77 FR 69 pgs. 21577-21578 - Agency Information Collection Activities:Lien Notice
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 69Pages: 21577 - 21578
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-8637 Filed 4-9-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities:Lien Notice
AGENCY:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION:
60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information.
SUMMARY:
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Lien Notice (CBP Form 3485). This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
DATES:
Written comments should be received on or beforeJune 11, 2012, 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, 799 9th Street NW., 5th 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, 799 9th Street NW., 5th 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). 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
Title: Lien Notice.
OMB Number: 1651-0012.
Form Number: CBP Form 3485.
Abstract: Section 564, Tariff Act of 19, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1564) provides that the claimant of a lien for freight or can notify Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in writing of the existence of a lien, and CBP shall not permit delivery of the merchandise from a public store or a bonded warehouse until the lien is satisfied or discharged. The claimant shall file the notification of a lien on CBP Form 3485, Lien Notice. This form is usually prepared and submitted to CBP by carriers, cartmen and similar persons or firms. The data collected on this form is used by CBP to assure that liens have been satisfied or discharged before delivery of the freight from public stores or bonded warehouses, and to ensure that proceeds from public auction sales are duly distributed to the lienholder. CBP Form 3485 is provided for by 19 CFR 141.112, and is accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_3485.pdf.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours as a result of changing the estimated response time for completing CBP Form 3485 from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. There are no changes to CBP Form 3485.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 112,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 28,000.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer,U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-8637 Filed 4-9-12; 8:45 am]
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