is accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/forms/ 
and can be submitted electronically through https://www.pay.gov/paygov/forms/formInstance.html?agencyFormId=8776895.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the burden hours as a result of 
updated estimates of the number of CDSOA claims prepared on an annual 
basis. There are no changes to the information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change)
    Affected Public: Businesses
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.75
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,800
    Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,800

    Dated: September 4, 2013.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-22002 Filed 9-9-13; 8:45 am]
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