[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00828]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of Origin

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: 
Certificate of Origin (CBP Form 3229). 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 February 20, 
2015 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 64826) on October, 
31 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: Certificate of Origin.
    OMB Number: 1651-0016.
    Form Number: Form 3229.
    Abstract: CBP Form 3229, Certificate of Origin, is used by shippers 
and importers to declare that goods being imported into the United 
States are produced or manufactured in a U.S. insular possession from 
materials grown, produced or manufactured in such possession. This form 
includes a list of the foreign materials included in the goods, and 
their description and value. CBP Form 3229 is used as documentation for 
goods entitled to enter the U.S. free of duty. This form is authorized 
by General Note 3(a) (iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) and is provided for by 19 CFR part 7.3. 
CBP Form 3229 is accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3229.pdf.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to CBP 
Forms 3229.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 113.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 2,260.
    Estimated Time per Response: 22 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 814.

    Dated: January 14, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-00828 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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