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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 178 / Friday, September 17, 2021 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0055]

Harbor Maintenance Fee
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection 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 of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than
October 18, 2021) to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:

Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177,
Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via
email [email protected]. Please
note that the contact information
provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. Individuals
seeking information about other CBP
programs should contact the CBP
National Customer Service Center at
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339,
or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This proposed information
collection was previously published in
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the Federal Register (Volume 86 FR
35816) on July 07, 2021, allowing for a
60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.8. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of
the following four points: (1) 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) 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)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
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 submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Harbor Maintenance Fee.
OMB Number: 1651–0055.
Form Number: CBP Form 349 and
350.
Current Actions: Extension with an
increase in burden hours.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: The Harbor Maintenance
Fee (HMF) and Trust Fund is used for
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. See 19 CFR 24.24. 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. 19 CFR 24.24(a).
The HMF also applies to the total ticket
value of embarking and disembarking
passengers and on cargo admissions into
a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). See 19 CFR
24.24(e)(2)(iii).

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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. 19 CFR
24.24(e).
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.
Type of Information Collection: CBP
Form 349.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
846.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 3,384.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1692.
Type of Information Collection: CBP
Form 350.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
23.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 92.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 46.
Type of Information Collection:
Record Keeping.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
869.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 869.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.166
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 144.
Dated: September 14, 2021.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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