Notice2025-05732
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Declaration for Free Entry of Returned American Products (CBP Form 3311)
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Published
April 3, 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 63 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14655-14656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05732]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Declaration
for Free Entry of Returned American Products (CBP Form 3311)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-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 May
5, 2025) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Please submit
written comments and/or suggestions in English. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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#347776646b646675745756441a505c471a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc8f8e9c939c9e8d8cafaebce2a8a4bfe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>. Please note that the contact information
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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 proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (89 FR 102154) December
17, 2024, 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 1320.8. 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: Declaration for Free Entry of Returned American Products.
OMB Number: 1651-0011.
Form Number: 3311.
Current Actions: Extension.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: CBP Form 3311, Declaration for Free Entry of Returned
American Products, which is authorized by, among others, 19 CFR 10.1,
10.66, 10.67, 12.41, 123.4, and 143.23, is used to collect information
from the importer or authorized agent in order to claim duty-free
treatment for articles entered under certain provisions of Subchapter I
of Chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS, <a href="https://hts.usitc.gov/current">https://hts.usitc.gov/current</a>). The form serves as a
declaration that the articles are: (1) the growth, production, and
manufacture of the United States; (2) are returned to the United States
without having been advanced in value or improved in condition while
abroad; (3) the goods were not previously entered under a temporary
importation under bond provision; and (4) drawback was never claimed
and/or paid.
This collection of information applies to members of the importing
public and trade community who seek to claim duty-free treatment based
on compliance with the aforementioned requirements. These members of
the public and trade community are familiar with import procedures and
with CBP regulations. Obligation to respond to this information
collection is required to obtain benefits.
Type of Information Collection: Form 3311.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 35.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 420,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,000.
Dated: March 31, 2025.
Robert F. Altneu,
Director, Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-05732 Filed 4-2-25; 8:45 am]
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