[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13765-13766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0075]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Drawback Process 
Regulations

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection 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 of 1995 (PRA). 
The information collection is published in the Federal Register to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted no later than April 
30, 2018 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA 
information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact 
Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, 
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, Telephone number (202) 325-0056 or via email 
[email protected]. Please note that the contact information provided 
here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking 
information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National 
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP 
website at https://www.cbp.gov/ gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This proposed information

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collection was previously published in the Federal Register (83 FR 
2813) on January 19, 2018, 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 1320.8. Written comments 
and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address 
one or more of the following four points: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) suggestions to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) suggestions to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on those who are to respond, including through the use 
of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. The 
comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the 
request for approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Title: Drawback Process Regulations.
    OMB Number: 1651-0075.
    Form Number: CBP Forms 7551, 7552 and 7553.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date of this information collection with a decrease to the 
burden hours due to updated agency estimates. There is no change CBP 
Forms 7551, 7552, 7553, or to the information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Abstract: The collections of information related to the drawback 
process are required to implement the provisions of 19 CFR part 191, 
and certain provisions of part 181 (regarding NAFTA drawback claims), 
which provide for refunds of duties, as well as taxes and fees in 
certain situations, imposed on imported merchandise where there is a 
subsequent related exportation or destruction. The claims referred to 
in this notice are limited to drawback claims filed in compliance with 
the regulations in parts 181 and 191 and under 19 U.S.C. 1313, as it 
was in effect prior to the amendments made by the Trade Facilitation 
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) (Pub. L. 114-125, 130 stat. 
122, February 24, 2016). If the requirements set forth in Parts 181 and 
191 are met, claimants may file for a refund using CBP Form 7551, 
Drawback Entry. CBP Form 7552, Delivery Certificate for Purposes of 
Drawback, is used to record transfers of merchandise and is also used 
each time a change to the merchandise occurs as a result of a 
manufacturing operation. CBP Form 7553, Notice of Intent to Export, 
Destroy or Return Merchandise for Purposes of Drawback, is used to 
notify CBP if an exportation, destruction, or return of the imported 
merchandise will take place. The information collected on these forms 
is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1313(l). The drawback forms are accessible 
at http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms.
    Affected Public: Businesses.

CBP Form 7551, Drawback Entry

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,516.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.205.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 50.836.
    Estimated Time per Response: 35 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,652.

CBP Form 7552, Delivery Certificate for Drawback

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 40,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,000.

CBP Form 7553, Notice of Intent To Export, Destroy or Return 
Merchandise for Purposes of Drawback

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,650.

    Dated: March 27, 2018
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2018-06480 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]
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