Notice2025-16497
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP Form 3299)
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Published
August 28, 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 165 (Thursday, August 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16497]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0014]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Declaration
for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP Form 3299)
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
August 28, 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 1651-0014
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#c28180929d92908382a1a0b2eca6aab1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c1f1e0c030c0e1d1c3f3e2c7238342f723b332a">[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#4b08091b141b190a0b28293b652f2338652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95d6d7c5cac5c7d4d5f6f7e5bbf1fde6bbf2fae3">[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> gov/.
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: Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP
Form 3299).
OMB Number: 1651-0014.
Form Number: 3299.
Current Actions: Extension without change.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: 19 U.S.C. 1498 provides that when personal and household
effects enter the United States but do not accompany the owner or
importer on his/her arrival in the country, a declaration is made on
CBP Form 3299, Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles.
The information on this form is needed to support a claim for duty-free
entry for these effects. This form is provided for by 19 CFR 148.6,
148.52, 148.53 and 148.77. CBP Form 3299 is accessible at: <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-3299-declaration-free-entry-unaccompanied-articles?language_content_entity=en">https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-3299-declaration-free-entry-unaccompanied-articles?language_content_entity=en</a>.
Type of Information Collection: Form 3299.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 150,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,500.
Dated: August 26, 2025.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-16497 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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