CBP Allows More Time for Comments on Info Collection for Imported Yachts

June 4, 2019 |Customs

CBP is extending the comment period to July 5 on an existing information collection for yachts imported for sale, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the information collected or to the estimated burden hours associated with the collection.

Imported Yachts

This collection of information is required to ensure compliance with 19 U.S.C. 1484b, which provides that an otherwise dutiable large yacht, i.e., one that exceeds 79 feet in length, is used primarily for recreation or pleasure, and had been previously sold by a manufacturer or dealer to a retail customer, may be imported without the payment of duty if the importer of record certifies that the large yacht is imported for sale at a boat show in the United States and posts a bond. The statute, inter alia, provides for the deferral of payment of duty until the yacht is sold but specifies that the duty deferral period may not exceed six months. This collection of information is provided for by 19 CFR 4.94a, which requires the submission of information to CBP such as the name and address of the owner of the yacht, the dates of cruising in the waters of the United States, information about the yacht, and the ports of arrival and departure.

CBP Burden Estimates

CBP estimated 50 total annual responses, estimated to create about 50 total annual burden hours.

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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.

(Federal Register 06/05/19)