[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65791-65792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23741]


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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: 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 
December 1, 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.

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 (87 FR 37881) on June 24, 
2022, 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: 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 name and address of the exporter, 
producer, and importer; the basis for which preferential treatment is 
claimed; and a description of the imported article(s). 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 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.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23 hours.

    Dated: October 27, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-23741 Filed 10-31-22; 8:45 am]
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