CBP Seeks Comments on Declaration for Goods Returned After Repair

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting comments by June 6, 2012, a 30-day comment cycle extension, on an existing information collection on the Declaration of Person Who Performed Repairs or Alterations requirement required for goods returned after repair and under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 9802.00.40 and 9802.00.50. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. The comments extensions ran in the Federal Register May 7, 2012.

For Articles Returning to the U.S. from Foreign Repairs, Duty Assessed Only on Value of Repairs

The ‘‘Declaration of Persons Who Performed Repairs or Alterations,’’ as required by 19 CFR 10.8, is used in connection with the entry of articles entered under subheadings 9802.00.40 and 9802.00.50, HTS. Articles entered under these HTS provisions are articles that were in the U.S. and were exported temporarily for repairs. Upon their return, duty is only assessed on the value of the repairs performed abroad and not on the full value of the article. The declaration under 19 CFR 10.8 includes information such as a description of the article and the repairs, the value of the article and the repairs, and a declaration by the owner, importer, consignee, or agent having knowledge of the pertinent facts. The information in this declaration is used by CBP to determine the value of the repairs and assess duty only on the value of those repairs.

CBP Estimates 10,236 Respondents, 2 Responses per Respondent

CBP estimates that annually there will be 10,236 respondents and 2 responses per respondent. The time per response is estimated to be 30 minutes. CBP estimates that the total annual burden hours will be 10,236.

Comments Requested on Ways to Minimize Burden, Etc.

CBP is asking for comments from the general public and other Federal agencies on (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).

See ITT's Online Archives 12022739 for a summary of the original comments request in the Federal Register (FR Pub 02/23/12)).