[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69876-69877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0075]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Drawback Process 
Regulations

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.

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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: 
Drawback Process Regulations. This is a proposed extension of an 
information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing 
that this information collection be extended with no change to the 
burden hours or to the information collected. This document is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 24, 
2014 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed 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 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: 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: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 56596) on September 
22, 2014, 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. 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; 44 U.S.C. 3507). 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 costs 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 OMB approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting 
comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Drawback Process Regulations.
    OMB Number: 1651-0075.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 7551, 7552 and 7553.
    Abstract: The collections of information related to the drawback 
process are required to implement provisions of 19 CFR, part 191, which 
provides for a refund of duty for certain merchandise that is imported 
into the United States and subsequently exported. If the requirements 
set forth in Part 191 are met, claimants may file for a refund of 
duties using CBP Form 7551, Drawback Entry. CBP Form 7552, Delivery 
Certificate for Purposes of Drawback, is used to record a transfer of 
merchandise from a company other than the importer of record and is 
also used each time a change to the imported merchandise occurs as a 
result of a manufacturing operation. CBP Form 7553, Notice of Intent to 
Export, Destroy or Return Merchandise for Purposes of Drawback, is used 
to notify CBP if an exportation, destruction, or return of the imported 
merchandise will take place. The information collected on these forms 
is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1313(l). The drawback forms are accessible 
at http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date of this information collection with no change to the 
burden hours or to the information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 7551, Drawback Entry

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 120,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 35 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 70,000.

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CBP Form 7552, Delivery Certificate for Drawback

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 40,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,000.

CBP Form 7553, Notice of Intent To Export, Destroy or Return 
Merchandise for Purposes of Drawback

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,650.

    Dated: November 19, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-27774 Filed 11-21-14; 8:45 am]
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