[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8595-8596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03136]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0016]


Insular Possession Certificate of Origin (CBP Form 3229)

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 must be submitted (no later than 
March 17, 2022) to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice 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.

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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 86 FR Page 67962) 
on November 30, 2021, 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: Insular Possession Certificate of Origin.
    OMB Number: 1651-0016.
    Form Number: CBP Form 3229.
    Current Actions: Extension without change of an existing 
information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Abstract: CBP Form 3229, Insular Possession Certificate of Origin, 
is used by shippers and importers to declare that goods being imported 
into the United States are grown or the product of an insular 
possession of the United States and/or produced or manufactured in a 
U.S. insular possession from material grown in or product of such 
possession. This form includes a list of the foreign materials in the 
goods, including their description and value. CBP Form 3229 is used as 
documentation for goods entitled to enter the U.S. free of duty. This 
form is authorized by General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) and is provided for by 
19 CFR part 7.3. CBP Form 3229 is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=3229&=Apply.
    Type of Information Collection: Insular Possession Certificate of 
Origin (CBP Form 3229).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 113.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 2,260.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 753.

    Dated: February 9, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-03136 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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