CBP Extends Comment Period AGOA Certificate of Origin Information Collection
CBP is extending the comment period to Aug. 5, on the extension of an existing information collection, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Certificate of Origin. There are no changes to the information collected.
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AGOA Certificate of Origin Verifies Eligibility for Duty Preferences
The information collected by the certificate of origin is used to verify the eligibility of certain products for duty preferences under the provisions of AGOA. (See 19 CFR 10.214, 10.215, and 10.216.) AGOA provides duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to sensitive articles normally excluded from GSP duty treatment. It also provides for the entry of specific textile and apparel articles free of duty and free of any quantitative limits from the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Comments Should Address Certain Issues
The comments should address whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of the collection of information; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
CBP Estimates 210 Respondents
CBP estimates 210 respondents that will file 107 responses annually, it said. The estimated time per response is 20 minutes and the estimated annual burden hours is 7,648, said CBP.
CBP contact - Tracey Denning 202-325-0265
(Federal Register 07/12/13)