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(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 690,520 responses at 1.5 hours
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 1,035,780 annual burden
hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020;
Telephone (202) 272–8377.
Dated: November 5, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011–31582 Filed 12–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Entry and Manifest of
Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier’s
Certificate and Release
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
information collection: 1651–0013.
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: Entry and Manifest of
Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier’s
Certificate and Release (CBP Form
7523). This is a proposed extension of
an information collection that was
previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with no change to the burden
hours. This document is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register (76
FR 62086) on October 6, 2011, allowing
for a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
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conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before January 9, 2012.
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: Entry and Manifest of
Merchandise Free of Duty, Carrier’s
Certificate of Release.
OMB Number: 1651–0013.
Form Number: CBP Form 7523.
Abstract: CBP Form 7523, Entry and
Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty,
Carrier’s Certificate of Release, is used
by carriers and importers as a manifest
for the entry of merchandise free of duty
under certain conditions. CBP Form
7523 is also used by carriers to show
that articles being imported are to be
released to the importer or consignee,
and as an inward foreign manifest for
vehicles of less than 5 tons arriving from
Canada or Mexico with merchandise
conditionally free of duty. CBP uses this
form to authorize the entry of such
merchandise. CBP Form 7523 is
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provided for by 19 CFR 123.4 and 19
CFR 143.23. This form is accessible at
http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/
CBP_Form_7523.pdf.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change
to the burden hours or to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,950.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
99,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,247.
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: December 5, 2011
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011–31617 Filed 12–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: NAFTA Regulations and
Certificate of Origin
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on an information collection
requirement concerning the NAFTA
Regulations and Certificate of Origin.
This request for comment is being made
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before February 7, 2012,
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
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Rulings, Office of International Trade,
799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
The comments should address: (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e) the
annual cost burden to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of
information (total capital/startup costs
and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will
be summarized and included in the CBP
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
In this document CBP is soliciting
comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: NAFTA Regulations and
Certificate of Origin.
OMB Number: 1651–0098.
Form Number: CBP Forms 434, 446,
and 447.
Abstract: On December 17, 1992, the
U.S., Mexico and Canada entered into
an agreement, ‘‘The North American
Free Trade Agreement’’ (NAFTA). The
provisions of NAFTA were adopted by
the U.S. with the enactment of the North
American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act of 1993 (Pub. L.
103–182).
CBP Form 434, North American Free
Trade Certificate of Origin, is used to
certify that a good being exported either
from the United States into Canada or
Mexico or from Canada or Mexico into
the United States qualifies as an
originating good for purposes of
preferential tariff treatment under the
NAFTA. This form is completed by
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Form 434 is provided for by 19 CFR
181.11 and is accessible at: http://
forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_434.pdf.
The CBP Form 446, NAFTA
Verification of Origin Questionnaire, is
a questionnaire that CBP personnel use
to gather sufficient information from
exporters and/or producers to determine
whether goods imported into the United
States qualify as originating goods for
the purposes of preferential tariff
treatment under NAFTA. CBP Form 446
is provided for by 19 CFR 181.72 and is
accessible at: http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/
CBP_Form_446.pdf.
CBP is also seeking approval of Form
447, North American Free Trade
Agreement Motor Vehicle Averaging
Election, in order to gather information
required by 19 CFR part 181 Appendix,
Section 11, (2) ‘‘Information Required
When Producer Chooses to Average for
Motor Vehicles’’. This form is provided
to CBP when a manufacturer chooses to
average motor vehicles for the purpose
of obtaining NAFTA preference.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date for CBP Forms 434 and 446, and to
add Form 447.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30,000.
Form 446, NAFTA Questionnaire:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 300.
Form 447, NAFTA Motor Vehicle
Averaging Election:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.28.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14.
Dated: December 6, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5477–N–49]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for use to assist the
homeless.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY
number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at (800) 927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and
section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411), as amended, HUD is publishing
this Notice to identify Federal buildings
and other real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. The properties were
reviewed using information provided to
HUD by Federal landholding agencies
regarding unutilized and underutilized
buildings and real property controlled
by such agencies or by GSA regarding
its inventory of excess or surplus
Federal property. This Notice is also
published in order to comply with the
December 12, 1988 Court Order in
National Coalition for the Homeless v.
Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–
OG (D.D.C.).
Properties reviewed are listed in this
Notice according to the following
categories: Suitable/available, suitable/
unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and
unsuitable. The properties listed in the
three suitable categories have been
reviewed by the landholding agencies,
and each agency has transmitted to
HUD: (1) Its intention to make the
property available for use to assist the
homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
property excess to the agency’s needs, or
(3) a statement of the reasons that the
property cannot be declared excess or
made available for use as facilities to
assist the homeless.
Properties listed as suitable/available
will be available exclusively for
homeless use for a period of 60 days
from the date of this Notice. Where
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