78 FR 226 pgs. 70065-70066 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs Declaration
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 226Pages: 70065 - 70066
Pages: 70065, 70066FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-28143 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Customs Declaration
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: 1651-0009.
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 Customs Declaration. 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 before January 21, 2014 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). 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 burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (a 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: Customs Declaration.
OMB Number: 1651-0009.
Form Number: CBP Form 6059B.
Abstract: CBP Form 6059B, Customs Declaration, is used as a standard report of the identity and residence of each person arriving in the United States. This form is also used to declare imported articles to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 66 and section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1498). Section 148.13 of the CBP regulations prescribes the use of the CBP Form 6059B when a written declaration is required of a traveler entering the United States. Generally, written declarations are required from travelers arriving by air or sea. Section 148.12 requires verbal declarations from travelers entering the United States. Generally, verbal declarations are required from travelers arriving by land.
A sample of CBP Form 6059B can be found at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/sample_declaration_form.xml
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration date. In addition, burden hours have been added to this collection to allow for existing requirements for verbal declarations under 19 CFR 148.12. There are no changes to the data CBP collects under the provisions of 19 CFR 148.12, 148.13 or CBP Form 6059B.
Type of Review: Extension (with change).
Affected Public: Individuals.
CBP Form 6059B:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 105,606,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 105,606,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,075,602.
Verbal Declarations:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 233,000,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 233,000,000.
[top] Estimated Time per Response: 10 seconds.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 669,000.
Dated: November 18, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-28143 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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