[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37881-37882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0082]


African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Textile Certificate of 
Origin

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

ACTION: 60-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 
August 23, 2022) to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0082 
in the subject line and the agency name. Please use the following 
method to submit comments:
    Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].
    Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended 
its ability to receive public comments by mail.

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 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: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Textile 
Certificate of Origin.
    OMB Number: 1651-0082.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with an increase in burden hours due to revised 
agency estimates, there is no change to the information collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Abstract: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was adopted 
by the U.S. with the enactment of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 
(Pub. L. 106-200). The objectives of AGOA are (1) to provide for 
extension of duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
Preferences (GSP) to import sensitive articles normally excluded from 
GSP duty treatment, and (2) to provide for the entry of specific 
textile and apparel articles free of duty and free of any quantitative 
limits from eligible countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
    For preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles under 
AGOA, the exporter or producer is required to prepare a certificate of 
origin and provide it to the importer. The certificate of origin 
includes information such as contact information for the importer, 
exporter and producer; the basis for which preferential treatment is 
claimed; and a description of the imported merchandise. The importers 
are required to have the certificate in their possession at the time of 
the claim, and to provide it to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
upon request. The collection of this information is provided for in 19 
CFR 10.214, 10.215, and 10.216.
    Instructions for complying with this regulation are posted on 
CBP.gov website at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/rulings/informed-compliance-publications.
    This collection of information applies to the importing and trade 
community who are familiar with import

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procedures and with the CBP regulations.
    Type of Information Collection: AGOA Textile Certificate of Origin.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 68.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 68.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23 hours.

    Dated: June 21, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-13531 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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