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OMB Control No:
1651-0024
ICR Reference No:
201504-1651-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201304-1651-002
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USCBP
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Entry/Immediate Delivery Application and Simplified Entry
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
08/21/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/30/2015
Terms of Clearance:
The Department revised its small business impact statement, burden calculations, and Annual Cost to the Federal Government calculation. DHS/CBP will discontinue Form 3461 by December 2016.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2015
Responses
17,943,549
0
18,649,959
Time Burden (Hours)
2,240,095
0
2,714,456
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
CBP Forms 3461 and 3461 Alternate are used by importers to provide CBP with the necessary information in order to examine and release imported cargo. ACE Entry filers may use the ACE Cargo Release (formerly called Simplified Entry) is a program in which importers or brokers may file Simplified Entry data in lieu of filing Form 3461.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
19 USC 1484
Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 3873
01/26/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 16691
03/30/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
ACE Cargo Release
Entry/Immediate Delivery Application
3461
Entry and Immediate Delivery
Enty/Immediate Delivey Alternate
3461ALT
Entry and Immediate Delivery
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
17,943,549
18,649,959
0
-706,410
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,240,095
2,714,456
0
-474,361
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The change in the burden hours are a result of the transition to ACE Cargo Release. Form 3461 will be discontinued once this transition is complete at the end of 2015.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$92,218,357
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Tracey Denning 202-344-1429 tracey.denning@dhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
04/30/2015
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