[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74281-74282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20688]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[OMB Control Number 1651-0030]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Declaration 
of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP Form 255)

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

ACTION: 60-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.

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DATES: Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than 
November 12, 2024) 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 1651-0030 
in the subject line and the agency name. Please submit written comments 
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to 
submit comments:
    Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].

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: Declaration of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP Form 255).
    OMB Number: 1651-0030.
    Form Number: 255.
    Current Actions: This submission will renew the expiration 
validity, without a change to the information requested or method of 
collection.
    Type of Review: Extension (w/o change).
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Abstract: CBP Form 255, Declaration of Unaccompanied Articles, is 
completed by travelers arriving in the United States either directly or 
indirectly from the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands who are declaring 
merchandise purchases while visiting these locations which are to be 
sent from these insular possessions at a later date. It is the only 
means whereby the CBP officer, when the traveler arrives, can apply the 
exemptions or 5 percent flat rate of duty to all of the traveler's 
purchases.
    Type of Information Collection: CBP Form 255.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 15,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.

    Dated: September 9, 2024.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2024-20688 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]
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