Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and Status Designation

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 214 Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and Status Designation Form	Modified
Form 216 Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit Form	New
statement (2009)withrevisions.doc Supplementary Document	2009-11-24
FR 30 2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-11-24
FR 60 2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-11-24
statement (2009).doc Supporting Statement A	2009-11-24
statute.doc Supplementary Document	2006-10-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
20742	Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and Status Designation Form	Modified
191317	Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1651-0029	ICR Reference No: 200911-1651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-1651-004
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and Status Designation
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/08/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/14/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2010
Responses	193,725	0	325,000
Time Burden (Hours)	46,348	0	79,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection is used by business firms which bring merchandise into a foreign trade zone, to register the admission of such merchandise to zones and to apply for the appropriate zone status.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 81 Name of Law: Foreign Trade Zone Act of 1934
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 47014	09/14/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 61164	11/23/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and Status Designation	214A, 214, 214B, 214C	Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation ,   Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation- Statistical Copy ,   Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation- Continuation Sheet ,   Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation- Continuation Sheet/Statistical Copy
Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit	216	Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	193,725	325,000	0	0	-131,275	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	46,348	79,500	0	0	-33,152	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden hours were decreased as a result of better estimates by CBP. CBP did a data query to determine the exact number of these forms submitted annually.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,350,636

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/14/2010

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