[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 81789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Record of Vessel 
Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase

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: 
Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase (CBP Form 226). 
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 December 19, 
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 Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K 
Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or via email 
([email protected]). Please note contact information provided here is 
solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking 
information about other CBP programs please contact the CBP National 
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP 
Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/. For additional help: https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (81 FR 51459) on August 4, 
2016, 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 (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: Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase.
    OMB Number: 1651-0027.
    Form Number: CBP Form 226.
    Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1466(a) provides for a 50 percent ad valorem 
duty assessed on a vessel master or owner for any repairs, purchases, 
or expenses incurred in a foreign country by a commercial vessel 
registered in the United States. CBP Form 226, Record of Vessel Foreign 
Repair or Equipment Purchase, is used by the master or owner of a 
vessel to declare and file entry on equipment, repairs, parts, or 
materials purchased for the vessel in a foreign country. This 
information enables CBP to assess duties on these foreign repairs, 
parts, or materials. CBP Form 226 is provided for by 19 CFR 4.7 and 
4.14 and is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-226-record-vessel-foreign-repair-or-equipment-purchase.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information collected on Form 226.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,200.

     Dated: November 14, 2016.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-27729 Filed 11-17-16; 8:45 am]
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