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necessary. CBP found that the manufacturing
operations in Japan substantially transformed
the Philippine units such that Japan was the
country of origin of the multifunctional
machines. In making our determination we
took into consideration the fact that the
system control board, the engine control
board, and the firmware, which were very
important to the functionality of the
machines, were manufactured in Japan. We
also found that the operations performed in
Japan were meaningful and complex and
resulted in an article of commerce with a
new name, character and use.
Ricoh also cites HQ H185775 (Dec. 21,
2011). In HQ H185775, CBP considered the
country of origin of a multifunction office
machine. In that case, the incomplete print
engine was produced in Vietnam and
consisted of a metal frame, plastic skins,
motors, controller board with supplierprovided firmware, a laser scanning system,
paper trays, cabling paper transport rollers,
and miscellaneous sensing and imaging
systems. The incomplete print engine was
shipped to Mexico, where the following
assemblies were added: the formatter board,
scanner/automatic document feeder, control
panel, fax card, hard disk drive/solid state
drive, firmware (which was developed and
written in the U.S.), along with other minor
components and accessories. The finished
products were also tested and prepared for
shipping to their ultimate destinations. CBP
determined that Mexico was the country of
origin because a substantial transformation of
the various components occurred in Mexico,
and the assembly of the materials from
various countries resulted in the final
multifunctional office machine product.
In this case, substantial manufacturing
operations are performed in both China and
Japan. Chinese subassemblies are imported
into the United States, where they are
combined with U.S.-origin Controller units
containing U.S.-origin PCBs, and
programmed with Japanese-origin firmware.
The Controller unit is stated to control the
functions and mechanics of the MFPs along
with the Japanese firmware. The HDD, which
is manufactured in a third country, is also
installed into the MFPs in the United States.
As the MFPs are comprised of subassemblies
and components from various countries, but
are also comprised of a Controller unit
assembled in the United States (with U.S.origin PCBs), which is important to the
function of the MFPs, and the assembly in
the United States completes the MFPs, we
find that the last substantial transformation
occurs in the United States. See HQ
H198875, dated June 5, 2012 (CBP found that
Singapore was the country of origin of MFPs
assembled to completion in Singapore, where
they were also fitted with Singaporean-origin
PCBs and programmed with Japanese-origin
application software); HQ 563012, dated May
4, 2004 (CBP found that Hong Kong was the
country of origin of fabric switches
assembled to completion in Hong Kong,
where they were also configured and
programmed with U.S.-origin software that
transformed the switches from nonfunctional devices into fabric switches
capable of performing various Storage Area
Network related functions); HQ H170315,

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scenario III, dated July 28, 2011 (application
and transceiver boards for satellite phones
were assembled in Malaysia and programmed
with U.K.-origin software in Singapore,
where the phones were also assembled. CBP
found that no one country’s operations
dominated the manufacturing operations of
the phones and that the last substantial
transformation occurred in Singapore.)
Therefore, the country of origin of the Ricoh
Aficio SP5200SG/5210SFG/5210SRG MFPs is
the United States.
HOLDING:
The imported components that are used to
manufacture the Ricoh Aficio SP5200SG/
5210SFG/5210SRG MFPs are substantially
transformed as a result of the assembly and
firmware installation operations performed
in the United States. Therefore, we find that
the country of origin of the Ricoh Aficio
SP5200SG/5210SFG/5210SRG MFPs for
government procurement purposes is the
United States.
Notice of this final determination will be
given in the Federal Register, as required by
19 C.F.R. § 177.29. Any party-at-interest other
than the party which requested this final
determination may request, pursuant to 19
C.F.R. § 177.31, that CBP reexamine the
matter anew and issue a new final
determination. Pursuant to 19 C.F.R.
§ 177.30, any party-at-interest may, within 30
days of publication of the Federal Register
Notice referenced above, seek judicial review
of this final determination before the Court
of International Trade.
Sincerely,
Glen E. Vereb,
Acting Executive Director, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension, Without Change,
of an Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
30-Day notice of information
collection for review; File No. 70–009,
287(g) Candidate Questionnaire; OMB
Control No. 1653–0047.

ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE), will submit the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. The
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
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allowing for a 60 day comment period.
No comments were received during this
period. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
regarding items contained in this notice
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and
sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for thirty days until July 1,
2013. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information should address
one or more 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, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies 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
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 287(g)
Candidate Questionnaire.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: 70–009, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal
governments. This questionnaire is used
for the purposes of determining whether
or not a state or local law enforcement

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officer will be granted Federal
immigration enforcement authority
under the 287(g) program. This
information is used by program
managers and trainers in the 287(g)
program to make a decision for a
potential candidate to be admitted into
the program.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 75 responses at 25 minutes
(0.416 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 31.2 annual burden hours.
Dated: May 24, 2013.
Scott Elmore,
Forms Management, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5683–N–40]

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB; Energy
and Performance Information Center
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. HUD is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 1,
2013.
SUMMARY:

Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2577–0274) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
[email protected].

ADDRESSES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410;
email Colette Pollard at
[email protected]. or telephone

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(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of the Information collection
described below. This notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affecting agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
This notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposed: Energy and
Performance Information Center.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0274.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department has recognized the need for
improving energy efficiency in
affordable housing and has prioritized
this in Agency Priority Goal # 4,
Measure # 13. The Department
pioneered its data collection in this area
with the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 in creating
the Recovery Act Management
Performance System (‘‘RAMPS’’). The
data collected through the RAMPS gave
the Department a more comprehensive
dataset regarding energy efficient
improvements than it had ever had
previously. The EPIC data system builds
upon the successes of the RAMPS and
adds data collection for other areas. This
form is to revise the collection to
include other information. Some of this
information is presently collected in
paper form and will be collected
electronically through the EPIC data
system. The EPIC data system will
gradually automate the collection of the
five year plan and annual statement
forms from grantees. These are required
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on Forms 50075.1 and 50075.2 under
collection OMB control number 2577–
0226. These forms also collect data on
the eventual, actual use of funds; this
data will be gradually collected
electronically through the EPIC data
system as well. Electronic collection
will enable the Department to aggregate
information about the way grantees are
using Federal funding. Additionally,
PHA grantees will be able to submit
Replacement Housing Factor fund
plans, the mechanism by which PHAs
are allowed to accumulate special funds
received based on units removed from
the inventory from year to year. This
information is presently collected in
hard copy at the field office level; the
EPIC data system will automate and
centralize this collection in order to
streamline the process and improve
transparency. Furthermore, the EPIC
data system will be loaded with
Physical Needs Assessment (‘‘PNA’’)
data. This data being in the system
coupled with the electronic planning
process will streamline grantee
planning. The EPIC data system will
collect information about the Energy
Performance Contract (‘‘EPC’’) process
such as energy efficiency improvement
financed under an EPC, and
construction start and completion date.
It will also collect the energy efficiency
improvements information on the types
previously captured through the
RAMPS for Public Housing Capital
Fund Recovery grants. As the
Department moves to shrink its energy
footprint in spite of rising energy costs,
clear and comprehensive data on this
process will be crucial to its success.
Finally, the Department has prioritized
in Agency Performance Goal # 2,
Measure # 5 making housing more
available for more families. In the light
of the recent housing crisis, this goal has
become simultaneously more
challenging and more important.
Tracking of the use of Federal funds
paid through the Public Housing Capital
Fund, the only Federal funding stream
dedicated to the capital needs of the
nation’s last resort housing option, is
crucial to understanding how the
Department can properly and efficiently
assist grantees in meeting this goal as
well as assessing the Department’s own
progress. The EPIC data system will
track development of public housing
with Federal funds and through other
means, including mixed-finance
development.

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