Harbor Maintenance Fee

OMB Control No: 1651-0055	ICR Reference No: 201109-1651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200808-1651-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Harbor Maintenance Fee
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: 03/30/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/15/2011
Terms of Clearance: USCBP shall continue to provide detailed information on the reasons for burden and response estimate changes.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2012
Responses	2,875	0	5,200
Time Burden (Hours)	1,246	0	2,816
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Harbor Maintenance Fee was established by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. It is collected by CBP and used by the Army Corps of Engineers to contribute to the operation and maintenance of certain U.S. channels and harbors. CBP proposes to amend this information collection by adding the respondent's email address and fax number.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 4461 Name of Law: The Water Resources Development Act

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:
	76 FR 26311	05/06/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 50489	08/15/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title Form No. Form Name HMF Recordkeeping Harbor Maintenance Fee (Quarterly Summary Report Form 349) 349 Harbor Maintenance Fee Quarterly Summary Report HMF (Amended Quarterly Summary Report) Form 350 350 HMF Amended Quarterly Summary Report

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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	2,875	5,200	0	0	-2,325	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,246	2,816	0	0	-1,570	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 number of annual number of responses for CBP Form 349 was decreased from 4,680 responses to 2,240 responses as a result of better estimates from CBP. Similarly, the annual responses for CBP Form 350 were decreased from 520 responses to 60. The burden hours were also decreased to reflect the decrease in responses. In this ICR, CBP also proposes to amend Form 349 to add the respondent's email address and fax number. However we did not increase the time per response because the current estimate of 30 minutes per response is still sufficient time to complete this form. The burden hours for record keeping are not new, however they were broken out separately in ROCIS in this ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $30,198

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 [email protected]

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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: 09/15/2011

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