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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2016 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0053]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Accreditation of Commercial
Testing Laboratories and Approval of
Commercial Gaugers
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-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: Accreditation of
Commercial Testing Laboratories and
Approval of Commercial Gaugers (CBP
Form 6478). This is a proposed
extension of an information collection
that was previously approved. CBP is
proposing that this information
collection be extended with a change to
the burden hours, there is no change 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 July 18, 2016 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
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
Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202–
325–0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register (81 FR 14120) on March 16,
2016, allowing for a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.

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This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10. 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 costs 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: Accreditation of Commercial
Testing Laboratories and Approval of
Commercial Gaugers.
OMB Number: 1651–0053.
Form Number: Form 6478.
Abstract: Commercial laboratories
seeking accreditation or approval must
provide the information specified in 19
CFR 151.12 to Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), and Commercial
Gaugers seeking CBP approval must
provide the information specified under
19 CFR 151.13. This information may be
submitted on CBP Form 6478. After the
initial approval and/or accreditation, a
private company may ‘‘extend’’ its
approval and/or accreditation to add
facilities by submitting a formal written
request to CBP. This application process
is authorized by Section 613 of Public
Law 103–182 (NAFTA Implementation
Act), codified at 19 U.S.C. 1499, which
directs CBP to establish a procedure to
accredit privately owned testing
laboratories. The information collected
is used by CBP in deciding whether to
approve individuals or businesses
desiring to measure bulk products or to
analyze importations. Instructions for
completing these applications are
accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/
about/labs-scientific/commercialgaugers-and-laboratories. CBP Form
6478 is accessible at: http://
www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/

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Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date with a change to the burden hours
based on updated estimates of the
number of applicants and record
keepers associated with this information
collection. There are no changes to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Applications for Commercial Testing
and Approval of Commercial Gaugers:
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 8.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 10.
Record Keeping Associated with
Applications for Commercial Testing
and Approval of Commercial Gaugers:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
180.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 180.
Dated: June 14, 2016.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2016–0029]

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection–009 Electronic
System for Travel Authorization
System of Records
Department of Homeland
Security, Privacy Office.

AGENCY:

Notice of Privacy Act System of
Records.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act), the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) proposes to update and reissue
the DHS system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP)–009 Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA) System of
Records.’’ This system of records allows

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