[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68906-68907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Entry and Manifest of 
Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier's Certificate of Release

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. Comments are 
encouraged and must be submitted (no later than November 30, 2020) to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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/.

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 collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (Volume 85 FR Page 50830) 
on August 18, 2020, 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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

    Title: Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier's 
Certificate of Release.
    OMB Number: 1651-0013.
    Form Number: CBP Form 7523.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection. There is no change to the burden hours or the 
information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Abstract: CBP Form 7523, Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of 
Duty, Carrier's Certificate of Release, is used by carriers and 
importers as a manifest for the entry of merchandise free of duty under 
certain conditions, such as when a shipment is valued at $2,500 or 
less. CBP Form 7523 is also used by carriers to show that articles 
being imported are to be released to the importer or consignee, and as 
an inward foreign manifest for vehicles or vessels, weighing less than 
five tons, arriving from Canada or Mexico, otherwise than by sea, with 
merchandise conditionally free of duty. CBP uses this form to authorize 
the entry of such merchandise. CBP Form 7523 is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 
1433, 1484 and 1498. It is provided for by 19 CFR 123.4 and 19 CFR 
143.23. This form is accessible at http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=7523&=Apply.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,950.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 99,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,250.

    Dated: October 26, 2020.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
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