Supporting Statement 2014

Supporting Statement

Declaration of Person Who Performed Repairs or Alterations

1651-0048

Justification

1. Explain the circumstances that make the collection of information necessary. Identify any legal or administrative requirements that necessitate the collection. Attach a copy of the appropriate section of each statute and regulation mandating or authorizing the collection of information.

The "Declaration of Person Who Performed Repairs or Alterations," as required by 19 CFR 10.8, is used in connection with the entry of articles entered under subheadings 9802.00.40 and 9802.00.50, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Articles entered under these HTSUS provisions are articles that were in the U.S. and were exported temporarily for repairs or alterations. Upon their return, duty is only assessed on the value of the repairs performed abroad and not on the full value of the article. The declaration under 19 CFR 10.8 includes information such as a description of the article and the repairs or alterations; the value of the article and the repairs or alterations; and a declaration by the owner, importer, consignee, or agent having knowledge of the pertinent facts. The information in this declaration is used by CBP to determine the value of the repairs or alterations, and to assess duty only on the value of those repairs or alterations.

This information is submitted by members of the trade community who are familiar with CBP regulations.

2. Indicate how, by whom, and for what purpose the information is to be used. Except for a new collection, indicate the actual use the agency has made of the information received from the current collection.

The information in the declaration is used by CBP to determine the value of the repair or alteration and assess duty only on the value of that repair or alteration. Without this information, importers would have to pay duty on the full value of the imported article.

3. Describe whether, and to what extent, the collection of information involves the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses, and the basis for the decision for adopting this means of collection. Also describe any consideration of using information technology to reduce burden.

This declaration is kept in the importer’s records and only submitted to CBP upon request. Because only about 204 declarations are submitted per year, it would not be cost effective to develop an automated collection system. CBP only requests this information if there are any questions or concerns about the value of the repairs or alterations and the amount of duty owed.

4. Describe efforts to identify duplication. Show specifically why any similar information already available cannot be used or modified for use for the purposes described in Item 2 above.

This information is not duplicated in any other place or any other form.

5. If the collection of information impacts small businesses or other small entities, describe any methods used to minimize burden.

This information collection does not have an impact on small businesses or other small entities.

6. Describe consequences to Federal program or policy activities if the collection is not conducted or is conducted less frequently.

Failure to collect this information would make it difficult for CBP to make an accurate assessment of duty on the value of the repairs or alterations.

7. Explain any special circumstances.

This information is collected in a manner consistent with the guidelines of 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2).

8. If applicable, provide a copy and identify the date and page number of publication in the Federal Register of the agency's notice, required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on the information collection prior to submission to OMB. Summarize public comments received in response to that notice and describe actions taken by the agency in response to these comments. Specifically address comments received on cost and hour burden.

Public comments were solicited through two Federal Register notices published on April 22, 2014 (Volume 79, Pages 22519) on which no comments were received, and on July 7, 2014 (Volume 79, Pages 38325) on which no comments have been received.

9. Explain any decision to provide any payment or gift to respondents, other than remuneration of contractors or grantees.

There is no offer of a monetary or material value for this information collection.

10. Describe any assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents and the basis for the assurance in statute, regulation, or agency policy.

There is no PII associated with this information collection. No assurances of confidentiality are provided to respondents.

11. Provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. This justification should include the reasons why the agency considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the information, the explanation to be given to persons from whom the information is requested, and any steps to be taken to obtain their consent.

There are no questions of a sensitive nature.

12. Provide estimates of the hour burden of the collection of information.

INFORMATION COLLECTION	TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS	NO. OF RESPONDENTS	NO. OF RESPONSES PER RESPONDENT	TOTAL RESPONSES	TIME PER RESPONSE
Declaration for Repairs or Alterations	10,236	10,236	2	20,472	30 minutes (0.5 hours)

CBP requests submission of this declaration approximately one percent of the time, which is equal to about 204 submissions per year. However, the declaration must be prepared and kept in the importer’s files if they use HTSUS 9802.00.40 or 9802.00.50.

Public Cost

The estimated cost to the respondents is $287,632. This is based on the estimated burden hours of the collection (10,236) multiplied by (x) the estimated hourly wage rate of respondents ($28.10) = $287,632.

13. Provide an estimate of the total annual cost burden to respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of information.

There are no record keeping, capital, start-up or maintenance costs associated with this information collection.

14. Provide estimates of annualized cost to the Federal Government. Also provide a description of the method used to estimate cost, which should include quantification of hours, operational expenses (such as equipment overhead, printing, and support staff), and any other expense that would not have been incurred without this collection of information.

The annual estimated cost to the Federal Government associated with reviewing and processing the information is $2,901. This is based on the time spent per response (15 minutes, or 0.25 hours) x the number of responses submitted (204) = 51 hours expended x the average hourly wage rate of general CBP employees ($56.88) = $2,901.

15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments reported in Items 12 or 13 of the Supporting Statement.

There has been no increase or decrease in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection. There are no changes to the information collected.

16. For collection of information whose results will be published, outline plans for tabulation, and publication.

This information collection will not be published for statistical purposes.

17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date, explain the reasons that displaying the expiration date would be inappropriate.

There is no form involved with this collection of information.

18. “Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions.”

CBP does not request and exception to the certification of this information collection.

2. Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods

No statistical methods were employed.

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