Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2011)

Notices

Pages 34245-34246

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-14503

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of

Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing collection of information: 1651-0100.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties

Incurred. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 12, 2011, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border

Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of

International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border

Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:

Title: Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and

Penalties Incurred.

OMB Number: 1651-0100.

Form Number: CBP Form 4609.

Abstract: CBP Form 4609, Petition for Remission of Forfeitures and

Penalties Incurred, is completed and filed with the CBP Port Director by individuals who have been found to be in violation of one or more provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, or other laws administered by the

CBP. Persons who violate the Tariff Act are entitled to file a petition seeking mitigation of any statutory penalty imposed or remission of a statutory forfeiture incurred. This petition is submitted on CBP Form 4609. The information provided on this form is used by CBP personnel as a basis for granting relief from forfeiture or penalty. CBP Form 4609 is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1618 and provided for by 19 CFR 171.11. It is accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4609.pdf.

Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the information being collected.

Type of Review: Extension (without change).

Affected Public: Businesses, Travelers.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,000.

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 28,000.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 minutes.

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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,500.

Dated: June 6, 2011.

Tracey Denning,

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

FR Doc. 2011-14503 Filed 6-10-11; 8:45 am

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