[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36411-36412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12912]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0083]
Agency Information Collection Activities: United States-Caribbean
Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
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
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(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. Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than
July 16, 2020) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection 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 (85 FR 12000) on February
28, 2020, 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: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act.
OMB Number: 1651-0083.
Form Number: CBP Form 450.
Abstract: The provisions of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA) were adopted by the U.S. with the enactment of
the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-200). The objective
of the CBTPA is to expand trade benefits to countries in the Caribbean
Basin. For preferential duty treatment under CBTPA, CBP requires under
19 CFR 10.234 and 10.236 that importers have a CBTPA Certification of
Origin (CBP Form 450) in their possession at the time of the claim, and
that importers provide it to CBP upon request. CBP Form 450 collects
data such as contact information for the exporter, importer and
producer, and information about the goods being claimed.
This collection of information is provided for by 19 CFR 10.224.
CBP Form 450 is accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=450&=Apply.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with no change to the estimated burden hours. There are
no changes to CBP Form 450 or to the data collected on this form.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 286.13.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,292.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,584.
Dated: June 11, 2020.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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