Notice2025-00521
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Foreign Trade Zones Annual Reconciliation and Recordkeeping Requirement
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Published
January 14, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3232-3233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00521]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0051]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Foreign
Trade Zones Annual Reconciliation and Recordkeeping Requirement
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 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
March 17, 2025) 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 1651-0051
in the subject line and the agency name. Please submit written comments
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to
submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67242537383735262704051749030f1449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0e3e2f0fff0f2e1e0c3c2d08ec4c8d38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#a2e1e0f2fdf2f0e3e2c1c0d28cc6cad18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d5d4c6c9c6c4d7d6f5f4e6b8f2fee5b8f1f9e0">[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
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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: Foreign Trade Zones Annual Reconciliation and Recordkeeping
Requirement.
OMB Number: 1651-0051.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours, the
information collection, or to the record keeping requirements.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR 146.4(a), the operator shall
supervise all admissions, transfers, removals, recordkeeping,
manipulations, manufacturing, destruction, exhibition, physical and
procedural security, and conditions of storage in the zone as required
by law and regulations.
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operators must prepare a reconciliation
report within 90 days after the end of the zone/subzone year unless an
extension is authorized and must retain the annual reconciliation
report for a spot check or audit by CBP. In addition, within 10 working
days after the annual reconciliation report, FTZ operators must submit
to the CBP port director a letter signed by the operator certifying
that the annual reconciliation has been prepared, is available for CBP
review, and is accurate. See 19 CFR 146.25. The Foreign Trade Zones Act
of 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), authorizes these requirements.
Type of Information Collection: Record Keeping Requirements (19 CFR
146.4(d)).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 276.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 276.
Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 207.
Type of Information Collection: Certification Letter (19 CFR
146.25).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 276.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 276.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 92.
Dated: January 7, 2025.
Seth D Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-00521 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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