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and operators and state, local, tribal,
and territorial entities to enhance the
security and resilience of critical
infrastructure.
President Obama also signed
Executive Order (E.O.) 13636 2 on
February 12, 2013, entitled Improving
Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. By
issuing the E.O. and PPD together, the
Administration is taking an integrated
approach to strengthening the security
and resilience of critical infrastructure
against all hazards, through an updated
and overarching national framework
that acknowledges the increased role of
cybersecurity in securing physical
assets.
PPD–21 sets forth several actions that
the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall take to implement the directive.
One of these actions is to develop a
National Critical Infrastructure Security
and Resilience R&D Plan. This is to be
done within two years of the date of the
directive, or by February 12, 2015, with
the Secretary of Homeland Security
working in coordination with the Office
of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP), the Sector-Specific Agencies
(SSAs), Department of Commerce
(DOC), and other Federal departments
and agencies. The plan is to take into
account the evolving threat landscape,
annual metrics, and other relevant
information to identify priorities and
guide R&D requirements and
investments. The plan shall be issued
every 4 years after its initial delivery
with interim updates as needed. The
plan will provide input to align Federal
and Federally-funded R&D activities
seeking to strengthen the security and
resilience of the Nation’s critical
infrastructure.
The R&D Plan is being written
through a collaborative process
involving a full range of critical
infrastructure partners and other
stakeholders. This notice extends an
invitation to the broader public to
provide comments on the specific
questions posed to inform the
identification of national CISR R&D
priorities. These comments and inputs
will help to ensure the NCISR R&D Plan
is relevant and useful, guiding R&D that
will strengthen the security and
resilience of the Nation’s critical
infrastructure.
IV. Specific Questions
Answers to the following specific
questions are desired:
1. What do you view as the most
significant cross-sector R&D themes?
2 E.O. 13636 can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/
fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-19/pdf/2013-03915.pdf.

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How might this view change looking
forward to 2020 and beyond?
2. PPD–21 states, ‘‘Critical
infrastructure must be secure and able
to withstand and rapidly recover from
all hazards.’’ Given this desired
outcome, what factors should be
considered in prioritizing national R&D
activities?
3. What role can partnerships play in
facilitating R&D within the themes
identified in question #1? Is public
sector engagement essential to
advancing any of these themes?
Dated: November 10, 2014.
Jalal Mapar,
Director, Resilient Systems Division, Science
and Technology Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0117]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Free Trade Agreements
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: Free Trade Agreements.
CBP is proposing that this information
collection be extended with a change to
the burden hours, but no changes 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 January 16, 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.,
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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: Free Trade agreements.
OMB Number: 1651–0117.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: Free trade agreements are
established to reduce and eliminate
trade barriers, strengthen and develop
economic relations, and to lay the
foundation for further cooperation to
expand and enhance benefits of the
agreement. These agreements establish
free trade by reduced-duty treatment on
imported goods.
The U.S. has entered into the
following Free Trade Agreements:
United States-Chile Free Trade
Agreement (US–CFTA) (Pub. L. 108–77);
the Republic of Singapore (Pub. L. 108–
78, 117 Stat. 948,19 U.S.C. 3805 note);
Australia (Pub. L. 108–286); Morocco
(Pub. L. 108–302); Jordan (Pub. L. 107–
43); Bahrain (Pub. L. 109–169); Oman
(Pub. L. 107–210); Peru (Pub. L. 110–
138, 121 Stat. 1455); Korea (Pub. L. 112–
41); Colombia (Pub. L. 112–42, 125 Stat.
462); Panama (Pub. L. 112–43); and
Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua (CAFTA–DR) (Pub. L. 109–
53, 119 Stat. 462).
These free trade agreements involve
collection of data elements such as
information about the importer and
exporter of the goods, a description of
the goods, tariff classification number,

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and the preference criterion in the Rules
of Origin. Respondents can obtain
information on how to make claims
under these Free Trade Agreements by
going to http://www.cbp.gov/trade/freetrade-agreements.
Current Actions: CBP has reevaluated
the time necessary to prepare and
submit information related to these free
trade agreements. Prior to this
submission, CBP estimated a time per
response of 12 minutes, or 0.2 hours.
Based on our recent evaluation, CBP
believes that 2 hours per response is a
more accurate estimate. This update has
increased the estimated burden hours
for this ICR from 71,720 annual hours to
717,200 annual hours.
In addition to reevaluating the burden
hours associated with this ICR, CBP has
also added the Dominican RepublicCentral American-United States Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR) to this
ICR because it has the same information
collection requirements as the other
FTA’s. Previously, CAFTA–DR was
reported under OMB Control Number
1651–0125. Combining collection 1651–
0125 with this ICR adds 4,800 annual
burden hours to this submission.
There is no new information required
or substantive changes related to Free
Trade Agreements.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
359,400.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 361,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 722,000.
Dated: November 10, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Harbor Maintenance Fee
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.
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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: Harbor Maintenance
Fee. 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 January 16, 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
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: Harbor Maintenance Fee.
OMB Number: 1651–0055.
Form Number: Forms 349 and 350.
Abstract: The Harbor Maintenance
Fee (HMF) and Trust Fund is used for
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the operation and maintenance of
certain U.S. channels and harbors by the
Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) is required
to collect the HMF from importers,
domestic shippers, and passenger vessel
operators using federal navigation
projects. Commercial cargo loaded on or
unloaded from a commercial vessel is
subject to a port use fee of 0.125 percent
of its value if the loading or unloading
occurs at a port that has been designated
by the Army Corps of Engineers. The
HMF also applies to the total ticket
value of embarking and disembarking
passengers and on cargo admissions into
a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).
CBP Form 349, Harbor Maintenance
Fee Quarterly Summary Report, and
CBP Form 350, Harbor Maintenance Fee
Amended Quarterly Summary Report
are completed by domestic shippers,
foreign trade zone applicants, and
passenger vessel operators and
submitted with payment to CBP. CBP
proposes to amend Form 349 to add the
respondent’s email address and fax
number.
CBP uses the information collected on
CBP Forms 349 and 350 to verify that
the fee collected is timely and
accurately submitted. These forms are
authorized by the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
4461, et seq.) and provided for by 19
CFR 24.24, which also includes the list
of designated ports. CBP Forms 349 and
350 are accessible at http://
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/
forms or they may be completed and
filed electronically at www.pay.gov.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change
to the burden hours or to Forms 349 and
350.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
CBP Form 349
Estimated Number of Respondents:
560.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 2,240.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,120.
CBP Form 350
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 60.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30.

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