[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 232 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75683-75684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30614]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Protest

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: 
Protest. 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 1, 
2016 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

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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: Protest.
    OMB Number: 1651-0017.
    Form Number: Form 19.
    Abstract: CBP Form 19, Protest, is filed to seek the review of a 
CBP officer. This review may be conducted by a CBP officer who 
participated directly in the underlying decision. This form is also 
used to request ``Further Review'' which means a request for review of 
the protest to be performed by a CBP officer who did not participate 
directly in the protested decision, or by the Commissioner, or his 
designee as provided in the CBP Regulations.
    The matters that may be protested include: The appraised value of 
merchandise; the classification and rate and amount of duties 
chargeable; all charges within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department 
of Homeland Security; exclusion of merchandise from entry or delivery, 
or demand for redelivery; the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry; 
and the refusal to pay a claim for drawback.
    The parties who may file a protest or application for further 
review include: the importer or consignee shown on the entry papers, or 
their sureties; any person paying any charge or exaction; any person 
seeking entry or delivery, or upon whom a demand for redelivery has 
been made; any person filing a claim for drawback; or any authorized 
agent of any of the persons described above.
    CBP Form 19 collects information such as the name and address of 
the protesting party, information about the entry being protested, 
detailed reasons for the protest, justification for applying for 
further review.
    The information collected on CBP Form 19 is authorized by Sections 
514 and 514(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and provided for by 19 CFR 
part 174. This form is accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP_Form_19.pdf.
    Current Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with no change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,750.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 45,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 45,000.

     Dated: November 30, 2015.
 Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-30614 Filed 12-2-15; 8:45 am]
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