[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20673-20674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06255]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[OMB Control Number 1651-0022]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Entry Summary 
(CBP Form 7501)

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) 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 
April 24, 2024) 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. Please write 
comments and/or suggestions in English. 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/ 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 (88 FR 24203) on April 19, 
2023, 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: Entry Summary.
    OMB Number: 1651-0022.
    Form Number: 7501.
    Current Actions: Revision.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Importer, importer's agent for each import 
transaction.
    Abstract: CBP Form 7501, Entry Summary, is used to identify 
merchandise entering the commerce of the United States, and to document 
the amount of duty and/or tax paid. CBP Form 7501 is submitted by the 
importer, or the importer's agent, for each import transaction. The 
data on this form is used by CBP as a record of the import transaction; 
to collect the proper duty, taxes, certifications, and enforcement 
information; and to provide data to the U.S. Census Bureau for 
statistical purposes. CBP Form 7501 must be filed within 10 working 
days from the time of entry of merchandise into the United States. 
Collection of the data on this form is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1484 and 
provided for by 19 CFR 141.61 and 19 CFR 142.11. CBP Form 7501 and 
accompanying instructions can be found at: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title_1=7501.

New Change

    CBP is proposing to add the following required data fields to Form 
7501:
    [ssquf] For certain Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 
classifications of steel imports, the country where the steel used in 
the manufacture of the product was melted and poured; the country where 
the steel used in the manufacture of the product was melted and poured 
applies to the original location where the raw steel is first produced 
in a steel-making furnace in a liquid state; and then poured into its 
first solid shape.
    [ssquf] For certain HTS classifications of aluminum imports, the 
countries where the largest and second largest volume of primary 
aluminum used in the manufacture of the imported aluminum product was 
smelted; and the country where the aluminum used in the imported 
aluminum product was most recently cast. The fields requiring 
identification of the countries where the largest volume of primary 
aluminum used in the manufacture of the product was smelted applies to 
the country where the largest volume of new aluminum metal is produced 
from alumina (or aluminum oxide) by the electrolytic Hall-
H[eacute]roult process. Importers may be required to report if primary 
aluminum from specific countries is used in the imported

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aluminum product, if required by law and/or Presidential 
Proclamation.\1\
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    \1\ The February 24, 2023 Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting 
Imports of Aluminum Into the United States requires importers to 
provide to CBP information necessary to identify the countries where 
the primary aluminum used in the manufacture of certain imports of 
aluminum articles are smelted and information necessary to identify 
the countries where such aluminum articles imports are cast. This 
notice proposes to add the aluminum smelt and cast data field to 
Form 7501 independently from the February 24, 2023 Proclamation.
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    [ssquf] Importers will be required to report on the Form 7501 the 
steel country of melt and pour and aluminum countries of smelt and cast 
for imports under those steel and aluminum HTS classifications subject 
to the Commerce Department's steel and aluminum import license 
applications, and where applicable, the section 232 steel and aluminum 
measures.
    These data fields will substantially align the Form 7501 reporting 
requirements with the Commerce Department's existing reporting 
requirements for steel melt and pour and aluminum smelt and cast 
countries for steel and aluminum import license applications under 19 
CFR 360.103(c)(1) and 19 CFR 361.103(c)(1). The aluminum and steel 
license application information is used by the Commerce Department for 
monitoring of anticipated imports of certain aluminum and steel 
products into the United States. The Form 7501 data is used by CBP to 
determine, when imports are entered for consumption, the proper amount 
of duties, applicable fees, taxes, and imports subject to quota.
    These data fields are also required to enforce the tariff rate 
quotas for imported steel and aluminum established by the following 
Presidential Proclamations under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act 
of 1962, as amended: for products of the European Union, Proclamation 
10327 of December 27, 2021 (87 FR 1, January 3, 2022) and Proclamation 
10328 of December 27, 2021 (87 FR 11, January 3, 2022); for products of 
Japan (steel-only), Proclamation 10356 of March 31, 2022 (87 FR 19351, 
April 1, 2022); and for products of the United Kingdom, Proclamation 
10405 of May 31, 2022 (87 FR 33583, June 3, 2022) and Proclamation 
10406 of May 31, 2022 (87 FR 33591, June 3, 2022).

    Type of Information Collection: 7501 Formal Entry (Electronic 
submission).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,336.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 9,903.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 23,133,408.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,920,073.

    Type of Information Collection: 7501 Formal Entry (Paper 
Submission).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 9,903.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 277,284.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 92,336.

    Type of Information Collection: 7501 Formal Entry w/Softwood Lumber 
Act of 2008 (Paper Only).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 210.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1,905.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 400,050.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 266,433.

    Type of Information Collection: 7501 Informal Entry (Electronic 
Submission).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,883.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 2,582.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,861,906.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 403,538.

    Type of Information Collection: 7501 Informal Entry (Paper 
Submission).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 2,582.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 49,058.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,265.

    Type of Information Collection: 7501A Document/Payment Transmittal 
(Paper Only).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 60.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.

    Type of Information Collection: Exclusion Approval Information 
Letter.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 5,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250.

    Dated: March 20, 2024.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2024-06255 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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