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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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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: General Declaration (Outward/
Inward).
OMB Number: 1651–0002.
Form Number: CBP Forms 7507.
Abstract: CBP Form 7507, General
Declaration (Outward/Inward), must be
filed for all aircraft entering under the
provisions of 19 CFR 122.41. This form
is used to document clearance by the
arriving aircraft at the required
inspectional facilities and inspections
by appropriate regulatory agency staffs.
CBP Form 7507 collects information
about the flight routing, the numbers of
passengers embarking and
disembarking, a declaration of health for
the persons on board, details about
disinfecting and sanitizing treatments
during the flight, and a declaration
attesting to the accuracy and
completeness and truthfulness of all
other documents that make up the
manifest.
CBP Form 7507 is authorized by 19
U.S.C. 1431, 1433, and 1644a; 39 U.S.C.
602(b) and provided for by 19 CFR
122.43, 122.48, 122.54, 122.73, and 122.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the
expiration date of this information
collection with no change to the burden
hours or to CBP Forms 7507.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 1,000,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Dated: March 1, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA–DR)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30–Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information.
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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: Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR). This is
a proposed extension of an information
collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
a 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 75893) on
December 5, 2011, allowing for a 60-day
comment period. One comment was
received. 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 April 6, 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.
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;
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). 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
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information technology; and (e) the
annual costs burden to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of
information (a 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: Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA–DR).
OMB Number: 1651–0125.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: On August 5, 2004, the
United States entered into the
Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement
with Costa Rica, the Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, and Nicaragua, (also known
as CAFTA–DR.) The Agreement was
approved by Congress in section 101(a)
of the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act, Public
Law 109–53, 119 Stat. 462 (19 U.S.C.
4001 et seq.), as amended by Sec.
1634(d) of the Pension Protection Act of
2006 (Pub. L. 109–280), and provides for
preferential tariff treatment of certain
goods originating in one or more of the
CAFTA–DR countries. It was signed into
law on August 2, 2005, and the
president proclaimed the
implementation dates as follows: El
Salvador (3/1/06), Honduras (4/1/06),
Nicaragua (4/1/04), Guatemala (7/1/06),
Dominican Republic (3/1/07) and Costa
Rica (1/1/09).
In order to ascertain if CAFTA–DR
imported goods are eligible for
preferential tariff treatment, a
certification and supporting documents
may be requested by CBP. This
collection of information is provided for
by 19 CFR 10.583 through 19 CFR
10.592. Guidance on filing claims under
CAFTA–DR may be found at: http://
www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/
trade_programs/
international_agreements/free_trade/
dominican_republic/.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with a change to
the burden hours. Specifically,
estimated number of responses was
lowered from 10,000 to 3,000 based on
revised estimates by CBP. The time per
response was increased from 24 minutes
to 2 hours based on public comments
that CBP received. There is no change
to the information collected.

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