Notice2025-16501
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Importers of Merchandise Subject to Actual Use Provisions
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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]
[Pages 42024-42025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16501]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0032]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Importers of
Merchandise Subject to Actual Use Provisions
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
October 27, 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 1651-0032
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#37747567686765767754554719535f4419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fab9b8aaa5aaa8bbba99988ad49e9289d49d958c">[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#5d1e1f0d020d0f1c1d3e3f2d7339352e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="602322303f303221200302104e0408134e070f16">[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: Importers of Merchandise Subject to Actual Use Provisions.
OMB Number: 1651-0032.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: Extension without change.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR 10.137, importers of goods
subject to the actual use provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) are required to maintain detailed records
to establish that these goods were actually used as contemplated by the
law, and to support the importer's claim for a free or reduced rate of
duty. The importer shall maintain records of use or disposition for a
period of three years from the date of liquidation of the entry, and
the records shall be available at all times for examination and
inspection by CBP.
The collection of information is supplemental to importer
information about goods subject to the actual use provisions of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and pursuant to
section 10.137 of title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (19
CFR 10.137).
Importers of goods subject to 19 CFR 10.137-10.139 Rate of Duty
Dependent Upon Actual Use Provisions are required to show the imported
item/merchandise:
1. Is not on an exclusion list;
2. Complies with provisions of the law; and
3. Meets the required actual use provisions laid out in law.
This information is collected from members of the trade community
who are familiar with CBP regulations.
Type of Information Collection: Importers Subject to Actual Use
Provision Recordkeeping.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 65 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,000.
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Dated: August 26, 2025.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-16501 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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