00-3167. [No title available]

February 4, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before March 13, 2000, to be assured of consideration.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

OMB Number: 1515-0001.

Form Number: Customs Forms 1302, 1302A, 7509, 7533 and 7533C.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Transportation Manifest (Cargo Declaration).

Description: Transportation Manifest (Cargo Declarations) are essential to Customs for the control of cargo and for pre-arrival targeting of shipments for enforcement examination purposes.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 34 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,410,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1515-0002.

Form Number: Customs Form 7507.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: General Declaration.

Description: This collection of information is used to document clearance by the arriving aircraft at the required inspectional facilities and inspections by appropriate regulatory agency staffs.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other (on arrival).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 49,950 hours.

OMB Number: 1515-0204.

Form Number: Customs Form 434.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Certificate of Origin.

Description: The objects of NAFTA are to eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services between the United States, Mexico, and Canada; facilitate conditions of fair competition within the free trade area; liberalize significantly conditions for investments within the free trade area; establish effective procedures for the joint administration of the NAFTA; and the resolution of disputes.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 25,760 hours.

Clearance Officer: J. Edgar Nichols [phone], U.S. Customs Service, Printing and Records Management Branch, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt [phone], Office of Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.