[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 61221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Certificate of 
Registration

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

ACTION: 60-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 Registration (CBP Forms 4455 and 4457). CBP is proposing 
that this information collection be extended with no change to the 
burden hours or to the Information required. This document is published 
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 8, 
2015 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed 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: 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: 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). 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 cost burden 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 Registration.
    OMB Number: 1651-0010.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Abstract: Travelers who do not have proof of prior possession in 
the United States of foreign made articles and who do not want to be 
assessed duty on these items can register them prior to departing on 
travel. In order to register these articles, the traveler completes CBP 
Form 4457, Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects Taken 
Abroad, and presents it at the port at the time of export. This form 
must be signed in the presence of a CBP official after verification of 
the description of the articles is completed. CBP Form 4457 is 
accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=4457&=Apply.
    CBP Form 4455, Certificate of Registration, is used primarily for 
the registration, examination, and supervised lading of commercial 
shipments of articles exported for repair, alteration, or processing, 
which will subsequently be returned to the United States either duty 
free or at a reduced duty rate. CBP Form 4455 is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=4455&=Apply.
    CBP Forms 4455 and 4457 are provided for by 19 CFR 10.8, 10.9, 
10.68, 148.1, 148.8, 148.32 and 148.37.
    Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information collected on CBP Forms 4455 and 4457.
    Type of Review: Extension (with no change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 4455

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,960.

CBP Form 4457

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,000.

    Dated: October 5, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-25749 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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