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forms are DHS Form 0700–01,
Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation
Statement; DHS Form 0700–02,
Contractor’s Assignment of Refund,
Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts;
DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s
Release; and DHS Form 0700–04,
Employee Claim for Wage Restitution.
These four forms will be used by
contractors and/or contract employees
during contract administration.
The information will be used by DHS
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
of DHS contracts and to complete
reports required by other Federal
agencies such as the General Services
Administration and the Department of
Labor. If this information is not
collected, the DHS could inadvertently
violate statutory or regulatory
requirements and the DHS’s interest
concerning inventions and contractor’s
claims would not be protected.
There has been an increase in the
estimated annual burden hours
previously reported for this collection.
An adjustment in annual burden is
necessary at this time in the amount of
902 actions and hours. The initial
annual burden was based on a lower
number of contract actions which
related to the fact that DHS was a new
agency with consolidated acquisition
procedures, processes, and policies.
Although, there is an increase in the
estimated burdened hours, there is no
change in the information being
collected.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
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,
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 submissions
of responses.

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Agency: Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
Title: Various Contract Related Forms
That Will Be Included in the Homeland
Security Acquisition Regulation.
OMB Number: 1600–0002.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 9537.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 9537.
Dated: December 11, 2014.
Carlene C. Ileto,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–30084 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Regulation on Agency
Protests
Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension without Change,
1600-0004.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35 DHS previously published this
information collection request (ICR) in
the Federal Register on Monday,
October 6, 2014 at 79 FR 60178 for a 60day public comment period. One
comment was received by DHS. The
purpose of this notice is to allow
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until January 22, 2015.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
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The
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR);
48 CFR Chapter 1 provides general
procedures on handling protests
submitted by contractors to federal
agencies. This regulation provides
detailed guidance for contractors doing
business with acquisition offices within
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) to implement the FAR. FAR Part
33.103, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
prescribe policies and procedures for
filing protests and for processing
contract disputes and appeals.
DHS will not be asking for anything
outside of what is already required in
the FAR. Should anything outside the
FAR arise, DHS will submit a request for
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. The prior information
collect request for OMB No. 1600–004
was approved through May 31, 2014 by
OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.
The information being collected will
be obtained from contractors as part of
their submissions whenever they file a
bid protest with the Department’s
Components. The information will be
used by DHS officials in deciding how
the protest should be resolved. Failure
to collect this information would result
in delayed resolution of agency protests.
According to Federal Procurement
Data System (FPDS), the number of
protest has increased each year over the
past two years in annual respondent and
burden hours. This increase in current
protest activity is not the result of a
deliberate program change, but from a
new estimate of actions that are not
controllable by the Federal government.
Although, the number of protest has
increased, there has not been any
change in the information being
collected.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
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,
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,

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AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation
Office, DHS
Title: Regulation on Agency Protests
OMB Number: 1600–0004
Frequency: Annually
Affected Public: Private Sector
Number of Respondents: 95
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours
Total Burden Hours: 190
Dated: December 11, 2014.
Carlene C. Ileto,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–30080 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0007]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Allowance in
Duties
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information.
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: Application for
Allowance of Duties. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with no change to the burden
hours or to the information collected.
This document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before February 23, 2015
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,
90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20229–1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 90 K Street NE.,
10th 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. 3507). 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 OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. In this
document, CBP is soliciting comments
concerning the following information
collection:
Title: Application for Allowance in
Duties
OMB Number: 1651–0007
Form Number: Form 4315
Abstract: CBP Form 4315,
‘‘Application for Allowance in Duties,’’
is submitted to CBP in instances of
claims of damaged or defective
imported merchandise on which an
allowance in duty is made in the
liquidation of the entry. The
information on this form is used to
substantiate an importer’s claim for
such duty allowances. CBP Form 4315
is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1506 and
provided for by 19 CFR 158. This form
is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/
sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20
Form%204315_0.pdf
Action: CBP proposes to extend the
expiration date of this information
collection with no change to the burden
hours or to Form 4315.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change)
Affected Public: Importers
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 12,000
Estimated Time per Response: 8
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,600
Dated: December 17, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014–29977 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0100]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for Remission or
Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties
Incurred
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information.
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: Petition for Remission or
Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties
Incurred (CBP Form 4609). 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.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before February 23, 2015
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,
90 K Street NE., 10th 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, 90 K Street NE.,
10th 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. 3507). The comments should
address: (a) Whether the collection of
SUMMARY:

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