80 FR 17 pgs. 4299-4300 - Agency Information Collection Activities:Harbor Maintenance Fee
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 17Pages: 4299 - 4300
Pages: 4299, 4300Docket number: [1651-0055]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-01488 Filed 1-26-15; 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
Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities:Harbor Maintenance Fee
AGENCY:
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.
SUMMARY:
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: Harbor Maintenance Fee. This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or 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 February 26, 2015 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments onthis proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to theOMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, Department of HomelandSecurity, 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 International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 68459) on November 17, 2014, 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 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Title: Harbor Maintenance Fee.
OMB Number: 1651-0055.
Form Number: Forms 349 and 350.
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. 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. The HMF also applies to the total ticket value of embarking and disembarking passengers and on cargo admissions into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).
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. CBP proposes to amend Form 349 to add the respondent's email address and fax number.
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.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to Forms 349 and 350.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
CBP Form 349
Estimated Number of Respondents: 560.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 2,240.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,120.
CBP Form 350
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 60.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30.
Recordkeeping
Estimated Number of Respondents: 575.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 575.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 96.
Dated: January 21, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer,U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-01488 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
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