Statement

Supporting Statement

Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit

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A. Justification

1. 19 U.S.C. 1552-1554 authorizes the movement of imported merchandise from the port of importation to another Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port prior to release of the merchandise from CBP custody. Form CBP-7512 allows CBP to exercise proper control over merchandise moving in-bond (merchandise that has not entered the commerce of the United States). This is essential for better enforcement, targeting and protection of the revenue. Use of the Form 7512 is provided for in 19 CFR 18.11, 19 CFR 18.20, 19 CFR 18.25, and 19 CFR 122.92.

2. The Form CBP-7512 is used by carriers and brokers to serve as the manifest and transportation entry for cargo moving under bond within the United States. The data on the form is used by CBP to identify the carrier who initiated the bonded movement in order to determine liability in the event of violations of the CBP Directives. The ultimate use of the data is for protection of the revenue.

3. There Form 7512 is filed electronically through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) application called WP/QPA. It is not a web-based system. Filers provide CBP with a data tape. Approximately 7 million 7512s are filed per year, and of those, about 4.5 million are filed electronically (64 percent).

4. This information is unique for each in-bond entry and is, therefore, not duplicated elsewhere.

5. This information collection does not involve small businesses.

6. It this information was not collected, CBP would not be able to exercise proper control over merchandise moving in-bond and could not carry out its regulatory responsibility. The accurate and complete information provided on this form allows for better enforcement targeting. This helps improve supply chain security and prevents the loss of revenue.

7. This information collection is conducted in a manner consistent with the guidelines in 5 CPR 1320.6.

8. Public comments were solicited through two Federal Register notices. A 60-day notice was published on April 3, 2007, Volume 72, Page 15893. A 30-day notice was published on July 27, 2007, Volume 72, Page 41340. As of this submission, no comments have been received.

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9. There is no offer of a monetary or material value for this information collection.

10. There are no trade secrets involved in this information collection.

11. There are no questions of a personal or sensitive nature.

12. Estimated Annualized Burden on the Public The estimated burden for this information collection is 1,162,000 hours. This is based on an estimated 50,000 respondents who average 140 responses each for a total of 7,000,000 responses. Each response is estimated to require .166 hours (10 minutes).

Estimated Annualized Cost to the Public The estimated cost to the respondents is $23,240,000 based on an estimated burden of 1,162,000 hours at an hourly rate of $20.00.

13. Estimated Record Keeping Burden on the Public. There is no record keeping burden associated with this collection.

Estimated Capitalization Cost Burden on the Public. There are no capitalization costs associated with this information collection.

14. Estimated Cost to the Federal Government associated with collecting, analyzing, and processing this information is $6,300,000. This is based on 210,000 hours expended at an estimated $30.00 per hour.

15. The public burden hours were increased due to better estimates. No program change occurred that affected this form.

16. This information collection will not be published for statistical purposes.

17. We will put the expiration date on this form when we receive a NOA from OMB.

18. There are no exceptions to the certification statements.

Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods

No statistical methods were employed.