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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Customs Modernization Act
Recordkeeping Requirements
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 Customs
Modernization Act Recordkeeping
Requirements. 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 May 7, 2012, to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
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

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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: Customs Modernization Act
Recordkeeping Requirements.
OMB Number: 1651–0076.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: The North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
Title VI, known as the Customs
Modernization Act (Mod Act) amended
title 19 U.S.C. 1508, 1509 and 1510 by
revising Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) laws related to recordkeeping,
examination of books and witnesses,
regulatory audit procedures and judicial
enforcement. Specifically, the Mod Act
expanded the list of parties subject to
CBP recordkeeping requirements,
distinguished between records which
pertain to the entry of merchandise and
financial records needed to substantiate
the correctness of information contained
in entry documentation, and identified
a list of records which must be
maintained and produced upon request
by CBP. The information and records
are used by CBP to verify the accuracy
of the claims made on the entry
documents regarding the tariff status of
imported merchandise, admissibility,
classification/nomenclature, value and
rate of duty applicable to the entered
goods. The Mod Act record keeping
requirements are provided for by 19
CFR part 163.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the
expiration date of this information
collection with a change to the burden
hours as a result of a revised estimate of
the number of respondents currently
complying with these recordkeeping
provisions.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,459.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 5,459.
Estimated Time per Response: 1,040
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
5,677,360.
Dated: March 1, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: General Declaration
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 General
Declaration (CBP Form 7507). 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 May 7, 2012, to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
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
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