Notice2021-25554
Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, and Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit
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Published
November 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66573-66574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25554]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0029]
Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status
Designation, and Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit
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.
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SUMMARY: 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
January 24, 2022) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0029
in the subject line and the agency name. Please use the following
method to submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc8f8e9c939c9e8d8cafaebce2a8a4bfe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="befdfceee1eeecfffedddcce90dad6cd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended
its ability to receive public comments by mail.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#622120323d323023220100124c060a114c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d59697858a85879495b6b7a5fbb1bda6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/">https://www.cbp.gov/</a>.
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 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: Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status
Designation, and Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit.
OMB Number: 1651-0029.
Form Number: 214, 214A, 214B, 214C, and 216.
Current Actions: Extension without change.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: Foreign trade zones (FTZs) are geographical enclaves
located within the geographical limits of the United States but for
tariff purposes are considered to be outside the United States.
Imported merchandise may be brought into FTZs for storage,
manipulation, manufacture, or other processing and subsequent removal
for exportation, consumption in the United States, or destruction. A
company bringing goods into an FTZ has a choice of zone status
(privileged/non-privileged foreign, domestic, or zone-restricted),
which affects the way such goods are treated by Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and treated for tariff purposes upon entry into the
customs territory of the United States.
CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C, which make up the Application
for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by
companies that bring merchandise, except in certain circumstances
including, but not limited to, domestic status merchandise, into an FTZ
to register the admission of such merchandise into FTZs and to apply
for the appropriate zone status. Form 214A is not filled out separately
by respondents; it is simply a copy of Form 214 that CBP gives to the
Census Bureau. Form 214B is a continuation sheet for Form 214 that
respondents use when they need more room to add line items to the form.
Form 214C is a continuation sheet for Form 214A that respondents use
when they need more room to add line items to the form.
CBP Form 216, Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit, is used by
companies to request approval to manipulate, manufacture, exhibit, or
destroy merchandise in an FTZ.
These FTZ forms are authorized by 19 U.S.C. 81 and provided for by
19 CFR 146.22, 146.32, 146.35, 146.36, 146.37, 146.39, 146.40, 146.41,
146.44, 146.52, 146.53, and 146.66. These forms are accessible at:
<a href="http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms">http://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms</a>.
This collection of information applies to the importing and trade
community who are familiar with import procedures and with CBP
regulations.
Type of Information Collection: Form 214.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,749.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 25.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 168,725.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,181.
Type of Information Collection: Form 216.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 10.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 25,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,167.
Dated: November 18, 2021.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2021-25554 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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