Notice2025-17691
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Application for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation
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Published
September 12, 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 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44205-44206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17691]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Application
for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation
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
November 12, 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 1651-0015
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#155657454a454754557677653b717d663b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="347776646b646675745756441a505c471a535b42">[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#36757466696664777655544618525e4518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d3e3f2d222d2f3c3d1e1f0d5319150e531a120b">[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 Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation.
OMB Number: 1651-0015.
Form Number: 3173.
Current Actions: Extension.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: Imported merchandise which is to remain in the customs
territory for a period of one year or less without the payment of
duties with the intent to destroy or export is entered as a temporary
importation of goods under bond (TIB), as authorized under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202).
Consistent with 19 CFR 10.37, when this time period is not sufficient,
importers and brokers may request an extension by submitting a CBP Form
3173, ``Application for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation'',
either electronically or manually, to the Center Director. The period
of time may be extended for not more than two further periods of 1 year
each, or such shorter periods as may be appropriate. An Extension may
be granted by CBP, upon written or electronic submission of a CBP Form
3173, provided that the articles have not been exported or destroyed
before receipt of the application, and liquidated damages have not been
assessed under the bond before receipt of the application. CBP Form
3173 is provided for in 19 CFR 10.37 and is accessible at: <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=3173">https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms?title=3173</a>.
Under the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) concerning
document imaging, certain Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
participants are able to submit electronic images of a specific set of
CBP and Participating Government Agency (PGA) forms and supporting
information to CBP through the Document Image System (DIS).
Specifically, importers and brokers, are allowed to submit official CBP
documents and specified PGA forms via the Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI).
Although the first phase of the DIS test was limited to certain CBP
and PGA forms, subsequent deployment phases of DIS will incorporate
additional forms and these other forms may be referenced in the DIS
implementation guidelines.
This information collection is necessary to ensure compliance with
19 CFR 10.37 and the DIS guidance.
Type of Information Collection: Form 3173.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,822.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 14.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 25,508.
Estimated Time per Response: 13 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,535.
Dated: September 10, 2025.
Seth D. Renkema
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-17691 Filed 9-11-25; 8:45 am]
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