[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93626-93627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27829]
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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: 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
December 27, 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 submit
written 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
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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 (89 FR 74281) on September
12, 2024, 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: 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 (without 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: November 22, 2024.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2024-27829 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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