U.S. Customs Declaration

OMB Control No: 1651-0009	ICR Reference No: 201306-1651-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-1651-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: U.S. Customs Declaration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/06/2014
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/28/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/27/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2014	6 Months From Approved	03/31/2014
Responses	104,506,000	0	105,606,000
Time Burden (Hours)	7,001,902	0	7,075,602
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. As a result of recent rulemaking regarding "Members of a Family for Purpose of Filing a CBP Family Declaration", CBP has revised the estimated number of responses and the burden hours for this collection of information.

Emergency Justfication: This information collection requested is being submitted in association with A Final Rule entitled “Members of a Family for Purpose of Filing a CBP Family Declaration” that was published on December 18, 2013 (Volume 78, Page 76529).

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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:
1515-AD76	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 76529	12/18/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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	104,506,000	105,606,000	0	-1,100,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,001,902	7,075,602	0	-73,700	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: As a result of recent rulemaking for "Members of a Family for Purpose of Filing a CBP Family Declaration", the burden hours are adjusted as follows: -There was a decrease of 1.1 million in the number of responses (from 105,606,000 to 104,506,000 responses). -There was a decrease of 73,700 burden hours (from 7,075,602 to 7,001,902 hours). There are no changes to the data collected or to CBP Form 6059B.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $97,499,917

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 202 927-0197

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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: 02/27/2014

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