98-21309. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42662-42663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21309]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 30, 1998.
    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 September 9, 
1998 to be assured of consideration.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

    OMB Number: 1515-0085.
    Form Number: Customs Form 247.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Cost Submission.
    Description: The Cost Submissions, Customs Form 247, are used by 
importers to furnish cost information to Customs which serves as the 
basis to establish the compliance with Customs laws.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households. Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 52 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 50,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0104.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Declaration of Ultimate Consignee That Articles Were 
Exported for Temporary Scientific or Education Purposes.
    Description: The ``Declaration of Ultimate Consignee That Articles 
Were Exported for Temporary Scientific or Education Purposes'' is used 
to provide duty free entry under conditions when articles are 
temporarily exported solely for scientific or educational purposes.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 27 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0110.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Declaration by the Person Who Performed the Processing of 
Goods Abroad.
    Description: This declaration, prepared by the foreign processor, 
submitted by the filer with each entry, provides details on the 
processing performed abroad and is necessary to assist Customs in 
determining whether the declared value of the processing is accurate.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 730.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,880 hours.

    OMB Number: 1515-0144.
    Form Number: Customs Forms 301 and 5297.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Importation Bond Structure.
    Description: The bond is used to assure that duties, taxes, 
charges, penalties, and reimbursable expenses owed to the Government 
are paid; to facilitate the movement of merchandise through Customs; 
and to provide legal recourse for the Government for noncompliance with 
Customs laws and regulations and the laws and regulations of other 
agencies which are enforced by Customs.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 590,250.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 147,596 hours.


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    OMB Number: 1515-0192.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: U.S./Israel Free Trade Agreement.
    Description: This collection is used to ensure conformance with the 
provisions of the U.S./Israel Free Trade Agreement for duty free entry 
status.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 7,505 hours.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent:
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 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.
[FR Doc. 98-21309 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]
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