CBP Extends Comment Period for FTA Information Collection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending the comment period an additional 30 days, to December 8, 2010, on its proposed revision and extension of an information collection on eight free trade agreements.
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CBP’s proposed extension of this information collection would be with a revision to its burden hours, due to the addition of the Oman and Peru FTAs.
CBP will be submitting the information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
(On September 7, 2010, CBP published a request for comments on its proposal to revise and extend this previously approved FTA information collection. See ITT’s Online Archives or 09/03/10 news, 10090321, for BP summary.)
Information Collection Covers 8 FTAs
The U.S. has numerous FTAs with various countries, eight of which are included in this information collection: Chile, Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Peru.
These FTAs involve collection of data elements such as information about the importer and exporter of the goods, a description of the goods, tariff classification number, and the preference criterion in the rules of origin.
CBP contact- Tracey Denning (202) 325-0265