Harbor Maintenance Fee

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 349 Harbor Maintenance Fee Quarterly Summary Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 350 HMF Amended Quarterly Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Statement 2014.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-03-25	Available
FR 30 2015.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-03-04	Available
Fr 60 2014.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-03-04	Available
privacy_pia_cbp_acs10plus2.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-03-04	Available
ACS SORN.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-03-04	Available
26 USC 4461.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-03-04	Available
19 CFR 24.24.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-08-21	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43954	Harbor Maintenance Fee (Quarterly Summary Report Form 349)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Harbor Maintenance Fee Quarterly Summary Report
199145	HMF Recordkeeping		Unchanged
186190	HMF (Amended Quarterly Summary Report) Form 350	Form and Instruction	Modified	HMF Amended Quarterly Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1651-0055	ICR Reference No: 201503-1651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201109-1651-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Harbor Maintenance Fee
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/13/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2015
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2015
Responses	2,875	0	2,875
Time Burden (Hours)	1,246	0	1,246
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Harbor Maintenance Fee was established by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. It is collected by CBP and used by the Army Corps of Engineers to contribute to the operation and maintenance of certain U.S. channels and harbors.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 4461 Name of Law: The Water Resources Development Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 68459	11/17/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4299	01/27/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HMF (Amended Quarterly Summary Report) Form 350	350	HMF Amended Quarterly Report
HMF Recordkeeping
Harbor Maintenance Fee (Quarterly Summary Report Form 349)	349	Harbor Maintenance Fee Quarterly Summary Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,875	2,875	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,246	1,246	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $40,220

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/26/2015

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