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Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L.104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
techniques or other forms of
information.
Title: Free Trade Agreements.
OMB Number: 1651–0117.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: Free trade agreements are
established to reduce and eliminate
barriers, strengthen and develop
economic relations, and to lay the
foundation for further cooperation to
expand and enhance benefits of the
agreement. Free trade agreements
establish free trade by reduced-duty
treatment on imported goods. The
United States has numerous free trade
agreements with various countries, eight
of which are included in this
information collection: Chile,
Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain,
Jordan, Oman, and Peru. These
agreements involve collection of data
elements such as information about the
importer and exporter of the goods, a
description of the goods, tariff
classification number, and the
preference criterion in the Rules of
Origin.
Respondents can obtain information
on how to make claims under these free
trade agreements by going to http://
www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/
trade_programs/
international_agreements/free_trade/.

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Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date with a change to the burden hours
based on the addition of free trade
agreements with Oman and Peru.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change)
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
116,100.
Total Number of Estimated Annual
Responses: 116,100.
Estimated time per Response: 12
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 23,220.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC. 20229–1177, at 202–
325–0265.
Dated: November 3, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010–28214 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs And Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Importation Bond Structure
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments; Extension and revision of an
existing information collection: 1651–
0050.
AGENCY:

U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security 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: Importation Bond
Structure. This is a proposed extension
and revision of an information
collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
a change to the burden hours and to
CBP Form 301. This document is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register (75 FR 50772) on August 17,
2010, allowing for a 60-day comment
period. One comment was received.

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This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. This process
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the
agency/component, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/
components estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to respond,
including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological
techniques or other forms of information.

Title: Importation Bond Structure.
OMB Number: 1651–0050.
Form Numbers: 301 and 5297.
Abstract: Bonds are used to assure
that duties, taxes, charges, penalties,
and reimbursable expenses owed to the
Government are paid; to facilitate the
movement of cargo and conveyances
through CBP processing; and to provide
legal recourse for the Government for
noncompliance with laws and
regulations. Any person who is required
to post a bond to secure a customs
transaction usually submits the bond on
CBP Form 301, Customs Bond, to CBP.
CBP proposes to revise CBP Form 301
in order to accurately reflect the changes
that have occurred with regard to CBP
bonds. Specifically, the revised Form
301 will capture the new types of bonds
which have been authorized by law and
regulation, as well as better harmonize
this form with current and future
automation system requirements.

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Section II of the CBP Form 301 will be
revised to specifically cover continuous
activity code bonds for Importer
Security Filing, Marine Terminal
Operator, and Intellectual Property
Rights Samples.
In accordance with public comments
received, CBP also proposes to make the
following changes to Form 301:
(1) Remove the phrase from Section II
of the form ‘‘1a may be checked
independently or with 1, and’’ because
these activity codes should not be
combined.
(2) In Section II of Form 301, replace
the term ‘‘Single Entry Bond’’ with the
term ‘‘Single Transaction Bond’’, in each
place it appears, in order to
accommodate transactions that are not
entries.
(3) In Section III of Form 301, replace
the term ‘‘Importer Name’’, in each place
it appears, with the term ‘‘Name’’ to
accommodate parties other than
importers that use Form 301.
(4) In Section III of Form 301, replace
the term ‘‘Importer Number’’, in each
place it appears, with the term
‘‘Identification Number’’ in order to
include all the types of filing numbers
listed in 19 CFR 24.5.
(5) Delete the term ‘‘Form 5297’’ in
both Footnote 8 and Footnote 9 of Form
301 so that it does not exclude
electronic filing of the information.
(1) Create a continuation sheet for
Form 301.
Bonds are usually executed by an
agent of the surety. The surety company
grants authority to the agent via CBP
Form 5297, Corporate Surety Power of
Attorney. Once this form is filed with
CBP, the validity of the authority of the
agent executing the bond and the name
of the surety can be verified to the
surety’s grant. The trade community
now has the ability to submit the
information on CBP Form 5297 via the
Internet by using the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) portal.
ACE surety portal account access allows
sureties to add, revoke, and change their
surety agent powers of attorney
electronically. The ACE account is
available to any surety who applies for
the functionality at http://www.cbp.gov.
CBP Forms 301 and 5297 are accessible
at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/
forms/.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date with a change to the burden hours
based on revised estimates by CBP. CBP
also proposes to revise CBP Form 301 as
specified in the ‘‘Abstract Section’’ of
this notice.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.

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Form 301, Customs Bond
Estimated Number of Respondents:
800,000.
Total Number of Estimated Annual
Responses: 800,000.
Estimated time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200,000.
Form 5297, Corporate Surety Power of
Attorney
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Total Number of Estimated Annual
Responses: 500.
Estimated time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 125.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202–
325–0265.
Dated: November 3, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010–28213 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice of Intent To Prepare One
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the Northern Border
Between the United States and Canada
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:

U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) informs the public that
it intends to prepare one Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
for the Northern Border between the
United States and Canada. Previously,
CBP had published a notice in the
Federal Register stating that CBP
intended to prepare four such
documents, each covering a different
region of the Northern Border. However,
after conducting a public scoping
process, CBP has determined that it
would be preferable to produce one
document covering the entire Northern
Border to ensure that CBP effectively
analyzes and conveys impacts that
occur across the region of the Northern
Border. The overall anticipated area of
study, extending approximately 100
miles south of the Northern Border, will
remain the same.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Hass, CBP, Office of
Administration, telephone (202) 344–
1929. You may also visit the Northern
Border PEIS Web site at: http://
www.NorthernBorderPEIS.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
On July 6, 2010, CBP published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 38822) a
document entitled Notice of Intent to
Prepare Four Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statements for
the Northern Border Between the United
States and Canada and To Conduct
Public Scoping Meetings. The notice
announced that CBP intended to
prepare four Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statements
(PEISs) to analyze the environmental
effects of current and potential future
CBP border security activities along the
Northern Border between the United
States and Canada. Each PEIS was to
cover one region of the Northern Border:
the New England region, the Great Lakes
region, the region east of the Rocky
Mountains, and the region west of the
Rocky Mountains.
The notice also announced and
initiated the public scoping process to
gather information from the public in
preparation for drafting the PEISs. In
this scoping process, CBP solicited
written comments from the public and
held 11 public scoping meetings in
locations near the Northern Border. CBP
conducted this public scoping process
in order to obtain input concerning the
range of environmental considerations
for inclusion within the PEISs. As
indicated in the prior notice, the
scoping period concluded on August 5,
2010.
As a result of input received during
the scoping process, CBP has decided to
refocus its approach and develop one
PEIS covering the entire Northern
Border, rather than four separate,
regional PEISs. Through this refocused
approach, CBP will further clarify the
proposed action, alternatives, and
potential impacts across the four
previously identified regions. CBP’s
principal reasons for preparing a single
PEIS with sections for each region are:
(1) CBP’s need to identify a single
unified proposal and alternatives for
maintaining or enhancing security along
the Northern Border, and
(2) Certain resources of concern for
this PEIS extend or move across the
PEIS regions previously identified (e.g.
habitat of various wildlife). Thus, to
ensure that CBP effectively analyzes and
conveys impacts that occur across
regions of the Northern Border, a

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