[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31612-31613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13487]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0029]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for 
Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, and Application 
for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit

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: 
Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation 
(CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C) and Application for Foreign-Trade 
Zone Activity Permit (CBP Form 216). 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 July 6, 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 (80 FR 16417) on March 27, 
2015, 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: Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status 
Designation, and Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit.
    OMB Number: 1651-0029.
    Form Numbers: 214, 214A, 214B, 214C, and 216.
    Abstract: Foreign trade zones (FTZs) are geographical enclaves 
located within the geographical limits of the United States but for 
tariff purposes are considered to be outside the United States. 
Imported merchandise may be brought into FTZs for storage, 
manipulation, manufacture or other processing and subsequent removal 
for exportation, consumption in the United

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States, or destruction. A company bringing goods into an FTZ has a 
choice of zone status (privileged/non-privileged foreign, domestic, or 
zone-restricted), which affects the way such goods are treated by 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and treated for tariff purposes 
upon entry into the customs territory of the U.S.
    CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C, which make up the Application 
for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by 
companies that bring merchandise into an FTZ to register the admission 
of such merchandise into FTZs and to apply for the appropriate zone 
status. CBP Form 216, Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit, is used by 
companies to request approval to manipulate, manufacture, exhibit, or 
destroy merchandise in an FTZ.
    These FTZ forms are authorized by 19 U.S.C. 81 and provided for by 
19 CFR 146.22, 146.32, 146.39, 146.40, 146.41, 146.44, 146.52, 146.53, 
and 146.66. These forms are accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to CBP 
Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C, and 216.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

Form 214, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status 
Designation

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,749.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 25.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 168,725.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,181.

Form 216, Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 25,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,167.

     Dated: May 27, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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