U.S. Customs Declaration

OMB Control No: 1651-0009	ICR Reference No: 200912-1651-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-1651-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: U.S. Customs Declaration
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/19/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/28/2009
Terms of Clearance: CBP has indicated plans to revise this form in 12-16 months. This form is approved for one year, and CBP must submit a draft of revisions upon next submission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2011	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2010
Responses	105,606,000	0	60,000,000
Time Burden (Hours)	7,075,602	0	4,038,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Customs Declaration, CBP Form 6059-B, facilitates the clearance of persons and their goods arriving in the U.S. by requiring basic information necessary for CBP to determine enforcement of all applicable laws and regulations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 1497 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930    US Code: 19 USC 1498 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 51870	10/08/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 66665	12/16/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name U.S. Customs Declaration 6059B Customs Declaration

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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	105,606,000	60,000,000	0	0	45,606,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,075,602	4,038,000	0	0	3,037,602	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden hours were increased due to better estimates by CBP with respect to the number of respondents filling out this form. This number was increased from 60,000,000 to 105,606,000 as a result of a CBP data query report. In addition, there was a slight decrease as a result of CBP rounding the time per response from 4 minutes and 5 seconds, down to 4 minutes. We believe 4 minutes is a reasonable estimate to fill out Form 6059-B.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $70,967,232

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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 202 927-0197

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 12/28/2009

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