[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68328-68329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28062]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0076]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs and Border 
Protection Recordkeeping Requirements

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: 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Recordkeeping Requirements. This is 
a proposed extension of recordkeeping requirements that were previously 
approved. CBP is proposing these requirements be extended with no 
change to the burden hours or to the recordkeeping required. This 
document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 4, 
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

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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 46995) on August 6, 
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 recordkeepers 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: CBP Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1651-0076.
    Abstract: The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act, Title VI, known as the Customs Modernization Act (Mod Act) amended 
title 19 U.S.C. 1508, 1509 and 1510 by revising Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) laws related to recordkeeping, examination of books 
and witnesses, regulatory audit procedures and judicial enforcement. 
Specifically, the Mod Act expanded the list of parties subject to CBP 
recordkeeping requirements; distinguished between records which pertain 
to the entry of merchandise and financial records needed to 
substantiate the correctness of information contained in entry 
documentation; and identified a list of records which must be 
maintained and produced upon request by CBP. The information and 
records are used by CBP to verify the accuracy of the claims made on 
the entry documents regarding the tariff status of imported 
merchandise, admissibility, classification/nomenclature, value and rate 
of duty applicable to the entered goods. The CBP recordkeeping 
requirements are provided for by 19 CFR 163 and instructions are 
available at: http://www.cbp.gov/document/publications/recordkeeping.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the 
recordkeeping requirements. In order to more accurately reflect these 
requirements, CBP proposes to change the name of this information 
collection from Customs Modernization Act Recordkeeping Requirements to 
CBP Recordkeeping Requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 5,459.
    Estimated Annual Time per Recordkeeper: 1,040 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,677,360.

    Dated: October 29, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-28062 Filed 11-3-15; 8:45 am]
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