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the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel
Short-term Heart, Lung and Blood Training.
Date: January 8, 2013.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Room 7189, Bethesda, MD
20892.
Contact Person: Stephanie L. Constant,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
Scientific Review/DERA, National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge
Drive, Room 7189, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–
443–8784, constantsl@nhlbi.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for
Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and
Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung
Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases
and Resources Research, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Michelle Trout,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012–29562 Filed 12–6–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Foreign Assembler’s
Declaration
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security 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: Foreign Assembler’s
Declaration (with Endorsement by
Importer). This is a proposed extension
of an information collection that was
previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with a change to the burden
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obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register (77
FR 59206) on September 26, 2012,
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 January 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this 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) 395–5806.
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;
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). 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: Foreign Assembler’s Declaration
(with Endorsement by Importer).
OMB Number: 1651–0031.

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Form Number: None.
Abstract: In accordance with 19 CFR
10.24, a Foreign Assembler’s
Declaration must be made in connection
with the entry of assembled articles
under subheading 9802.00.80,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). This declaration
includes information such as the
quantity, value and description of the
imported merchandise. The declaration
is made by the person who performed
the assembly operations abroad and it
includes an endorsement by the
importer. The Foreign Assembler’s
Declaration is used by CBP to determine
whether the operations performed are
within the purview of subheading
9802.00.80, HTSUS and therefore
eligible for preferential tariff treatment.
19 CFR 10.24(c) and (d) require that
the importer/assembler maintain
records for 5 years from the date of the
related entry and that they make these
records readily available to CBP for
audit, inspection, copying, and
reproduction.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with a change to
the estimated burden hours based the
number of Foreign Assembly
Declarations completed in 2011. There
is no change to the information
collected.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 2,730.
Estimated Time per Response/
Recordkeeping: 55 minutes.
Estimated Number of Responses/
Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 320,087.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012–29554 Filed 12–6–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Allowance in
Duties
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.
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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 Application
for Allowance in Duties (CBP Form
4315). 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 February 5, 2013,
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 cost burden to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of
information (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: Application for Allowance in
Duties.
OMB Number: 1651–0007.
Form Number: CBP Form 4315.
Abstract: CBP Form 4315,
‘‘Application for Allowance in Duties,’’
is submitted to CBP in instances of
claims of damaged or defective
imported merchandise on which an

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allowance in duty is made in the
liquidation of the entry. The
information on this form is used to
substantiate an importer’s claim for
such duty allowances. CBP Form 4315
is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1506 and
provided for by 19 CFR part 158, and
authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1506, Tariff Act
of 1930. This form is accessible at:
http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/
CBP_Form_4315.pdf.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the
expiration date of this information
collection with no change to the
estimated burden hours or to CBP Form
4315.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,600.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice of Issuance of Final
Determination Concerning Vantage
Electric Vehicles
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of final determination.
AGENCY:

This document provides
notice that U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) has issued a final
determination concerning the country of
origin of Vantage Vehicle electric trucks
and vans. Based upon the facts
presented, CBP has concluded in the
final determination that the United
States is the country of origin of the
Vantage Vehicle EVX1000 and EVR1000
models of electric trucks and the
EVC1000 and EVP1000 models of
electric vans for purposes of U.S.
Government procurement.
DATES: The final determination was
issued on November 16, 2012. A copy
of the final determination is attached.
Any party-at-interest, as defined in 19
CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review
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of this final determination on or before
January 7, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather K. Pinnock, Valuation and
Special Programs Branch: (202) 325–
0034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that on, November 16,
2012, pursuant to subpart B of part 177,
Customs and Border Protection
Regulations (19 CFR part 177, subpart
B), CBP issued a final determination
concerning the country of origin of the
Vantage Vehicle EVX1000 and EVR1000
models of electric trucks and the
EVC1000 and EVP1000 models of
electric vans, which may be offered to
the U.S. Government under an
undesignated government procurement
contract. This final determination, in
HQ H229157, was issued at the request
of Vantage Vehicle International, Inc.,
under procedures set forth at 19 CFR
part 177, subpart B, which implements
Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511–18).
In the final determination, CBP
concluded that, based upon the facts
presented, the Vantage Vehicle
EVX1000 and EVR1000 models of
electric trucks and the EVC1000 and
EVP1000 models of electric vans,
assembled to completion in the United
States from parts made in a non-TAA
country, a TAA country and the United
States, are substantially transformed in
the United States, such that the United
States is the country of origin of the
finished electric vehicles for purposes of
U.S. Government procurement.
Section 177.29, CBP Regulations (19
CFR 177.29), provides that a notice of
final determination shall be published
in the Federal Register within 60 days
of the date the final determination is
issued. Section 177.30, CBP Regulations
(19 CFR 177.30), provides that any
party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR
177.22(d), may seek judicial review of a
final determination within 30 days of
publication of such determination in the
Federal Register.
Dated: November 16, 2012.
Sandra L. Bell,
Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings,
Office of International Trade.

Attachment
HQ H229157
November 16, 2012
MAR–2 OT:RR:CTF:VS H229157 HkP
CATEGORY: Marking
Mr. Michael Pak
CEO/President
Vantage Vehicle International, Inc.
1740 N. Delilah Street

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