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are to be released to the importer or
consignee.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to the information collection. This
submission is being submitted to extend
the expiration date.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,950.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 20.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 99,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,247.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202–
344–1429.
Dated: August 26, 2008.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E8–20769 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Foreign Trade Zone Annual
Reconciliation Certification and
Record Keeping Requirement
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
information collection: 1651–0051
AGENCY:

Proposed collection; comments
requested.
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Foreign Trade Zone
Annual Reconciliation Certification and
Record Keeping Requirement. This is a
proposed extension of an information
collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
no change to the burden hours. This
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comments from the public and affected
agencies. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (73 FR 36542) on
June 27, 2008, 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 1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including 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.
Title: Foreign Trade Zone Annual
Reconciliation Certification and Record
Keeping Requirement.
OMB Number: 1651–0051.
Form Number: N/A.
Abstract: Each Foreign Trade Zone
Operator will be responsible for
maintaining its inventory control in
compliance with statute and
regulations. The operator will furnish
CBP an annual certification of their
compliance.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to the information collection. This

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submission is being submitted to extend
the expiration date.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
260.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 195.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202–
344–1429.
Dated: August 26, 2008.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E8–20770 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for Remission or
Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties
Incurred
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
information collection: 1651–0100.
AGENCY:

Proposed collection; comments
requested.
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Petition for Remission or
Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties
Incurred. This is a proposed extension
of an information collection that was
previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with no change to the burden
hours. This document is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register (73
FR 36546) on June 27, 2008, allowing
for a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments. This process is
ACTION:

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conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments should be
received on or before October 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail
tooira_submission@omb.eop.gov or
faxed to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components estimate of the
burden of The proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including 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.
Title: Petition for Remission or
Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties.
OMB Number: 1651–0100.
Form Number: CBP Form 4609.
Abstract: Persons whose property is
seized or who incur monetary penalties
due to violations of the Tariff Act are
entitled to seek remission or mitigation
by means of an informal appeal. This
form gives the violator the opportunity
to claim mitigation and provides a
record of such.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to the information collection. This
submission is being submitted to extend
the expiration date.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
28,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per response: 14
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,500.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202–
344–1429.
Dated: August 26, 2008.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E8–20763 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Announcement of Termination of
National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test: Semi-Monthly
Statement Processing Prototype
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
decision to formally terminate the test of
the semi-monthly filing and statement
processing prototype program that was
initiated in April 1998, as part of the
National Customs Automation Program.
The test of the semi-monthly filing
program was conceived as a transitional
procedure from the Automated
Commercial System to the full
electronic processing of commercial
importations in the Automated
Commercial Environment, which allows
account holders to pay duties, taxes,
fees, and other payments owed using a
periodic statement cycle. The
Automated Commercial Environment
portal system for Periodic Monthly
Payment statement processing has been
deployed nationwide thereby ending the
need for the semi-monthly filing
program.
DATES: Effective Date: September 8,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Sharon Taylor, Program Officer,
Revenue Policy and Programs Branch,
ADCVD/Revenue Division, Office of
International Trade, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection at (202) 863–6527 or
via e-mail at Sharon.Taylor@dhs.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
Title VI of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
Public Law 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057
(December 8, 1993), contains provisions
pertaining to Customs Modernization
(107 Stat. 2170). Subtitle B of Title VI
establishes the National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP)—an
automated and electronic system for the
processing of commercial importations.
Pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle B,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(‘‘CBP’’) developed a new commercial
processing system, the Automated
Commercial Environment (‘‘ACE’’),
which is phasing out the Automated
Commercial System (‘‘ACS’’).
As an interim measure, while the ACS
was still in use for the filing of duties,
taxes, fees and other payments, the
former Customs Service (now CBP)
published a General Notice entitled
‘‘Announcement of National Customs
Automation Program Test: SemiMonthly Statement Processing
Prototype’’ in the Federal Register (63
FR 15259) on March 30, 1998, pursuant
to section 101.9(b) of CBP regulations
(19 CFR 101.9(b)), which implemented
the NCAP testing procedures. The
prototype permitted importers to file
entry summaries and to pay their duties,
taxes, and fees within seven days of the
end of a fifteen or sixteen day semimonthly period for cargo released
during that period. Pursuant to section
1505 of the United States Code (19
U.S.C. 1505), the interest rate was
calculated using the rate in effect seven
days after the fifteen or sixteen day
semi-monthly period. It provided for
suspension of a participant for
misconduct and an appeal process. Only
six importers elected to participate in
the program. The notice originally
instituted the program at only 14 ports
of entry. The notice stated that the semimonthly filing and statement processing
prototype would be implemented over
an 18-month period and would end
when the periodic payment/statement
feature of ACE was available.
However, ACE was not fully
implemented in 2002 and the testing of
the semi-monthly processing prototype
was incomplete. The reasons for these
developments were many, namely,
budgeting difficulties, the occurrence of
other national events, which occasioned
a shifting of CBP priorities, the
continuing reorganization of Customs,
etc. Furthermore, evaluations of the
prototype conducted with participants
showed a concern that the prototype
testing should be expanded to
additional ports so that the national

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