[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7824-7825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03070]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: 30-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an 
existing collection of information.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Form 19). 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 March 17, 2016 
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 75683) on December 
3, 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: Protest.
    OMB Number: 1651-0017.
    Form Number: CBP 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

[[Page 7825]]

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: February 10, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-03070 Filed 2-12-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P